May 15, 2008...9:28 am
Chewing On Grass at Fort Reno? Turns Out That Wasn’t Such a Good Idea
Hey you out there! You looking for something moderately depressing? The kind of thing that sticks with ya as a nagging sort-of bummer that, sure, doesn’t mean much in the scheme of things, but still totally fucking sucks?
Well, here ya go. According to the Washington Post’s Going Out Gurus, “Fort Reno Park, the site of an annual summer concert series that is one of D.C.’s most beloved and longest-running outdoor events, is closed immediately and indefinitely after United States Geological Survey satellite imaging reports found high levels of arsenic in the soil.”
Ugh.
The worst part about this mess is that, at least as far as the reason for shutting down Fort Reno is concerned, ya can’t pin the blame on typical D.C. government ineptitude. ‘Course the fact that they’ve only just now figured all this out is a little disturbing.
Anyway, if yr interested, the Fort Reno crew is doing its annual fund raising thing, and sort of implying that the shows will go on. Hit ‘em up here.
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