Nighclub 9:30 is holding a free screening of “930 F Street,â€? a documentary about the club’s early history, this Friday at 9 p.m.: “Back by popular demand! An encore presentation of 930 F STREET, The 9:30 Club Documentary Come relive the last 25 years! Special retrospective DJ set. First 500 people get a FREE limited […]
Unbuckled is Tonight!
DCist’s first concert, Unbuckled, is tonight at the Black Cat. —–
Mainers: No Fools
I was excited to find this Maine Politics blog that got started recently. The author recently attended a visit to the state by Bush advisor Andrew Card: The exciting part in Bangor didn’t come during the speech, but after it. Card had said his piece, the small audience had applauded politely and he was headed […]
Google Earth
Google has launched a software program that “combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips.â€? It’s called Google Earth. I’ve uploaded a variety of images to Flickr that give you an idea of what it can do – however non of the screen grabs […]
Protesting the Supreme Court
Seems to be on the rise. Here, a group is organizing protests around the country on July 4th of the Supreme Court’s decision on Eminent Domain: JulyFourthProtest.com, including protests in New London Connecticut, Portland Oregon, Los Angeles California, and Washington D.C. —–
Intern Blog Launches
Today, the Center for American Progress’ Campus Progress project launched a blog for interns in DC for the summer: Today Campus Progress launches Social Capital, a new blog/calendar (blogendar?) designed not only to make sure your social calendar remains packed while you’re in DC, but also to give you a place to share stories about […]
Land Politics
When I was on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota a few years back I wondered why there seemed to be so many white-owned ranches on ostensibly native land. Turns out the feds lease the land to the whites, and pass along the check along to the true owners. (Well, some of it at […]