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DC: Cleveland Park Metro Arrest?
Washington, DC - While dining at California Tortilla I read the DC Examiner's cover story on crime being up in the Metro System. Then, I stepped outside and I looked across Connecticut Avenue. Transit Police were... 
DC: Library Lineup
Washington, DC – At 1pm on a Thursday people lined up for reduced hours of service at the Cleveland Park Library. “Due to the economy”, libraries across DC are opening a half hour to 4 hours later and closing... 
DC: Is Cold Stone Creamery Stone Cold?
Cleveland Park, DC – The Cold Stone Creamery at 3508 Connecticut Avenue NW is displaying new signs “For Sale” and “Closed until further notice”. The doors are locked but the lights are on in the empty... 
DC: Porter Street Water Main Break
Washington, DC – A Friday morning water main break on Porter Street south of Connecticut Avenue limited East-West traffic as DC WASA contractors repaired the damage. Workers excavated a site in the eastbound lane... 
DC National Cathedral hosts Flower Mart 2008
Washington, DC – Washington National Cathedral opened their two day 69th annual Flower Mart with 80 degree weather, partly cloudy skies, and an occasional gust of wind. The event seeks to raise money...
Animal Escapes from Washington, DC's National Zoo
Soon after I posted this message about the loof lirpa that escaped from Washington, DC's National Zoo this morning, the Police Commander in the precinct where the zoo is located responded. The orignal alert... 
DC Klingle Valley: Back Road Battle
Washington, DC – Councilmember Mary Cheh joins God, Nature and Ward 3 to preserve Klingle Valley from Mayor Adrian Fenty and Councilmember Jim Graham's attempts to pave through woodland that nature is...
DC Car Crash: Library Needs New Sign
Cleveland Park, DC - Automobile demolishes Cleveland Park Public Library sign at the corner of Connecticut Avenue and Macomb Street.
Sippy-Cup Saga Hits CNN
Here at NowPublic Global HQ, we were pleased to see the work of Bill Adler make it to CNN's Situation Room. Regardless of whose side one takes in the TSA/sippy-cup story, it's quite telling to see a site like...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Sippy Cup Terrorism: "They weren't fearful idiots back then"
The story of Monica Emmerson and her 20 month-old son has reverberated across the web.UPDATE: The TSA has posted its own version of events to its website. An account of this is here. Many are outraged at the...
created by Actual News Geezer | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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3384 views | 10 recommendations | 15 comments
Washington, DC's Cafe War
In the ongoing battle over whether or not Cosi, a cafe, should be permitted in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, DC there are few people without an opinion. By a nearly 2 to 1 margin, neighbors who...
created by Bill Adler | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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2269 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
"Deranged": Woman Injures 35 in Street Fest Crash
Apparently the woman responsible for the crash had been driving erratically all day."An Oxon Hill woman driving a grey Volvo station wagon careened into Unifest in Southeast DC this evening injuring more than 30 people, at least 7 critically. Unifest, held in Anacostia along...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Historic Yenching Palace Restaurant in Washington, DC Closing June 10th
One of the most notable and historic restaurants in Washington, DC, Yenching Palace, will be closing for good on June 10th. Yenching Palace opened in 1955.Yenching Palace, located on Connecticut Avenue, NW just...
created by Bill Adler | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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2810 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
$2000 for Barack's doodle?
Would you like a boring line drawing by a famous person? No, I'm not talking about John Lennon...this time we're dealing with a drawing by Barack Obama of some fancy-looking Washington types (the balding jowly man...
Bay Area Teen Wins National Spelling Bee: Who Did You Bet On?
Update: Thirteen-Year-old Evan O'Dorney has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee. the word, by the way, was "serrefine", which is a pair fo small foreceps. O'Dorney has made a huge jump from last year, when he...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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985 views | 12 recommendations | 3 comments
