There isn’t much to say about this week other than it was Stapptastic. We did, though, catch up with Vegetate, check out Stars at Black Cat, introduce our first Metro Map Mashup, and welcome Anna Nicole Smith to D.C. We covered a labor dispute at WJLA, reviewed Afterwar, interviewed Hera McLeod of “The Amazing Race,” and worked out with Condi. We visited Chawky Frenn’s studio, analyzed the slow-bursting real estate bubble, reported on a…

Tonight, the ninth season of “The Amazing Race” takes off from the mile-high city of Denver. Our obsession with the show is well-documented, so we wanted to catch up with one of the former contestants to learn about her experience on the race, get the dirt on the other racers that season, and solicit advice for future would-be contestants. Hera McLeod was a contestant during the sixth season of the show. She ran the race…

Our love for The Amazing Race: Family Edition may not come as news to regular readers. We were quite disappointed that the Black family from Woodbridge, VA was the first team to be eliminated this season, though we believe that they were much too functional and supportive of each other for reality TV success. However, we are particularly looking forward to tonight’s episode, as the nine remaining families race through our backyard. An AOL preview…

It’s time again to indulge in our (possibly unhealthy) love for reality TV. In addition to the many fictional portrayals of the city ready to hit prime time this fall, a local family from Woodbridge, VA will be competing in the Emmy winning CBS series, The Amazing Race, the Family Edition. Last season featured a retired Easton, Maryland couple, Meredith & Gretchen, who did the region proud by being only slightly whiny and performing reasonably…

With season eight of CBS’s Emmy winning reality TV hit, “The Amazing Race,” reportedly in production, the show’s producers are hosting an open casting call at Jack Taylor’s Alexandria Toyota (3750 Jefferson Davis Highway) for the ninth season on July 10 at noon. The show’s website contains the application form and a lengthy list of procedures and requirements for potential contestants. Teams of two (or, in the case of the upcoming eighth season, four) race…