Washington City Paper: Contents for Feb. 26

Water Under the Bridge
The old Woodrow Wilson Bridge is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. You may be, too, when you find out how much the new one will cost.

Cover Story

Alonzo Hines lives on Gale Street in Northeast, but he comes to Jones Point Park at water's edge in Alexandria to fish. He's got his spot staked out among the quiet line of old-timers who work the Potomac, and on nice days he rests on an overturned bucket, catches the sun on his face, and waits. Catfish, rockfish, perch: It depends. It's not that important, anyway. There is plenty of movement to distract the eye and help him idle away the hours: flocks of birds flying in formation, planes taking off from Reagan National Airport, barges slowly slinking down the river.

His favorite activity, apart from reeling in a big old fish, is watching the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, which looms overhead on a phalanx of concrete pillars in a state of decrepit postwar glory. Like a lot of structures erected during the optimistic construction boom of the late '50s, the bridge was put together with a lot of hope and promise, but under design standards far less stringent than the ones employed today. Congress appropriated $14 million for its construction in 1956. When it was first going up, curious pedestrians and kids on their bicycles would cluster to watch man conquer the river one more time.... Continued

Issue of Feb. 26 - Mar. 4, 1999

News and Features

Water Under the Bridge
The old Woodrow Wilson Bridge is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. You may be, too, when you find out how much the new one will cost.
Cover Story By Dana Hull
Deal Breakers
D.C. has a couple of schemes to get out of its deal with Wilson Building developer T. Conrad Monts, but they aren't cheap.
Feature By Laura Lang
Mr. Satan's Neighborhood
After 50 years of silence, Cottage City finally lets go of its demons.
The City By Eddie Dean
Pour Me the Money
D.C.'s only black-owned brewing company would rather sell to Joe Six-Figure than Joe Six-Pack.
The City By Brett Anderson
Lovers' Fast Lane
Forget Vegas! Our intrepid reporter found the real place to tie the knot without getting all tied up: just across the bridge.
The City By Mark Benjamin
Student Union
The Mail By Gus Griffin
I'm OK. Howard U?
The Mail By Phillip Ross
A Madness to His Method
The Mail By Douglas Tuchman
Nitpicking and Grinning
The Mail By James Rymsza
Smite Makes Right
The Mail By Anonymous
No Choice on Terms
The Mail By Ellie Troy
Suffer the Children
The Mail By Eric Wenocur
Blood Money
The Mail By David Husar
Smashed Doll
The Mail By Jennifer Cook
Crying Fowl
The Mail By Michael Gurwitz
Collateral Casualties
The Mail By B. A. Kukuk
Sweet Bird of Youth
The Mail By Justine Smith

Columns

Dead Heat
Cheap Seats By Dave McKenna
A Defining Moment
City Desk By Laura LangNefretiti MakentaAlexandra PhanorAmanda Ripley, Michael Schaffer and Elissa Silverman
GRAHAM'S UNDISCLOSED CONTRACT
Loose Lips By Erik Wemple
Rock of Ages
Paper Trail By David Carr

Eats

Going Up?
Young & Hungry By Brett Anderson

Movies

Puff Piece
Film Review By Arion Berger
Refined Defects
Film Review By Joel E. Siegel

Music

Goodnight, Boo!
Music Review By Christopher Porter
Smog
Music Review By John Dugan
Imperial Teen
Music Review By Brett Anderson
Juan Atkins
Music Review By Christopher Porter
Rushmore
Music Review By James Lochart
14 Iced Bears
Music Review By Leonard Roberge
The Bottle Rockets
Music Review By Joshua Green

Theater

Heroic Couplet
Theater Review By Bob Mondello

Arts and Events

House Arrest
Art Review By Bradford McKee
The Dancing Ambassador
Artifacts By Amanda Fazzone
On All Fours
Artifacts By Jessica Dawson
What's That on Your Head?
Artifacts By Guy Raz
Tsar Crossed
Opera By Joe Banno
Dial "J" for Je Ne Sais Quoi
Former Jawbox frontman J. Robbins moves to the background to produce a new sound for D.C.'s indie-rock bands.
Arts By Colin Bane