Archive for May, 2005
This is ponderous, man…
This didn’t even occur to me until a coworker of mine pointed it out to me:
What do you suppose all those Rolling Thunder bikers did when they tried to go to Whitey’s in Clarendon and found Tallula’s in its place?
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Flipcup to Beat Cancer
Dr. Dremo’s is hosting a Flip Cup Tournament on June 4th, benefitting the Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society. $100 per 5 person team, and the beer is included in that fee. For those of you blissfully unaware of the Flip Cup Phenomenon, the best way it can be described is [...]
More »Wegman’s in Mont’y County? No sirree, Bob
DC’s own Radley Balko has a great piece on Wegman’s grocery stores, now in Sterling and Fairfax, and coming to Hunt Valley, MD fairly soon. See, Wegman’s isn’t just a grocery store, and it’s not just another big box, but it’s smart shopping:
Wegmans is a grocery store, of course. So it stocks all the [...]
Nine Teams Vie for Nats
Today begins the bidding process for the Washington Nationals, with 9 groups registered to bid with Major League Baseball. The team is expected to fetch well above $300 million, with the possibility for that figure to reach half a billion dollars if the team is sold with a portion of the MASN network. [...]
More »iJacking
With all the people taking to the highways for the holiday weekend, how often do you suppose things like this are happening?
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Memorial Day
While some are headed to the beachs of Maryland, Virginia and Delaware, and others still headed into the mountains of West Virginia and Pennsylvania, there are many of us still here in DC for the weekend. This morning at Arlington Cemetery, President Bush will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, [...]
More »Virginians to Blame for Bad Driving? Yeah, Not So Much.
While I am a transplant to driving in the DC metropolitan area, I learned to drive on the suburban streets of Davis, California, I’ve found that driving in DC proper is fairly easy to handle. Of course, I’ve also found that most of the obstacles are caused by absolute morons who somehow managed to [...]
More »Conspiracy to Commit Comics
So, I’ve never been all that into comics or comic art. It’s not that I look down on it, it’s that it’s just not my thing. But I know a bunch of you out there are fans of the form, and perhaps you already knew about DC Conspiracy, “a group of comic creators, writers, [...]
More »Stupid People Tricks in Clarendon
Our spies in Clarendon have passed us a fun tip: Someone drove their car into the revolving door at Harry’ Tap Room in Clarendon, shattering the door, splitting the canopy and wrecking the place.
Unreal.
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Live at The Birchmere
If you’re one of the brave, you might consider heading out to see The Burlesque-A-Pades at The Birchmere tonight, featuring Angie Pontani and the World Famous Pontani Sisters, as well as Trixie Little, Charm City’s Burlesque Super Hero and The Evil Tap Dancing Hate Monkey. Show starts at 7:30, Tickets are less than [...]
More »DC Metblogs’ Favorites: Bookstores
Books. They’re everywhere in this town, from the Law Libraries of K St., to the movie libraries of the cinemas across town, DC is one of the most literate cities in the US. As such, we’ve got our preponderance of bookstores all over this city. We’re here to tell you some of [...]
More »An Evening In Dupont
Today after work I meandered slowly through the spring breeze to Dupont Circle and 18th St. NW and up North toward Adams Morgan. We met at Straits of Malaya on 18th just north of Swann St. It’s this little Malaysian place with a rooftop dining room, just across from Lauriol Plaza. I [...]
More »More on the Montgomery Stabbing
The Post is now reporting that the woman accused of the Mall stabbing is Antoinette Starks, 48, recently released from prison after serving time for more than $30,000 in property damages.
Many thanks to Irina Slutsky for helping find this information! In addition, Irina has several photos in her flickr photostream from the [...]
Exploding Manhole Covers: The First Sign of Summer
The increasing humidity, the oppresive heat, the daily 5pm thunderstorms, the exploding manhole covers, these are the signs of summer in Washington. Three manholes blew their lids by the World Bank when a transformer beneath 18th St. NW blew this morning, likely a result of a short-circuit in the conduit.
The World Bank is closing [...]
Forget running for President…
Wow guys, how much would it kick ass if Colin Powell bought the Nats?
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Mall of…Terror?
First a carjacking at Tysons, now two stabbings at the Nordstrom at Montgomery Mall?
Dude, what the hell is in that Mall water? Is this Desperate Housewives meets MS-13?
Damn, just when you thought it was safe to shop.
Update: A local visiting blogger, Irina Slutsky, was there when it happened:
a straggling shopper in a pink sweater [...]
More »Ollie’s Trolley
Ollie’s Trolley
Originally uploaded by tbridge.
Downtown DC is full of expensive restaurants: Butterfield 9, Bobby Van’s, Smith and Wollensky, Morton’s, Galileo and too many others to name. It’s hard to find a good simple place for lunch when you’re just in the mood for a burger and [...]
More »Thank you, people of DC…
I just want to thank everyone who contributed to my hour-and-a-half commute this morning (to go 7.5 miles!)
Thanks to whoever it was that jammed traffic on 395 for twice as long as usual. Nice work!
Thanks to the lady who walked out in front of my car this morning as I was leaving the intersection, [...]
DC adding more red light and speed cameras
In a move to bolster the city’s bottom line, DC’s going to be adding 11 more red-light cameras, 5 more speed cameras and two new mobile speed camera vans which will target those pesky construction zones. Despite Virginia nixing red light cameras after a study showed they were causing more accidents, the District has [...]
More »Comcast and The Orioles Continue Fight
Watching Peter Angelos and Comcast duke it out in court over the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network is a bit like watching Stalin and Hitler in a boxing match. You’re not quite sure who to cheer for, both parties are evil, but you know you’re in for a good fight. The Orioles want to pull [...]
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