Washington Tweets

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 as a group. Washington Tweets is Washington in the raw. Bill Adler tweets at @billadler


At DC Superior Court trying to open a WaPo story. Got "access denied" message in the category of "obscene/tasteless." Huh???

Zipcar takes a subtle dig at the District's department of transportation: http://t.co/ElEfBgj #carsharing

There's this woman hanging outside of the Shaw station nearly every evening begging for a penny. A PENNY. #wmata

D.C. GOP launches anti-Harry Thomas Web site http://t.co/saZGhdK

Will local TV weathercasts exist 5 years from now, weather entrepeneur Paul Douglas weighs in: http://t.co/3Lxe8FZ

RCN upped internet speed to 60 Mbps down, 6 Mbps up + lowered the monthly. Fast, fast, fast. I may not be interested in Fios anymore. #DC

Mayor Gray says he's getting along great with labor unions these days. Kris Baumann, what say you?

DC Statehood/Voting Rights can't just be a passive argument, it has to be a campaign which will engage + enrage citizens from other states.

@wmata @unsuckdcmetro Shout out to aftrnoon station mgr at Med Ctr. He is ALWAYS outside his "office" looking for people to help. Says hi 2!

Dear guy doing pullups on #WMATA passenger straps: you're a douche. That is all.

According to GPS, my phone is hanging out at the DC AgriculturalLibrary. I am now on a mission. This probably won't end well.

Woman stopped on the DC Beltway yesterday was too busy talking on her cell to notice her Hummer was on fire. Dog bless Amurrica. #p2

Tourist to bus driver, near Dupont circle: how do I get downtown? Driver: well where do you wanna go? Tourist: downtown DC.

There are entirely too many tourists in DC. Stop asking for directions and get Google Maps already!!

Dear Tourists: DC is one of the more exciting restaurant cities in the US. Why are you going to Unos?

Fabulous food find: wild boar tagliatelle at Sorriso in Cleveland Park: http://t.co/pKzEE14 #DC #clevelandpark #dcdining



cant wait for adams morgan tomorrow night!

I wanna drive down Adams Morgan for some falafel fries... / nothing but drunk..high..and hungry ppl down there right now.

Is #Petworth the new Mt. Pleasant? District's Hispanics moving to Georgia Ave. http://t.co/49bXkIt #renttoodamnhigh

So hot my glasses won't stay on my face. (@ Farragut North Metro Station w/ 4 others)

Tho' I'd love this tshirt http://t.co/J2fYSHO from DNC, until they actively support #DC voting rights I'll have to lust from afar. #DCVote

DC day 2: corny bus tour? Library of congress.

Hey, if anybody needs me, I'll be at Guapo's in Tenleytown having a margarita made in my mouth