Secret Service: Don’t Even TRY Driving Near the Mall
Not that you didn't already know this, but: If you're within an area code of D.C. on the 19th or 20th, don't even think of getting in your car. The Secret Service just released traffic warnings for...
View ArticleLegal Observers To Monitor Inaugural Activities
Just a few minutes ago, I talked with Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, attorney and co-founder of the Partnership for Civil Justice, about the inauguration, security, and, and the Secret Service. She says that...
View Article“I Know Obama”: Anecdote #5
The following item is part of a series in which we corner people at the 2009 Hawaii State Society Inaugural Ball and ask them, "So, what's your connection with the president?" It's now past 11 pm on...
View ArticleGatling Guns Are Hot? Who Knew?
For the barely current issue of City Paper, I wrote about the Georgetown Hoyas' new t-shirt shooter, called the T-Shirt Gatling Gun. Who cares that the team is slumping? The few seconds it takes for...
View ArticleOur Morning Roundup: Just When We Forgot Edition
Good morning, City Desk readers! Remember those lovely events and people we tried to forget about in the past few years, among them press secretaries, judicial nominations, and transit accidents?...
View ArticleDistrict Limerick: Naked Jogging
Sure, modern existence is stressing And all of us need decompressing But who is this dude Who wants to get nude And jog after fully undressing? In custody after his mile But so far, no charges on file...
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The Needle: Driving While Expired Edition
You're Under Arrest: Turns out the people nabbed by police for driving around upper Northwest with expired license plates weren't the only ones caught in the District's law that allowed the practice....
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Secret Service Won’t Say When 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Will Reopen
After last Monday's Boston Marathon bombings, the Secret Service closed off the block of Pennsylvania Ave NW in front of the White House, citing "an abundance of caution." Now one of the Boston...
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Pennsylvania Avenue Open Again After Boston Bombings
Bikers and tourists, rejoice. The stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue NW in front of the White House has reopened to foot and bike traffic after being shut down following last week's Boston Marathon...
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D.C. to Secret Service: Hands Off Our Roads
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton isn't hiding her feelings about recent Secret Service road closures that "paralyzed the city," and she wants the federal agency to know the District is not its fiefdom. "We...
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No Charges for Officers in Controversial 2013 Capitol Hill Shooting
The U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. announced today it had found insufficient evidence to charge officers who shot and killed Miriam Carey last October. Carey, a 34-year-old mother from Connecticut,...
View ArticleDistrict Line Daily: Not in the President’s Front Yard
A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from Washington City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas to citydesk@washingtoncitypaper.com. Sign up: To get District Line Daily—or any of...
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The Needle: First Fence
Blocked House: An extra barrier was placed in front of the White House—the people's house. It's unclear how long that barrier will stay in place, but we want it gone. -5 Round We Go: The city wants to...
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The Needle: Secretive Service
And Another Screw Up: The Secret Service messes up and once again does a PR job. The man who jumped the White House fence and ran through an unlocked door into the building actually made it much...
View ArticleDistrict Line Daily: D.C.’s Problematic Safe Drivers
A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from Washington City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas to citydesk@washingtoncitypaper.com. Sign up: To get District Line Daily—or any of...
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White House Fence Jumper Indicted, More Secret Service Lapses Revealed
The Texas man who jumped the White House fence and ran into the building with a folding knife on Sept. 19 was indicted on federal and local charges Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C....
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White House Fence Jumper Hit With Additional Charges
The Texas man who jumped the White House fence and ran into the building with a folding knife on Sept. 19 was indicted on additional charges relating to the incident today, the U.S. Attorney's Office...
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District Braces for Pope’s Visit, With Major Road Closures and Detours Planned
Pope Francis is coming, and D.C. is prepping for him as it would for a presidential inauguration. District and federal officials today discussed some of the measures they’re undertaking to gear up for...
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Nuclear Security Summit to Cause Downtown Street Closures, Parking...
This is not a drill: D.C. officials say the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit will result in significant street closures and parking restrictions starting Sunday and lasting until Saturday, April 2. The...
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Marijuana Activists Will Demonstrate in Front of the White House Tomorrow...
This year, 4/20 in the nation's capital will take place on 4/2. That's because local advocates for legal marijuana want to "reschedule" the drug down from its federally prohibited status. In effect,...
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