Benjamin Freed joined Washingtonian in August 2013 and covers politics, business, and media. He was previously the editor of DCist and has also written for Washington City Paper, the New York Times, the New Republic, Slate, and BuzzFeed. He lives in Adams Morgan.
Afternoon Shots: December 16
Streetcar tests go very slowly, and other things to know tonight.
The streetcar is finally in its testing phase. [Capital Comment]
But if you’re behind it, you’re going to move at about four miles per hour. [Twitter]
Federal judge says the NSA’s surveillance of telephone records is probably unconstitutional. [Post]
Speaking of the NSA, the 60 Minutes “correspondent” who did that puff piece is probably going to be the NYPD’s new flack. [The Wire]
A very famous actor got to see the panda cub and you did not. [Capital Comment]
DC Council rips Department of Parks and Recreation over reported assualts at Northwest DC pool. [City Desk]
Fired Senate staffer charged for child porn released to his parents’ house. [Capital Comment]
What ever happened to the cast of D.C. Cab, the greatest movie ever shot in DC? [DCist]
Politico notices DC is in the middle of a debate about the Height Act, compares Rosslyn to a section of Paris. [Politico]
There’s a fois gras festival on H St. tonight, if you can deal with being held up by the streetcar. [Best Bites]
Benjamin Freed joined Washingtonian in August 2013 and covers politics, business, and media. He was previously the editor of DCist and has also written for Washington City Paper, the New York Times, the New Republic, Slate, and BuzzFeed. He lives in Adams Morgan.
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