Debt: Fun Local Flavors
The most brilliant legal mind of our time is in court for the second time trying to prove that because a dry cleaners hung a sign that said "satisfaction guaranteed," they were legally obligated to give him $54 million for a lost pair of pants. [ Washington Post ]
The collapse of AIG is affecting your beloved Metro, which owes $400 million to various banks. [ WTOP ]
Basically all employees of all government agencies have $700 billion of unpaid parking tickets that they refuse to pay. [ DCist ]
Everything you thought you knew about the correct way to rob a bank is so wrong. Here is a list of all the mistakes you would have made. [ DC Examiner ]
Room & Board, a yoga studio, and overrated recluse Dave Chappelle are all competing to open up businesses in an abandoned church. [ City Paper ]