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Last Night's Action: D'oh, Canada

Senators 4, Capitals 3 (OT): If you had cobbled together a team of professional hockey players from Eastern Canada and were looking for the opportune time to play the Washington Capitals, well, it's now. The Caps dropped their third straight game to a ...

From AARON MORRISSEY, DCist,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Washington Capitals,  Mike Fisher,  Chris Clark,  Brendan Morrison

The Hi-Lo: Season Tip

Leaves have fallen and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. You know what that means -- turkey! Also, it's time to get back to the hardwood. Welcome to the first edition of The Hi-Lo, DCist's new roundup of the week that was in DMV college ...

From AARON MORRISSEY, DCist,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: George Mason,  Colonial Athletic Association,  National Basketball Association,  ESPN,  Virginia Tech

Increased Urban Walkability For The Win

Walking to The Passenger last night, my mind drifted towards thoughts about the development of the area north of H Street along 7th Street NW. Perhaps it was destiny, then, that I stumbled over this photograph of Mt. Vernon Square taken in 1992 by Jack ...

From AARON MORRISSEY, DCist,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Library of Congress

Early-Out/Easy-Out At Core Of Latest Fenty/Council Spat

Should the District's early-out/easy-out retirement payments be considered a "bonus"? This is the debate in the latest chapter of the overarching tiff between the Fenty administration and the D.C. Council. The Examiner's Michael Neibauer reports ...

From AARON MORRISSEY, DCist,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Mary Cheh

You Think You've Got Problems

Even between the DPW fiasco, the WTOP/biking police escort kerfuffle, not being Superman, facing vital questions about crime, handling a significant legal tussle regarding policing strategies, dealing with his "all-purpose scandal-in-a-box" Sinclair ...

From AARON MORRISSEY, DCist,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Adrian Fenty,  Sheila Dixon

D.C. United Icon Ben Olsen To Retire

Steve Goff had the big soccer news from RFK Stadium yesterday: D.C. United midfielder Ben Olsen will announce his retirement next week. Olsen, a tenacious midfielder who played in the World Cup for the United States men's national team in 2006, is ...

From AARON MORRISSEY, DCist,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ben Olsen,  D C United,  University of Virginia,  Real Madrid,  Nottingham Forest FC

Report: CCDC Split From UDC Is "Critical To Success"

The 60-page report...pulls no punches, stating that UDC "has been troubled by a distrustful faculty, high administrative overhead, poorly maintained and outdated facilities, chronic mismanagement and internal dissension, and unacceptably low ...

From AARON MORRISSEY, DCist,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Brookings Institution

The Saturday Morning Post

Good morning, Washington. The Brookland-CUA Metrorail station was closed for about ninety minutes last night after another person intentionally placed themselves on the tracks in front of an oncoming train. Last night's incident pushes the number of ...

From AARON MORRISSEY, DCist,  21 Nov 2009

Emerging Details In Columbia Road Shooting

More disturbing information is rising to the surface in the wake of last night's awful murder of a child on Columbia Road NW. The Washington Post is now reporting that the victim was indeed a nine-year-old boy, and was killed in an attempt to flee from ...

From AARON MORRISSEY, DCist,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Washington Post Company

Third OCTO Guilty Plea Entered

Chalk up another guilty plea in the OCTO bribery and embezzlement case. Following in the footsteps of fellow ex-OCTO cohort Yusuf Acar, Farrukh Awan admitted his guilt in federal court on Friday, and will be sentenced to up to two-and-a-half years in ...

From AARON MORRISSEY, DCist,  15 Nov 2009

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