Ah, sarcasm. There’s always a time and a place for it. But if you’re a member of the D.C. Council, which hasn’t exactly been on its best behavior of late, it might be wise to lay off a little bit when journalists are looking into your involvement with a bribery scandal that involved one of your closest confidants.
Photo by dr_kim_veis [”o ] Good morning Washington. Looks to be just another Saturday morning in the district. Time to get out of bed, be productive, and get some errands done. Oh wait, everything seems to be closed. Scraps of wrapping paper appear to be strewn across your floors, smells of a gluttonous feast have penetrated your clothing, and your beloved — or irksome — relatives seem to be hording around you. Yes, it…
Photo by erin m. Morning Washington. OMG guys it might snow tonight! Have you heard? Actually the chances are pretty slim, the Capital Weather Gang says that there is a very small chance we might get some flurries, but any accumulation would be further south. Really, the news is we’re getting much colder weather than average this time of the year. But, SNOW GUYS. >> The funding has been cut for the project that…
Photo by Ernest E. Hardt Good Morning Washington. Just “the tip of the iceberg” is the analogy — more like euphemism — U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein used to describe the deluge/avalanche/tsunami, or whatever natural disaster you prefer, that will soon befall Prince George’s County Executive Jack B. Johnson and his wife Leslie. Yesterday the two were arrested and charged with evidence tampering and the destruction and falsification of records in connection to a federal…
Photo by ohad* Good morning Washington. Tonight we fall back to the future; or is it move forward to the past? Geeky 80’s movie references aside, everyone remember to set your clocks backward one-hour later tonight. In other words, many drinking establishments will be open an extra hour tonight, delaying that inevitable last call and drudge back home by a few more minutes. But heads up, tonight’s gain is only borrowed time, and come…
Photo by coolsneakers2000 Good Morning Washington. And why the hell are you inside reading the internet now? The sun is shining, the air is brisk, but manageable, oh, and there’s some sort of rally later today. All reports indicate that the metro is already packed to the gills, driving will be torturous and WABA recommends not biking down to the Mall. So, unless you own a flying unicorn or can steal a trusty steed…
Happy Saturday, Washington. Obviously, the talk about town today is still mostly about the incident outside of DC9 early on Friday morning, in which police have accused five club employees of beating a man to death after he threw a brick through the front window. The latest: the Post finds an eyewitness who claims that Ali Ahmed Mohammed, the 27-year-old who died, begged for mercy as the men beat him. Police appear to also be walking back a bit, calling the incident a “struggle” in an official press release, rather than the “savage beating” that MPD Chief Cathy Lanier had dubbed it yesterday. Yesterday’s proposed arraignment has been moved to today — we’ll keep an eye on when the five arrested actually appear in front of a judge, which will likely be this afternoon.
Photo by fizzkittyfoto Good morning Washington. For the brave among us traveling around town this morning, you may have experienced the Metro quagmire as a result of this weekend’s track work. Just as a reminder: Farragut West and McPherson Square Metrorail stations, as well as Metro Center’s orange/blue lines, are closed off for the three-day holiday weekend. But with today’s amazing — and most likely short-lived weather — there’s no excuse to hop off…
Photo by msdeena Good morning Washington. Seems like every weekend the headlining story of the day is the weather. Come heat-pocalypse, rain-pocalypse or snow-pocalypse, there’s always some weather event topping the news. Well, it doesn’t take this weekend editor to tell you that Fall is here. Just step outside and feel the brisk breeze on your un-jacketed arms (mom says put on a sweater) or the crunch of newly-fallen leaves under your flip flops…
Photo by Patrick CarlsonGood morning, Washington. It’s going to be another nine hundred billion degrees today, so be sure to drink a lot of water if you’re planning on attending any of the dozens of festivals and activities going on today. Remember, we get roughly four or five nice fall days in D.C. each year, and we may have used up that allowance before the season technically even started. There is a real chance we…