Archive for January, 2010
The “Nuns Impact On History” Comes To The Smithsonian
‘These look like nice nuns’
courtesy of ‘Valerie Everett’
Ever wonder what nun’s do in their spare time? Wonder no more! The International Gallery at the Smithsonian opened a new exhibit on Friday featuring the stories of 12 Catholic sisters who arrived in New Orleans in 1727.
The exhibit demonstrates the overall impact of Catholic nuns had in [...]
Nickles’ War on the Judiciary
‘DC Court of Appeals and Lincoln’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
The City Paper has a fascinating read today on what it considers DC Attorney General Peter Nickles’ War on the Judiciary. Right now, AG Nickles is in major conflicts with a number of different judges for attempting to short circuit judicial oversight of a [...]
Featured Photo
‘B&W Train Tunnel’
courtesy of ‘MikaAltskan’
What a year it has been for Metro, and the first month isn’t over yet. Service on the rails has been particularly messy this January, and just when it looked like Metro had decided to take the fight to the people, its general manager calls it quits. Despite last year’s tragedies [...]
Operation: SNOW PEA
‘DSC_4606′
courtesy of ‘Ghost_Bear’
So you’ve watched 24 and are hankering for some personal spy action, right? Or perhaps you’re in the mood for something a little different during the cold, dreary days of winter. Well, for a limited time, you can be a double agent right here in the “City of Spies.”
The International Spy Museum is [...]
Sports Fix: The Dark Times
‘Ovechkin Tosses First Star Puck to Crowd’
courtesy of ‘clydeorama’
With the Skins done for the year, and the Nats and United not due to report for weeks yet, and the horrific season for the Wizards, our only highlight this year is the Caps. In fact, with things as dismal as they are, I’d venture to [...]
Twitter Contest: Nissan Leaf Tour
The Nissan Leaf Tour is coming to DC next week so Nissan can show off their new, all-electric, zero-emission* car to one of the most traffic-choked regions in the country during the DC Auto Show. To celebrate, they’ve given us an eco-auto prize pack to give away via Twitter. You can win:
1 – Nissan Leaf [...]
A Week of DC Helping Haiti
‘20_16A’ Donation Drive at the Haitian Embassy
courtesy of ‘m hoek’
Since posting about local Haiti relief efforts, I’ve gotten a bunch more info via email and blog comment that I wanted to share with you. Please note that I’m erring on the side of getting the information out there; I haven’t vetted any of the organizations [...]
Metro To Issue Rider Refunds To Those Experiencing Lengthy Delays
‘good morning.’
courtesy of ‘volcanojw’
Frequent Metro riders have reason to jump for joy today. Metro Deputy General Manager for Finance and Administration Carol Kissal told the Washington Examiner that “it is time for the agency to give something back.”
(This of course being the time where the happy dance starts…)
With price hikes in the works for Metro [...]
Looking for a New Career?
‘Working Late’
courtesy of ‘Rukasu1′
It’s a federal holiday today, but if you’re in the private sector like me, you’re probably spending the day at work. While everyone else is out enjoying a day off, maybe it’s time for us to consider a new career field? Luckily, US News & World Report just released the [...]
Lion at National Zoo Dies
‘Lusaka 2′
courtesy of ‘rabid_c’
Sad news from the Smithsonian National Zoo: one of their lions, Lusaka, died yesterday evening. The zoo reports that the lion had been ill, as of late, due to a cancerous tumor that had grown on her back. The Smithsonian currently has three other lions in its collection.
Photo Credit: Meghan Murphy, Smithsonian [...]
Friday Happy Hour: The Gin Gin Mule
‘Gibson’
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
Welcome to the Friday Happy Hour, your single drink primer for the weekend.
This week, you get a longer entry for the long weekend. You also get a summer drink to remind you that, despite what 2010 has indicated thus far, there is warmth in the world and summer is only a few months [...]
DC Helps Haiti: Earthquake Relief Events
‘Haiti Earthquake’
courtesy of ‘United Nations Development Programme’
Update 1/18: Information about Haiti earthquake relief fundraising has continued to pour in, so we have a new list of events you can attend this week.
By now we’ve all heard the harrowing reports coming from Haiti. And if you’re reading this, it’s highly likely that you’re orders of magnitude [...]
iPhone Metro Times app contest concludes
Find a Metro DC
Time to hand out the last three codes for Find a Metro DC [iTunes], kindly donated by John B. Two stories and one more random shot.
First up, a twofer – originally entered for the funniest but also the cutest story shared, courtesy of Jenn (but not our Jenn)
Yesterday, the Metro car was [...]
Haiti Survival Kit Drive This Sunday
‘Haiti Earthquake’
courtesy of ‘United Nations Development Programme’
Update: This event did receive mention on FOX 5 News (still link-hunting on that) and has a listing on Yelp and on Meetup. Still confirming officially if this is indeed occurring, as it is (obviously) difficult to contact the Embassy at this time.
In the meantime, the Embassy of Haiti [...]
