Guess what? WMATA set ridership records on July 4! WTOPDo you think carrying cars full of Neo-Nazis bolstered the numbers? Btw, read a piece on NPR about Patriot Front– the aforementioned Neo-Nazis in the Metro cars. A local woman sent PoPville an update on a nasty fall she had while riding her bike in the […]
The weather has gone back to regular damp, hot summer and the heat has been dialed down from “death fryer” to just “strong enough to breed mosquito clouds.” Huzzah! Currently mourning today’s World Cup games, so please respect my grief. What’s been going on? Hey, we survived the semiquincentennial and the Fifth of July fireworks […]
And just like that, we’re halfway through the year. Happy Lohanmas to all who celebrate! Lohanmas is a day when we celebrate the icon that is Lindsay Lohan and also mourn what the tabloids did to her back in the early aughts. What else should we be aware of? CLICK HERE FOR ROAD CLOSURES. Okay, […]
We are just a few days away from the Fourth of July and, along with it, all the slate of Freedom 250 celebrations. Quick question: Can we truly celebrate freedom in an increasingly restrictive society where people are getting arrested for making fun of or touching floating paint chips? (The Guardian, NBC News, AP) Anyway. […]
A reminder that Cinco de Mayo may be the most American of Mexican holidays and it’s DEFINITELY NOT Mexican Independence Day. Anyway, Happy Margarita Drinking Day and all that! On to what may be happening around us. First up, this is not Capitol Hill but it happened not too far from here and goes under […]