Photo of Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty waving the American flag toward the end of Obama's speech by DCist's Sommer Mathis DCist reported live from the Democratic National Convention.Bostonist tasted the best heirloom tomatoes in the city.Torontoist featured some of their favorite photos of an extraordinary summer for the city's weather, with huge storm clouds, apocalyptic sunsets, double rainbows, and stunning lightning strikes the norm rather than the exception.Shanghaiist was amused by the news......

Is there any other time of the year more appropriate to striking than Labor Day Weekend? Of course not, so the Boeing machinists voted to do exactly that Thursday night and began officially not working today. Picketing outside the Everett plant started at 11:00am this morning. The strike comes after IAMAW members rejected a three year contract offered by the airline manufacturer. We're, of course, in no position to judge what's a fair contract......