February 2011
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Have you voted in our Best of D.C. Reader's Poll?... →
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“Thank you for your email.
I understand and share your concern. I take full...”
– Council Chairman Kwame “Fully Loaded” Brown in a letter to a constituent regarding his city-funded SUV debacle.
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WatchBehold, exclusive video of Council Chairman Kwame “Fully Loaded” Brown taking delivery of his city-funded S.U.V., courtesy of Loose Lips columnist Alan Suderman.
Kwame Brown, the Prevaricator in the Navigator →
[The Washington Post’s Mike DeBonis] nicely takes up where LL left off on the story of Council Chairman Kwame Brown’s Lincoln Navigator costing nearly taxpayers nearly $2,000 a month.
Through a Freedom of Information Act request, DeBonis finds that Brown put the city on the hook for two expensive Navigators because he was displeased that the first model the Department of Public...
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“Whip in a large number of the best swingmen now playing in Washington and the...”
– A preview of a 1945 Turner’s Arena show played by Big Sid Catlett from the Washington Post archives. Catlett, one of the top jazz drummers in the 1930s and ’40s, is a key player in this week’s Cheap Seats column, which is thankfully not printed on asbestos paper.
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WCP Best of D.C. 2011 Reader's Poll is Here!
Get your vote on!
Last year was our biggest Best of D.C. poll ever, with over 225,000 votes cast. A lot can change in a year, so once again, we’re asking you to speak up and let us know who’s the best of 2011.
The rules are simple: One answer per question per person. Answer as many questions as you like right now, and we’ll send you a link via email so that you can update your...
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Tomorrow: WCP's Best of D.C. 2011 Ballot Party!
Tomorrow we kick off our Best of D.C. voting at Tony & Joe’s Seafood Place! Come on by for free food, free voting and drink specials.
Wednesday, February 16 6-8:30pm Tony & Joe’s Seafood Place Georgetown’s Washington Harbour 3000 K Street NW Washington, DC 202-944-4545
Must be over 21 with valid I.D. to attend.
Hope to see you all there!
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“So I’ve been a strong advocate of women in non-traditional positions.”
– Marion Barry, referring to hiring women for cabinet spots. Get your mind out of the gutter!
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Valentine’s Day Poll Web Traffic Pageviews Now...
We’re just trying to get in on the Valentine’s Day traffic grab.
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“It’s Thursday, which means last night the lords of journalism took a rib...”
– Alan Suderman’s intro to today’s Loose Lips daily email. You should subscribe to it! And then pick up a paper! SYNERGY.
“I told Don King I wasn’t kissing his black ass.”
– This humble staffer’s vote for best quote in this week’s paper, courtesy of Dave McKenna’s Cheap Seats column about D.C. sports legend Harold Bell.
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By the Numbers: Valentine's Day Dinner
One-third of all U.S. consumers will dine out Monday night to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
The age breakdown:
33 percent of 18-34-year olds
39 percent of 35-44-year olds
27 percent of those 55 and older
Back to your oohs/aahs or barfing, folks.
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The Washington City Paper Legal Defense Fund →
We think the value of our paper will survive this lawsuit, and we intend to fight it vigorously. We have truth on our side and, as the last few days have made clear, we are grateful to have the public on our side as well.
Today, we’re announcing the Washington City Paper Legal Defense Fund: Your chance to stand against Snyder’s lawsuit, and with City Paper. This isn’t really...
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Redskins owner Dan Snyder sues Washington City... →
Several months after he was the subject of a Washington City Paper cover story, the owner of the Redskins has filed suit over our coverage.
Snyder’s suit was filed late Wednesday—curiously, in New York, rather than in any of the Washington-area jurisdictions where City Paper circulates.
“For the record: The story didn’t mention Snyder’s religion at all....”
– Washington City Paper managing editor Mike Madden, in response to claims that our cover illustration for “The Cranky Redskin Fan’s Guide to Dan Snyder” was anti-Semitic. Madden adds: “But we at City Paper take accusations of anti-Semitism seriously—in part because many of us are...
“It’s extremely unfortunate that Snyder believes that it is appropriate to...”
– Washington City Paper publisher Amy Austin, in response to to a litigation threat by Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, which is in response to our November cover story, “The Cranky Redskins Fan’s Guide to Dan Snyder.”
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“As an African American who appreciates both a good cold snap and bikes,...”
– WCP’s Rend Smith responding to Greater Greater Washington contributor Veronica Davis. While Davis tried to explain why Capital Bikeshare usage is low east of the Anacostia River she said: “It’s not that deep. All I said was black people don’t like the cold.”
“We had a small session in Toronto last weekend with six guys. Five of them got...”
– “America’s Number One Pick Up Artist” Adam Lyons. He’ll be in Dupont this weekend teaching men “how to get more game (and more women) in three days than most guys get in three lifetimes” at a three-day bootcamp starting Friday. We advise all women to steer clear...
