The Goodspeed Update

Historian Zachary Schrag has finished the first serious history of the D.C. Metro I am aware of. Slated for release in spring 2006 his book, The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro, is already listed on Amazon.

I was contacted today by a student doing some research on Michigamua, and I realized I had not plugged the various resources I have recently. I just posted a 12-page research paper (PDF) I wrote in 2004 on the organization. It was rather hastily thrown together for a class, however I believe it is a […]

I’ll be in Ann Arbor this weekend. Schedule is tight but you’ve got my number.

Jason Pesick has been thinking about Drinking Liberally … and blogging … and local politics. The overall piece is a bit convoluted, but I appreciate his mentions to some of my pet issues.
The Daily also has this long op-ed on student voting which I haven’t made my way through yet, but I hear is […]

A reader who found my post on the recipe for Chipati says I am missing an ingredient:
I was looking on your site one day in my quest to find the recipe for chipati sauce. I tried the ranch dressing and red hot but that wasn’t exactly it. The missing ingredient is none other than ketchup!

Hippy Rings: Who knew?

The District of Columbia is hiring planners:

DC GOVERNMENT Office of Planning
is seeking highly qualified candidates for several positions:
4 Planner positions (3 Development Review/ 1 Long Range) (DS 12/13/14)
Development review responsibilities include analyzing and recommending major development projects, land use initiatives, zoning proposals and variances. Long range planning responsibilities include Comprehensive Plan development and […]