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Blockbuster, a loss for Adams Morgan
Here are a few of things that were wrong with the Blockbuster in Adams Morgan. -- From time to time, areas in the store had to be roped off because of water leaking from the ceiling. -- If the line was long, checking out a disk could take, it seemed, forever. -- A rental cost more than a rental download off iTunes. -- You needed to clean the DVD before using it if you wanted to watch uninterrupted. But I will really miss the place. A sign announcing its closing was put up Sunday. Everybody knew this coming. Ever since Blockbuster closed its 17th Street store in October last year, it was clear what was going on. Blockbuster, the company, is a mess. The stock was selling for about 14 cents this morning, down from its dizzying heights of $1.50 last year. It was delisted this year from the New York Stock Exchange. This rental store was a favorite. I often stopped in there at night when the apartment was feeling claustrophobic. The selection was tiny compared to online, but its physical d...
A mother searches for info about a dog's owner
I was walking by Walter Pierce Park just as this happened, but did not realize what had taken place until some messages about it appeared on the Adams Morgan neighborhood mailing list. What I saw was a man, perhaps in his 30s, who held his fairly large golden hair dog tightly against his body while apologizing to a woman with a baby. The baby was crying. The dog owner seemed stressed and upset, but my initial impression was that the dog probably startled and scared the child. To stop and linger would have been rude and this is all I can recall of it. But since this incident, the mother has posted messages on the neighborhood mailing list in an attempt to locate dog's owner. She needs to confirm that the dog was up-to-date on its shots; without that confirmation, the baby will go through some rounds of preventive shots. The photo above is of a sign outside of the dog park entrance at Walter Pierce Park. As of tonight, there's been no word. I would recognize the man ...