Big Head DC has learned that some staffers at the Washington City Paper, unhappy with recent decisions to lay off employees, have taken to digging for dirt on Ben Eason, the new president of the paper. Eason, who took charge last summer, is rumored to be unpopular with many staffers, especially the editor-in-chief of the paper, Erik Wemple. It is believed that staffers want to tarnish Eason’s image in an attempt to get revenge on his recent decisions to streamline the publication. 

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Jessica Gould, a reporter with the Washington City Paper who gained infamy by stealing food from Whole Foods grocery store sample sections, has been let go from the publication, Big Head DC has learned. Several others were also let go in an effort to reduce costs. Ben Eason, the new president of the paper, talked to us in August about his vision for the paper. Editor Erik Wemple is said to be devastated by the forced cuts.

Earlier: Cab Driver Thought City Paper Staffer Was Offering $5 For a BJ?

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Washington City Paper editor Erik Wemple is just now breathlessly covering the plans for a new Apple store in Georgetown. Several outlets, including Big Head DC, covered this story two months ago. We normally wouldn’t make a fuss (or maybe we would), but Wemple is well-known for picking on other publications for much lesser mistakes. He deserves the scrutiny.

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Jason Cherkis, a Washington City Paper writer, has become quite the expert at exploring the bathrooms of Union Station as he’s grown more bold in experimenting with the art of cruising for sex. Sadly, though, his newly found expertise may have cost him a ride during yesterday’s first DC snowfall of the season.

As Cherkis explains in a blog post, he was late to work yesterday and didn’t have enough cash to pay the full price of a cab fare to make a meeting on time. So, he hailed a cab and asked the driver whether the last five bucks he had on him would be enough for a ride (City Paper staffers, you see, are notorious for their lack of on-hand money).

But no, it wasn’t. The cab driver would not give him a ride. And speculation is running rampant as to why. Joe Warminsky, a commenter on Cherkis’ blog offers this interesting suggestion: “Maybe the cabbie thought you were offering $5 for a BJ.”

Cherkis hasn’t confirmed whether that theory could be correct, but thankfully he says he made it to his meeting on time by jogging every other block.

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And it’s not pretty. City Paper staffer Jason Cherkis ended up labeling Jason Linkins, the writer of a DCist item about the death of footballer Sean Taylor as clichéd, and later called one of the commenters on his post a “pussy” for not using his last name in a comment. Regarding Linkins, this is one time we have to side with Cherkis. However, we don’t know at this point whether the commenter in question really is a “pussy.”

UPDATE: Linkins, a political writer for Huffington Post, adds fuel to the fire in this post.

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