The only things that people seemed to agree on were that new-ish General Manager Paul Wiedefeld was doing well, and that Metro needs to fire people.
Guess how much we care this year.
The Hill, Washington’s answer to high-school newspapers everywhere, has compiled its ninth annual ranking of Capitol Hill’s best-looking movers and shakers. Honestly, who gives a shit?
Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) was named 2009’s most beautiful person on Capitol Hill by The Hill newspaper this week. Oh right, we meant to link to The Hill newspaper’s 50 Most Beautiful 2009 feature, aka the annual “Hill Hotties” list, which hit the stands earlier this week. As is tradition, we turn to DCist alum Jason Linkins, aka DCeiver and now of the Huffington Post, for the crucial analysis:What makes The Hill’s annual listicle…
If it’s the end of July, then it’s time for The Hill’s annual 50 Most Beautiful People issue. If you’ve lived here for any amount of time, you know the drill: it’s when the paper sends out a small army of normally serious minded Capitol Hill reporters to track down crucial information such as whether an intern working for some no-name congressman enjoys horseback riding or not. It’s also when we get to spend an…
>> Congress finally, finally went home. [The Hill] >> CFO Natwar Gandhi is “deeply sorry” for the Office of Tax and Revenue scandal: “It’s tearing me apart.” [City Desk] >> An MPD officer has been arrested and charged in a federal child sex sting. [WJLA] >> Gallaudet University received more than $6 million from a Fredericksburg woman who left the bulk of her estate to the university. [AP via WTOP] >> Alexandria’s lackluster Landmark…
After a fire gutted Eastern Market last April, the stretch of 7th Street SE adjacent to the market building was closed off on weekends to accommodate vendors, construction of the temporary East Hall and reconstruction of the South Hall. In an interview on WTOP (link to audiostream) last week, Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells said he wants to keep 7th Street that way. The Hill picked up the story on Wednesday, and the Hilleast…
>> The Senate might have to work all weekend, in advance of a possible vote on Sunday on whether to take up a $50 billion war funding bill that calls for a troop withdrawal from Iraq in 12 months, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned. Be prepared to hear all your Senate staffer friends complain about this at happy hour tonight. [The Hill] >> Foxhall Road will be closed to traffic between MacArthur Boulevard…
The Hill is reporting that the Senate Hart and Dirksen Office Buildings were evacuated due to a fire just after 1 p.m. There are at least four fire trucks and an ambulance at the scene as hundreds of aides left the buildings. Senate staffers told The Hill that this was not a planned drill, though it is unclear why fire and rescue personnel were called. “Evacuating hart & dirksen due to confirmed fire & audible…
A frenzy over whether staff-led tours of the U.S. Capitol will continue began earlier this month. At issue is a proposal from the Architect of the Capitol that would require all Capitol tours to be led by professionally certified tour guides once the new Capitol Visitor Center opens in November 2008. Unlike the smaller tours currently led by Congressional staff and interns, visitors would be put into groups of 40, given earphones and shown a…
