Archive for August, 2005
lost DC grandeur
Inspired by my recent trip to the Tivoli Theatre, I found a fantastic book on lost buildings in DC. Ranging from architectural treasures to the more mundane, James M. Goode’s treatise “Capital Losses” features beautiful old photographs and well-researched text. Some of the stories in here are classics and it’s well-worth a look. I spent [...]
More »One Less Talk Radio Host
Well, the DC area has one less Talk Radio Host as of today, WMAL fired Michael Graham for his anti-Islam remarks. Michael has proved so delicately for all of us that while you do have a right to free speech as guaranteed by the Constitution, you have no right to be an asshole and not [...]
More »The Good Ol’ Days?
Yesterday I returned from that classic DC summer ritual, the long weekend at the beach. Congratulating myself for the foresight of taking today off to clean in preparation for a mid-week house guest, I set out to battle against acres of dust, piles of dirty laundry, stale air, and the usual minefield of cat hairballs. [...]
More »Confrontation at the Harris Teeter
Dear Guy in the Blue Coupe at the Glebe Rd. Harris Teeter this afternoon: If you’re waiting for a parking space, perhaps you could, like, wait near the parking space you intend to take, instead of parking over by the curb in front of a parked minivan where no one can see you. Maybe then [...]
More »View From the Wing Slams Hotel Monaco’s Poste
A week or so ago, a friend of ours stayed at Hotel Monaco down on 7th and F on the verge of Chinatown. Apparently, the Klimpton Group Hotel also drew the attention of View from the Wing writer George Leff: Once we had finished our entrees, the waitress brought our check. We asked whether they [...]
More »Off Duty Ticketing?
Okay, so I may be new to this whole “speeding ticket thing,” I’ve only ever been hit by the Arlington PD for going to fast along Lee Highway (dude, 30 is not realistic for a four lane street that is a major thoroughfare, c’mon now.) in 2002, but this to me seems a bit off-axis. [...]
More »Ugly Tomato Contest?!
Some things are just too bizarre to be false. Seriously, much like our baby panda “Butterstick” (which got some serious love in the Express yesterday.), some things are so bizarre that they must actually exist: Part of Frager’s 85th Anniversary Celebration BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: Bring us your biggest, ugliest and heaviest homegrown tomatoes. $85 [...]
More »Google Hacks – The Path to a good life
God, I love Google. From Google’s spy eye in the sky to drilling under your desktop they are really bringing good things to light. In doing so, they are opening up many of their products to hackers too, and look at the goodies produced so far: Cheap Gas Hack The next time you’re facing gas [...]
More »Dan Snyder To Make Hostile Takeover of Six Flags?!
Local Megalomaniac Dan Snyder, fresh off his bribery attempts at the Department of Interior is now after a park of a whole other nature. Yup, that’s right, Dan Snyder wants to own a controlling share in Six Flags. He’s been outspoken of the management there since he bought a 8.6% interest in the company a [...]
More »Follow Up About Day Labor
Yesterday the Herndon Town Council approved a Day Laborer site run by a grant from Fairfax County to the tune of $170,000 and administered by Project Hope and Harmony out of a former police station. This stirred up a bunch of controversy when Wayan wrote about it earlier in the month. Friend of DC Metblogs [...]
More »Redskins Metro Parking Work-Around
Welcome back Redskins fans! Now get ready to pay more. WMATA is gonna charge folks who park at the station lots at Morgan Boulevard or Largo Town Center, then walk to the stadium, $25 for the privilege. This is comparable to what the team charges in its lots, but unlike the team lots, there is [...]
More »Bringing Football Back To Gallaudet
Great piece in the Post today on bringing football back to Gallaudet. Gallaudet is one of the District’s frequently over-looked universities, providing liberal-arts education to over 1800 students who are hearing-impaired. Football’s a bit of a challenge when you can’t hear your coach. Their coach, Ed Hottle, is just learning sign language with 2-hour practice [...]
More »The reason roadside assistance is the best thing ever
So all I wanted in the world yesterday morning was to get in my car and go to work. I like my job. I was in my mental “Go-to-work” zone. I got in my car, pulled away from the curb, and noticed a vague rumbling noise from under the car, and an odd feel to [...]
More »Further DMV Woes
Sure, the Georgetown DMV is closed for renovations, and the K st. location is closed for at least another week or so due to disrepair, but that always leaves the C St. NW location if you’re trying to get stuff in Northwest….right? Well, today, not so much. While I wouldn’t hesitate to that most times, [...]
More »Mayor’s Blog?
Welcome to the twenty-first century, Mayor Williams! You’ve gotten yourself a blog. Welcome to the internet. Sadly, no RSS feed just yet, but I look forward to reading your site. Take a lesson from Councilman Garcetti in Los Angeles, and come hang out with the bloggers. We’ll all be at The Washington Weblogger Meetup Group [...]
More »Fake Bomb Left Behind Caused Evacuation
That evacuation at the Mayflower this weekend? The one that happened twice? It was a terrible mistake. The box itself belonged to a Secret Service contractor who left the device there accidentally. Apparently, had the box actually been a bomb, and had it exploded… …it would have taken our two city blocks. Oops. This post [...]
More »A Guppy Dad recommendation
I love Wally’s Aquarium. Back when I wasn’t car free DC, I would head out to Wally’s at least once a month to fish-shop. They have a great selection of fish gear and the service is amazing. When I became a proud guppy dad, they helped me with much of my stress and worry, and [...]
More »Post’s Best Bets Out
The Post released their Best Bets online this afternoon. Some of my highlights: Cake Love for Best Bakery Five Guys for Best Burger California Tortilla for Best Cheap Eats Definite Lowlights: Ray’s the Steaks loses to Ruth’s Chris in the Best Steaks category. Ray’s is doing some amazing and unique cooking at their little storefront [...]
More »A Sliver of Tivoli
Friday I was whisked away for a night of last-minute theater in Columbia Heights. I wasn’t too crazy about the production, but it was worth it to see the semi-restored theater space in the Tivoli, long the subject of contention in that neighborhood. The original theater was a grand vaudeville palace. To create a smaller [...]
More »Legos in Arlington
When I was a kid, I was a lego-maniac. My parents thought I might end up an engineer, and that my masterwork would be composed entirely of all the legos that they had purchased while I was growing up. I’d make castles, and space bases, and forest scenes, all from my lego bricks. Apparently, though, [...]
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