Last weekend, during Richmond's second major snowstorm of the winter (affectionately called #snomg2 on Twitter), there was a moment or three of good, old taunting across the fence as the Southside communities of Forest Hill and Westover Hills threatened to draw a line in the snow and have a snowball fight. As far as I could tell, nothing came of it.
Confronted with twice the snow, residents of the District of Columbia took full advantage of close to two feet of snow and a plethora of social media tools to engage in the Official Dupont Circle Snowball Fight. It was scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, and was sanctioned by D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty (who stopped by with the police to shake hands and keep things in order).
Check out the official Facebook page, and the Flickr stream.
Some other snowball fights planned in DC include(d):
- Down on the Mall you can find Snowpocalypse II: Snowball Fight and Snow Kickball at 3 p.m.
- Battle Snowpocalypse will be at the Ellipse from noon to 3 p.m.
- Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill, 2 p.m.
- East of the Anacostia River will be Snowpocalypse Celebration at Ft. Dupont Park in Southeast from noon - 2pm.
- Hurl frozen projectiles at the Columbia Heights Snowball Fight at Malcolm X Park from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
More details from the Washington Post.
We're lame, Richmond. Lame.
