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POW-MIA Trailers Lose Prime Real Estate
Jogging on the Mall one morning we noticed that with the construction underway for the new Vietnam War Memorial Visitors Center, the POW-MIA trailers had disappeared. These are the booths that were between the Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool. We spoke to a park ranger who said the booths had been moved farther down […]
The Big One Double OH
The FBI is celebrating their 100th anniversary on July 26th of this year. No mention of any public events for this milestone, but there are lots of of features on their website for the occasion. Maybe we were all giving McDonald’s too hard a time earlier this year. Perhaps they’re offering their FBI (I mean […]
Quality Vs Quantity
The DC Public Library is launching 2008’s The Big Read today, and this year they’ve chosen The Great Gatsby as the book for DCers to read. Nothing against Gatsby, it’s a (pun alert) great book. But we wonder if the Big Read always has to be a recognized literary classic? Again we love Gatsby, and it’s a pretty […]
Avoiding The Next Superfund Site
DC’s next annual spring Household Hazardous Waste and E-Cycling Collection will be held on Saturday, April 26, 9 am to 3 pm at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre parking lot at 16th and Kennedy Streets, NW. The website lists items they accept, as well as those which you cannot drop off. Most notable in the items […]