The Goodspeed Update

Those who know me well know I have had something of a complex relationship with Sprint. They’re the cell phone company everyone loves to hate, and in my nearly four years with them I have had my share of customer service problems and billing irregularities. I also paid far more than my fair share of […]

A local independent vegetarian restaurant in my neighborhood, Vegetate, has been having a hard time getting their liquor license approved due to the protests of a nearby church. They recently sent out a message outlining the situation, encouraging members of the public to contact DC Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans at jackevans (at) dccouncil.us and […]

The Washington Oculus: “Maynard Street’s Living Tomb”
Former Editorial Page Editor of the University of Michigan’s student newspaper (and my friend and DCist co-founder) Mike Grass writes about the history and architecture of the newspaper’s 1932 building, which will be renovated starting this spring.

I just ordered the book Washington: City and Capital published by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration. The book was the Washington, D.C. edition of a series of books on each state published by the WPA. Although supposedly a guide, at 1,140 pages there’s clearly quite a bit else that made it […]

“Dear DCist: Please respect Creative Commons licenses”
A local blogger objects to DCist using photos with “noncommercial” licenses on Flickr.

“Blogs to Riches”
Elizabeth Spiers to launch a Wall Street Blog

“Downstairs, Meatball Mulligan’s lease-breaking party was moving into its 40th hour.” Thus begins Thomas Pynchon’s short story “Entropy,” which I discovered leafing through a collection of his early work that I picked up at a booksale the other day. To me, the best part about this story is not the first line — although I […]

Detroit Metrotimes 2000 Newshit Article on Michigamua
Short article about the tower occupation with a photo of members in the “Wigwam”
(tags: michigamua “University of Michigan” activism wigwam)

U.S. Reclassifies Many Documents in Secret Review
Government agencies are re-classifying public documents at the National Archives.
(tags: secrecy politics)