Dear Readers, DING! Round Two of the Blower Ban Bout goes to Mayor "Battlin' Bruce" Williams. Roused out of his stunned silence in Round One last week after

Dear Readers, How boring has the Takoma Park City Council been this year? So boring, Dear Readers, that when former mayor Kathy Porter showed up at the Feb. 4th

Dear Readers, This recently in from Ward 2 Takoma Park City Councilmember Colleen Clay, regarding our brilliant “Snappy New Year” post in which we said “Councilmember Clay had arrived

In the Ward 5 special election to replace Marc Elrich on the Takoma Park City Council, the People's Choice is Reuben Snipper. The city website reports the unofficial tally

Dear Readers, Though the Washington Post doesn’t acknowledge his existence, Marc Elrich is on his way to shake up the Montgomery County Council. Today’s Post had an article “Developers

Dear Readers, Apparently you all took Gilbert’s warning to hide in your bunkers much too seriously. Despite the predictions of a large and unruly turnout, only one lawyer showed

Dear Readers, Get to the nearest bunker! The angry mobs are coming! You have until next Monday’s (Nov. 20) city council meeting to stock up on bread, milk, and

Dear Reader, What’s your sign? No, Dear Reader, Your Gilbert is not trying to pick you up, though you are cute! We really just want to know what your sign

Dear Reader, Meanwhile, back at the city council chambers . . . Yes, while we have been wrapped up in the primary election brawl, the city has been quietly tending

Dear Readers, Do you live in Takoma Park’s Ward 5? Are your Monday evenings free? Would you like to spend those Monday evenings chatting with a friendly group of

Dear Readers, Do you feel the power? Takoma Park OWNS Maryland! With the exception of Tom Perez who was sidelined by a Republican law suit, all five remaining Takoma Park

Dear Readers, There will be NO comments about the blind guiding the blind! Gilbert will not stoop so low. Gilbert WILL stoop to using other people’s election guides to make

Dear Readers, So, if I were to tell you the state was going to bestow a legacy to the city would you think of a big fat inheritance? Placement

Dear Readers, Let's take a scrupulously objective look at the rent stabilization issue, shall we? First of all, do we all agree that the majority of landlords are bloodsuckers? What

Dear Readers, Forget about rent control. The heck with the gym, Phooey on the fire truck. Don’t even mention the upcoming elections. Let’s talk about something Takoma Parkians REALLY

Dear Readers, Imagine battling the Hydra- the mythical monster which grew its many heads back as fast as they were lopped off- with a small nail-clipper. That’s what the work

Dear Readers, Those bad boys want to take our fire truck away! You know how everyone says the city council is always thrown into the role of being reactive rather

Dear Readers, Accusing the city council of trying to “pull a stealth move,” Ward One Council Member Joy Austin-Lane objected to reducing by $10,000 the $25,000 pledged to the

Dear Readers, "I see an affordable housing crisis!" That's what an appalled Colleen Clay, Ward 2 council member, said after reading the number of apartments converted to condos in the