The shutdown currently keeping us out of our local parks and giving many of our neighbors unpaid vacations is hardly a new phenomenon. Most people can point to the shutdown of 95/96 as a precursor. However, 15 years before that, a similar battle had ensued, with some – minor – effects on governmental operation.
Police are investigating a car chase and shooting that took place this afternoon on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol, near the intersections of Constitution Avenue and First Street NW. The Capitol building was placed on lockdown temporarily, and witnesses tweeted photos from the scene. Residents should avoid streets surrounding the U.S. Capitol as […]
You may have noticed that your city-issued visitor parking pass has an expiration date of September 30th. No, you did not miss the new one in your mail. After some back and forth on expanding the program to be city-wide, DDOT has extended the expiration date of our current passes to December 31, 2013. So […]
In what may not come as a surprise to many people, Charles Allen announced this morning that as of October 4th, he will be stepping down as Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells’ Chief of Staff. Speculation is extremely high that Allen is making the move so that he can run for the Ward 6 seat […]
Frozen Tropics passed along the news that Union Market is bringing back its drive-in movie series this month. @Emilypdxdc shared P&C Market’s recommendation for surviving a government shutdown. JDLand is back with pictures of Park Chelsea, Twelve12, and the Boilermaker Shops. Young & Hungry and Urban Daddy posted previews of the soon to open Rose’s […]