Archive for November, 2004
Clearly, there are not enough museums in DC
If you don’t have the money to market your museum, how do you drive attendance? Close it.
The City Museum of Washington has closed after 15 months of operation due to lack of funding and low attendance.
This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs
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Brawl at Nationals’ Party?
Matt Drudge (yes, I’ve taken my grain of salt) is reporting a brawl at the unveiling of the DC Nationals’ new logo. Apparently the Green candidate for mayor tried to break up the event and instead found himself on the receiving end of some whupass.
[Update] The Post now has it as well:
The [...]
New York Avenue Station Opens Tomorrow
The long awaited Metro Station at New York Avenue will open tomorrow, and the Washington Post has some photos available for viewing.
This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs
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Now here’s an earth-shattering labor action…
DC Cabbies are striking today to protest proposed changes to the way taxis are regulated in the District.
Oh, there’s an industry that’ll be missed. You mean I won’t be able to flag down a crappy old Crown Vic driven by a guy who doesn’t speak English and doesn’t know anything about DC [...]
Universal Curse of the Red Line
Last night, on our way back from St. Martin-in-the-Fields here in London, we met with a Tube situation that many DC residents like ourselves were certainly used to: The Central (Red) Line was delayed, crammed full of people, and uninhabitable by man or beast.
We cabbed it home instead.
And unlike DC, our cabbie knew where he [...]
City Paper vs. Sunday Source
So, the City Paper has pretty much declared war on the Sunday Source this past weeek. They ran an article called 15 minutes of fume, mocking the 15 minute craft projects that Sunday Source frequently has. Let the hostilities commence!
This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs
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Parking in Adams Morgan?
So I went up to Tom Tom for an Inside Source event. Because the Dupont Metro station is still closed due to the train accident, I made the decision to drive. Once in Adams Morgan, however, it took me 30 minutes, some industrial lubricant and a shoehorn to finally get parked somewhere within [...]
More »Water of Life
Via DCFoodies, check out the listing for the Scotch Whiskey Festival (scroll down). On second thought, all the relevant details about the festival (except the $75 admission fee) are available at DCFoodies, and just go to the TasteDC page for a a whole list of interesting food-related events in the area.
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Metro Trains Collide Head On
In a hideous Metro accident this afternoon, two trains collided head on in a station on the Red Line:
When the car pulled into the station and stopped, the conductor began screaming for people to get off the train, and the passengers started running, according to Harnice.
Clingerman said in a matter of seconds a second train [...]
Voting in Virginia
I couldn’t have asked for better weather this morning as I left the house to vote. Crisp and autumnal, with bright sunshine over the horizon. The line stretched the length of the football field and track next to the school, around 300 feet or so. I arrived on at the corner of [...]
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