Archive for March, 2008
XM-Sirius Merger Approved by DOJ
This just in, DC-based XM and New York-based Sirius’s planned merger has been approved by the Department of Justice, meaning that only the FCC can step in to stop the merger between the two satellite radio companies. I’m not sure if it’s been said yet where the new company will be based, but I suspect [...]
More »If You Live in Maryland and Find a Wing…
…chances are it belongs to this Philadelphia-bound US Air 757 that dropped it somewhere over Anne Arundel or Prince George’s County on Saturday. The piece itself isn’t all that big, just 17.5 square inches, but it still might’ve wrecked things but good. So, give US Air a call if it plowed your garden a bit. [...]
More »The gun case in painstaking detail
If you’re really interested in the matter, Oyez.com has put up a transcript and recording of the Supreme Court’s hearing last week in the matter of DC vs. Heller. We’ve heard the chattering class go on and on about what was covered and what they’re certain every justices’ comments mean – why not decide for [...]
More »Nationals Outlook
With Opening Day just six days away, Nationals Park is advertised as “nearly ready,” but what about the team that will take the field that night? Well, I wouldn’t hope for the playoffs, but there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic after Spring Training. I’m on record as saying the Nationals will finish [...]
More »Foray Into Foreclosures, Part II
Ok, so it’s been a couple of weeks since my last entry on house-hunting. I’d mentioned then we’d be scouring the I-95 corridor… Well, nix that idea. Every time I think of commuting up that nightmare stretch of road, I get the shakes and want to vomit. Spending nearly a quarter of my day stuck [...]
More »Astronomical Miscalculation
Someone who I thought was a reliable source of astronomical facts (and knowledgeable of the black magic behind them) said that on Friday, March 21st the full moon would pop up over the horizon and line up nicely with the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the Capitol. You know the view. Now I know [...]
More »I had no idea such a fruit existed.
…As seen by my brother in his local grocery store in Mountain View, Wyoming… the Marionberry pie. Upon Googling this coincidentally-named fruit, I discovered that not only are marionberries delicious, they are also high in antioxidants. Finally the name is associated with something wholesome and nutritious. DC Mayor? Originally uploaded by Jack Black’s Stunt Double [...]
More »Arlingtonians Pumping a Handcart to Hell
Murky Coffee (Arlington, not the former one in DC) was rather packed today, full of people who should have been in church for some salvation, rather than at Murky for a double breve half-skimaccino. I swear, folks – do you like the crackle of hell fire? Do you relish being enveloped by the stench of [...]
More »The dumbest petition ever
No really, I am not exaggerating. DCist wrote about this yesterday and I got this far in their post “Passengers want meters installed in D.C. taxis and they’re telling us they want the meters to be based on the existing zone system,†said Solomon Tesfaye with the Coalition in a statement. Before subjecting poor Tom [...]
More »Some Procedural Stuff
So, we’re at the end of our second week with the brand new design here at Metroblogging DC, and we’d definitely like your honest feedback on what you think is great and what you think you could live without, or what you miss from the old site. I know that we certainly miss the Submit [...]
More »Get your Nats-branded smarttrip card… somewhere.
WMATA has released the new Nats-branded SmarTrip cards pictured to the right. You can find the WMATA news release about them here. Personally I don’t see the appeal of the one depicting the new park, even if I helped pay for it. The locations where you can get one are just as inconvenient as the [...]
More »Roman Legionnaires en route to Crucify Jesus in Front of Capitol
Brought to us by the one and only Jonny Goldstein. Jonny and fellow DC Media Maker Erik Lang were walking near the White House when they found Roman Legionnaires leading Jesus to be crucified on Capitol Hill. Just like in the Bible. Click here to see the video. This post appeared in its original form [...]
More »Murky DC Evicted, Tax Charges Loom
A few days back we wrote about the eviction of Murky Coffee’s Capitol Hill shop. Now, it seems that they weren’t paying more than just their rent. There’s a $427,000 tax bill waiting for them at the DC Office of Tax & Revenue for 18 months of unpaid sales taxes and franchise taxes. It’s pretty [...]
More »DEKKA – DC Fashion Art Music
DCAFAM DEKKA is a new concept for U Street shopping. The boutique will be a co-op, bringing together work from local clothing and accessory designers, visual artists, and musicians. They also intend to be a space to host events for the art, music, and fashion communities. A grand opening party on April 5th should give [...]
More »Patterson No Longer a Nat
When I was down in Florida last week, I caught John Patterson’s second to last outing in a Nationals uniform. He pitched three scoreless, but not pristine, innings against the Braves. They were the innings of a journeyman, and not that of the staff’s ace, but they were scoreless innings nonetheless. But, as it turns [...]
More »Metro Releases Wacky New Promo
Wow. They want you to take metro to Nationals Park. I get that. But wacky peeps as the protagonists? And really, really awful wooden voice acting? I can’t believe we all just spent money on this. Think about that. Your fare money, and your transportation money, just went to a couple college kids with a [...]
More »The Caps have lost their damned minds
I get mail from the Washington Capitals on occassion soliciting me to buy tickets, which is unsurprising given what I’ve heard about how attendance has been of late. If they want to know why they’re having some issues then perhaps they should look at their recent mail to me, inviting me to put down a [...]
More »Watch the Timelapse Protest
If you missed the protests yesterday (okay, no one missed them, but you might not have seen them) you can watch sweet time-lapse traffic camera video of people milling about in McPherson Square and blocking the various sidewalks in the area: Thanks much to Brownpau for the video. Update: Sadly, our new format doesn’t support [...]
More »Flashback! Airspace Violation!
Damn, I can’t even remember the last time somebody forgot to check their instruments and GPS and somehow flew into the No-Fly Zone around the DC area. Two F-16s diverted the Cessna to the Leesburg airport at 1pm this afternoon after they flew just a little bit into the NFZ that surrounds the area. Apparently, [...]
More »Symmetry
The day after the Washington Post reports that the Amsterdam Falafel Shop in Adams Morgan will accept Euros for payment there’s a story linked in BoingBoing about how money changers in Amsterdam will not accept dollars. Happily you can still exchange your dollars for the delicious food at the Amsterdam Falafel Shop. Yum. Homemade Falafel [...]
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