Week Around the Ists

Photograph of a Boeing 747 and a fighter jets flying near lower Manhattan by istolethetv on Flickr

Gothamist's week started off with a slight shock—the Boeing 747 that's used as Air Force One, plus military fighter jets, flew without warning over lower Manhattan, causing people to evacuate buildings. It turned out to be a badly-planned photo op for White House files and the FAA told local and state authorities not to tell the public.
Torontoist covered a multi-day protest by Toronto's Tamil community, a protest that blocked one of the city's busiest streets, all day and all night, for the majority of the week.
DCist couldn't help noting the timing of the announcement of the first cases of swine flu in the D.C. area with word that PETA had requested a permit to set up a real life hog farm on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Shanghaiist found the World Expo 2010 theme song to have a lot of unnecessary, if kind of hilarious, over-dancing.
Bostonist interviewed Jay Mohr and local character Louie the "siren" tricyclist.
Houstonist saw the Rockets advance to the second round of the NBA Playoffs after a six game series against the Portland Trailblazers.
Phillyist watched the senior senator from Pennsylvania switch parties in order to, perhaps, save his political career.
SFist came across this angry tenant's window.
Chicagoist had swine flu fever this week as they looked back, worried about conspiracy theories, waited on a vaccine, and eventually just gave up and accepted their fate.
LAist spoke with the now-sober Rodney King on the 17th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and gained insight about his difficult journey to forgiveness and hope.
Seattlest celebrated Seattle becoming the cruise ship industry's new Cozumel of the North, thanks to that bug going around.
Londonist was disappointed to see some Londoners swearing and spitting at those who dare to slow down.