Washington Tweets

by Bill Adler

Washington tweets. A lot. The Washington Tweets column is a collection of the most interesting, recent Washington-area tweets. These tweets reveal a candid and fascinating portrait of what is on our collective minds: Twitter gives a snapshot of what we're doing, thinking and hoping for. Washington Tweets is Washington in the raw. Washington Tweets is published on the Cleveland Park Listserv, www.cleveland-park.com, on Monday. Bill Adler tweets at @billadler.

YIKES Report: Metro brings exterminators into DC headquarters after bed bugs were found in IT offices http://on.wusa9.com/UackeT (@RussPtacek)

Neighbors opposed to the Adams Morgan hotel are headed to court http://is.gd/1bzDJL (@wcp)

Is it frivolous to take my car to the mechanic bc the lighter isn't working? I mean, a gal's gotta be able to charge her iPhone on the go. (@floridagirlindc)

Reminder - no trash/recycling collection Thanksgiving Day Thurs, Nov 22nd. Collection will "slide" to Fri and Sat. (@311DCgov)

Hello Georgetown Cupcake. First time driving and parking in DC and it went well, http://instagr.am/p/SL5QJUC7Fx/ (?@JENuineM)

Interesting that NYT piece on WaPo says it's failing b/c it has focused too much on local over national. http://nyti.ms/UQbm9y (@dcist_martin)

RT @maoteen: @MissAmerica contestant representing DC chooses life over beauty. http://ow.ly/flA2X (@MissAmericaOrg)

DC council seeking "one day liquor license" for Wilson Building so it can serve liquor at its Christmas Party (@timcraigpost)

Audits needed of backup power for 911 service providers: http://bit.ly/UCAyKI (@dcexaminerlocal)

Congrats @TokiUnderground & Chef Erik Bruner-Yang for winning restaurant of the year! You got our vote. From @Eater_DC http://fundri.se/SSSFwN (@fundrise)

My life is a fairy tale! Cinderella lives happily ever after with her prince and dream job in Cleveland Park #happiness (@ReneeBamford)

Realize Rosslyn to make Rosslyn less car-centric and more urban: http://bit.ly/ROfYJ2 on http://ggwash.org/16828 (@ggwash)

Frittata: crisp pancetta and remove, stir fry spinach in fat. mix egg, spinach and crisp pancetta; a little parm helps! @floridagirlindc (@dinodc)

Good read on #Sandy and climate change from PBS, NOVA: http://to.pbs.org/RZf1Pr  (h/t @BobRyanABC7) (@capitalweather)

Did the Redskins 31-6 beating of the Eagles get them back on the right track or is there no track? http://wldc.us/TTTo1x (@welovedc)

Menu for Dupont Circle's @dgsdelicatessen promises spins on Jewish deli classics. http://wcp.to/PPLuIf (@wcp)

DC is such a beautiful place. In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. http://instagr.am/p/R6fYMBw12E/ (@Lilibear18)

This is why DC gives so many parking tickets. Signs like this: http://instagr.am/p/SK7nlRwp4U/ (@PJManion)

D.C.'s Wilson High School was tossed from the annual Turkey Bowl over player's Maryland residency: http://bit.ly/Q5o0yY (@dcist)

Two Md. teens began dating Nov. 1 after meeting online. Six days later, prosecutors say they killed a #DC cab driver http://ow.ly/feAU2 (@samrpearson)

How D.C.'s Food Trucks Learned to Love Lobbying http://ow.ly/flD9V (@EatStTweet)

I love #DC buildings! #christmas http://instagr.am/p/SGyLW5MVHc/ (@RachTrue_)