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Behold, The Silver Line Extension Pennant – Anyone have earlier commemorative pennants?

By Prince Of Petworth

Ed. Note: I’m looking to put together a solid group of pennants like I did for the commemorative smartrip cards, you can see those here. If anyone else has other metro pennants please send my way (via email to [email protected]) so I can add to this group. Thanks!

Update: Ah I don’t think I’d seen this Silver Line metro card before, thanks to Doug for sending:

Thanks to Zach I. (and everyone else who emailed me) for sharing his commemorative Pennant score. And thanks to PuckBuddys and Randy for sharing some of their earlier pennants: (more…)

First Rusty and now news that Luke the magnificent Lion has passed, “He was truly the king of the Great Cats exhibit”

By Prince Of Petworth


“Photo credit: Mehgan Murphy, Smithsonian’s National Zoo”

Following yesterday’s crushing news about Rusty the Red Panda passing, unfortunately, comes more sad news from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo:

“Our Zoo family is mourning the loss of Luke, a 17 y.o. African lion who was humanely euthanized Oct. 19. He was truly the king of the Great Cats exhibit–gentle with his mates, Naba + Shera, and a patient and protective father to all 13 of his cubs.” (more…)

Update: National Zoo Confirms. A Red Panda named Rusty has died at the Pueblo Zoo. Legendary Rusty the Red Panda escaped the zoo and stole our hearts in 2013

By Prince Of Petworth


RIP Rusty, photo by Bethany Morlind

Update from Megan Cloherty:

“.@NationalZoo confirms the red panda who passed is ‘our’ legendary escape artist, Rusty.”

Thanks to Elaine for sharing the super sad news: “It appears Rusty, the infamous red panda who escaped the National Zoo in 2013, has passed. A true DC legend.”

Ed. Note: Our Rusty’s mate, Shama, passed away in 2014.

From the Pueblo Zoo on October 18th:

“We are sad to report the unexpected passing of Rusty, the red panda. (more…)

“A dear friend of mine passed away completely out of the blue on August 1st.”

By Prince Of Petworth


via GoFundMe

“Dear PoPville,

A dear friend of mine passed away completely out of the blue on August 1st. He leaves behind a beautiful young son who will never know his dad, and an extremely impressive daughter who he doted on constantly. Dan was an incredible friend and an even better father. He was a pillar of his small Alexandria community where he was known to walk large groups of kids to school every morning.”

The GoFundMe says: (more…)

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