Posts Tagged ‘adrian fenty’

A priceless moment between Gray & Fenty

‘IMG_4593′courtesy of ‘dbking’
Sadly, I was not able to attend the presentation of a new design for Dunbar High School, but Intrepid Post Report Mike Debonis was there and catalogued this epic exchange between Mayor Fenty and Mayor-Elect Gray:

“The Redskins beat themselves,” Fenty added.
“That happens often. Doesn’t it, Mr. Mayor?” said Gray to Fenty
I believe the [...]

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Campaign Notebook, July 30th, 2010

‘And….’
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
Another week closer to the primary and DCision 2010.  46 days until the primary election and the end of the Gray/Fenty battle.
The Big Race
Gray ekes out a win in Ward 6. The Ward 6 Democrats held their straw poll on Tuesday night, and Vince Gray came away the winner, even if he didn’t [...]

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Monumental: Mount St. Fenty

‘glacial dome’courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Rising high above the streets of DC, seen here with a height on par with the Capitol Building, is Mount St. Fenty.  The monument, in which is carved the sorrow of all District residents, was erected in the early part of 2010 by the District’s Department of Transportation on the orders of [...]

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One Less Challenger for Fenty

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Bonuses Keep Flowing for DC Officials

cash by TheTruthAbout…
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, or possibly in a mansion, you’ve probably heard of the economic downturn we’re in the middle of.  No?  Apparently our city officials are living in your dream world too.
According to a recent article by the Washington Examiner, $15 million in bonuses have been handed out to [...]

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Anatomy of a Scandal: Parks Department

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Kastles To Receive Key to the City

2009 WTT Champions by Max Cook
To honor the 2009 World TeamTennis Champion Washington Kastles, Mayor Fenty will be presenting the team with the Key to the City next Thursday, August 27th at 11am.  The ceremony will be held on the steps of the Wilson Building at 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW.  The first 300 fans will [...]

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Should Mayor Fenty Be Driving?

‘Fenty Oops’
courtesy of ‘Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com’
It’s very rare for the mayor of a major city to be doing their own driving. Mayor Fenty is provided with a driver to get him from place to place and be able to maintain his hectic and packed schedule, but he decided as of two years ago to take [...]

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Obama Smokes Up @ Ben’s

Ben’s Chili Bowl by dbking
President-elect Barack Obama chowed down with Mayor Fenty at Ben’s Chili Bowl this afternoon.  Since the owners recently changed their “eat for free” policy to include Bill Cosby and Obama, I’m guessing he didn’t have to pay much for that half smoke.  Asked if this was his first time at Ben’s [...]

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Caption Contest Winner: Holmes & Fenty Photo

And we have a winner for the Metroblogging DC Caption Contest! By a very close vote that I may not completely understand, here is the photo/caption combo:

“I am not saying that there would be consequences for the failure for this legislation but tell me – do you really want to risk this? I mean [...]

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