Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
Mayor Nutter tonight announced that the city has reached a tentative agreement with its largest union, the 9,400-strong American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees' District Council 33.
901am (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Washingtonpost.com has launched its first downloadable application for the iPhone and iPod touch, providing an on-the-go, personal entertainment guide for over 2,000 Washington, D.C.-area restaurants, bars and clubs. The City Guide app uses a GPS feature to find and map all nearby locations within blocks of where a user is standing. With an easy-to-navigate design, the [...]
DCist (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
OK, OK. You all keep sending in "tips" about the YouTube trailer Wonkette put up yesterday that seems like there could maybe be a scripted TV show in the works called DC Prep . You know, a fake documentary-style type thing where the main characters are all naughty, hot, and the children of powerful Washington politicos. Except that we can virtually guarantee this show is not real. It's a fine enough...
DCist (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Sometimes overhearing things is funny because what we overhear fits some stereotype, or something we always believed — the ignorant tourist, annoying intern, etc. Sometimes they're funny because they reveal some secret, sinister thing the person didn't want to reveal. And sometimes they're good because they're just completely bizarro. Dance contest! Overheard of the Week At Rice (14th & Q NW): Group...
remaking le slum historique (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
I picked up a copy of this month's DC North Magazine, which has a cover story on on whether "Ninth Street’s Ethiopian Pioneers" will survive. It's an interesting read about how upper 9th Street became home to a handful of Ethiopian businesses and about the uncertain future of those businesses due to changes in the neighborhood.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Fear can be an effective management tool, if it's applied in the right manner.
ComicList Complete (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that it is teaming up with WildStorm, an imprint of DC Comics, the largest English-language comic book publisher in the world, to create an exclusive, limited-edition Mirror’s Edge™ comic book. EA and DC Comics will distribute the first issue of the Mirror’s Edge comic book series at Comic-Con...
The FanHouse - Xavier Basketball (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Filed under: Xavier Basketball , March Madness , West It doesn't look like Georgia used up all of its mojo during their unlikely run through the SEC Tournament. The Bulldogs lead Xavier by nine at halftime of their first rounder in Washington D.C. and may be even hotter than they were in Atlanta last weekend. It's a shame that no one has come out to watch the game because they're missing an outstanding...
At Home In The Wasteland (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
I suppose I neglected to mention that. So I had originally planned to move to Houston in mid-July, but this new job opportunity came up in May and I decided to take it, despite my animosity towards this city (but,...
Going to the Mat (Free subscription) | yesterday
Continuing on a path of tearing up the old way of thinking in DC public schools, Chancellor Michelle Rhee is looking at a really changing the teacher pay structure in the city, at the expense of time-honored traditions, like tenure and seniority. D.C. teachers interested in the huge salary increases proposed by Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee would not only have to relinquish their seniority but...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
- First SUBWAY(R) Store in the DC Area Opened 30 Years Ago - MCLEAN, Va., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Subway Development Corporation of Washington (SDC) and its CEO, Larry Feldman, have opened the doors of their landmark 1,000th SUBWAY(R) restaurant franchise. Located in the food court of the Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Robert C. Weaver Building on 7th Street SW in Washington DC, the region's 1,000th...
Apartment Therapy (Free subscription) | yesterday
Name: Sondra and Ron Occupation: artist and writer, both work from home Location: Washington DC Size: 2200 sq ft of living space; 900 sq ft art studio; brownstone circa 1900 Years lived in: 6 ye
Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that it is teaming up with WildStorm, an imprint of DC Comics, the largest
DCist (Free subscription) | yesterday
They say that it's good to never give up, but would someone send Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.) a memo telling him that sometimes it's cool to throw in the towel? According to a press release issued yesterday by DC Vote , Souder is looking to re-introduce legislation that would do away with the District's gun laws. Didn't the Supreme Court recently rule that the city's gun ban was unconstitutional , and...
SyriaComment (Free subscription) | yesterday
Samir al-Taki's talk at the Brookings Institute in Washington DC, July 23, 2008Summarized by Joshua Landis The three-man delegation of Syrians which is visiting Washington spoke at the Brookings Institute today. They are Dr. Sami Moubayed (Academic, jounalist), Samir Saifan (Economist, businessman), and Samir al-Taki ([Taqi] medical doctor and head of Syria's leading think tank). They have a [...]
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yusufa95 | 05/05/2008
"The supply and affordability problem affects more than those at the bottom of the income pyramid. In Washington D.C and elsewhere, it's increasingly difficult for middle-income households to find, buy and keep a home" WASHINGTONPOST 02/16/2008. A good friend of mine for many years called me few days ago and the first thing he said was: The Mortgage crisis has hit me hard. I knew that he lives in
mrinternet | 04/29/2008
Attacks on him are really attacks on the black church, claims the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. in a speech to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Monday. Throughout his speech—which was more of a sermon to a willing congregation—Wright compared South Africa’s former apartheid to the current treatment of black Americans in the US Wright continued his railing against anyone who questions his
legionofmarduk | 11/14/2007
With a press conference held in Columbus' hometown Enea, the National Italian Agency for Energy announced its participation in the next edition of "EnergEthica", the International Fair and Echibition which will take place in the city from March the 6th to the 8th in 2008...
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Its Not About His Pastor Its About Obama Far & = representaion 4 all of Us
Obama had a responsablty to represent all Americans and failed Us all when He failed to speek for those Controled by "Rich White People"
He Said Nothing...
anthonytampafl - 05/03/2008
Obama's Campaign Wheels come off !
Wow - just like that... the drama ends as fast as Obama previously had soared.
This will effectively end Obama's Presidential run and he will...
mrinternet - 04/29/2008