WaPo’s Ann Scott Tyson:  MetroAccess fares to increase Feb. 27 Nearly 30,000 disabled Washington area residents will face significantly higher fares starting this month on the MetroAccess paratransit service – a cause of concern among advocates for the disabled.

How DC handles snow, Egypt, long bathroom visits, give Doug Andres a high-five for his new communications job with the House Rules Committee, Jeff Larson takes the reigns at the RNC, fake Metro ads, David Almacy is a genius, Erika Masonhall is heading to NBC in NYC, life is precious, …

Mike Allen beat us to the punch, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enter twice. PLAYBOOK CONTEST: Hype Week is drawing to a close, and Super Bowl Weekend is officially here. (SPOTTED on “Morning Joe” yesterday: Jim VandeHei in “The Full Oshkosh”: Packers shirt, scarf and hat.) Before we get …

What is about to rock DC on March 3rd at the 9:30 Club will seriously blow your mind; try getting that with your PlayStation®! Camp Freddy, dubbed “the Future of Rock n’ Roll” by Rolling Stone Magazine, will be pumping out tunes after tunes of all-time greatest rock hits.  Partnering …

Volkswagen Commercial: The Force [this is how you do a tv commercial]

They’re calling it the Global Pickup Conference – we’re calling it ridiculous. [and slightly creepy] A group of men recently gathered in DC as part of a pick up artist convention. The “pro” pick up artists were tasked with teaching the newbies how to rein in the ladies.  And what …

NBC Washington asks a great question: Everybody misplaces their phone, but how many get arrested because of it? If you’re this guy, you do. Montgomery County, Md., police arrested a suspect in a series of burglaries after the suspect left his phone charging in a victim’s home because the suspect’s …

There’s a pretty good chance sobriety had nothing to do with this. [WTF] They’re calling it the parcel puppy. A Minneapolis woman is charged with animal cruelty after police say she tried to send a puppy through the mail. As to why? “Clearly there wasn’t a whole lot of thought …

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Sarah Palin free all month?

Spotted by Blain Rethmeier

According to an email we just got from ShamrockFest, this is a MAJOR announcement: DJ Pauly D joins ShamrockFest First Snooks, now Pauly D. The 11th Annual National ShamrockFest features over 40 amazing bands and DJs on a 10 stages, plus TONS OF MASSIVE TENTED PAVILIONS (more than ever before), …

This is what happens when it snows too much. [we don’t blame him] The City of Alexandria announced the resignation of City Manager James Hartmann in a statement released to media just before the close of business Monday. In case you’re not quite convinced that his resignation has anything to …