Archive for March, 2006

you should be here now

you should be here now

Its patio party time right now in DC. Where are you? Outside and drunk?
You should be!
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Mind your parking

photo courtesy of Kanko

If you’re planning on coming out to peep at the blossoms this weekend you might want to make it Saturday rather than Sunday. As early as 7am on Sunday there’s going to be a good amount of street closing and parking prohibited in preperation [...]

It’s a good day to be an Oriole.

No, really, seriously, it’s a great day to be an Oriole.

Anna Benson caught her husband Kris cheating on her. That’s the reason for the divorce.

Oh, damn I wish I was a ballboy in Baltimore…

What’s bad for Kris Benson could be good for new teammates Miguel Tejada, Melvin Mora and the rest of the O’s. [...]

Capitol Police to Issue Warrant for McKinney

Cynthia McKinney may be in an awful lot of trouble for striking that police officer early in the week. See, the Capitol Police are putting out a warrant for her arrest now. She could be facing a felony count for assaulting an officer. All because Rep. McKinney left her pin at [...]

patio party day

patio party day

It is Friday. It is a beautiful spring day. It is patio party time!
Make your plans now, experience says places with patios will be packed by 5:01pm. Us here at Metroblogging DC are headed to the 17th Street strip. There, patio bars are aplenty.
I should know, I [...]

Where for art tho, Gurus?

photo courtesy of -bartimaeus-

C’mon Gurus, you’re my go-to source for so many things, where’s your annual outdoor bar listings? We’ve known for days that the weather was going to be wicked awesome and you give me… sports bars? Yeah yeah, I’m happy about GMU too, but that’s [...]

Want to shake it for the Redskins?

photo from the 2005 debut

Then you had better practice your moves today, because auditions to be a Redskins cheerleader start tomorrow. The requirements are deceptively simple for what’s gotta be a hard (if not the most mentally stimulating) job – be 18, in good health (ahem), have [...]

Baltimore: Anna Benson Back on the Market

Back when the Orioles traded for Anna, er, Kris Benson in January, I predicted either a complete nutjob, or the happiest Orioles clubhouse ever. Well, turns out the whole thing’s a wash, as Anna Benson filed for divorce. However, this does mean that all of Baltimore now actually has a pretty solid chance [...]

Diabetes worse than HIV?

You, Me, EKG

Today I went for my annual physical, and as you can see, even got an EKG. While discussing my adventuress with alcohol and wounds from dancing with toro El Tamarindo my doctor, Dr. Bruce S Rashbaum, said I have a heart murmur. I was stressing about it [...]

candid cvs camera

candid cvs camera

The next time you enter the CVS at 15th and K streets, be sure to smile as your on camera.
While cameras in stores is not new, and cameras in stores connected to TV is 1980s, cameras in stores connected to 20 inch flat panels is very 2006.
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Restaurantblogging: Mexican

I spend a good amount of time at my darling girlfriend’s home in the Pentagon City area and we’re always on the lookout for good places to eat that would be a pleasant walking distance. We both like to walk and are employed in situations where the car-free DC movement isn’t doable [...]

sidewalk mopeds

sidewalk mopeds

This is the scene outside of 901 15th street right now and I am not sure how I feel about mopeds on the sidewalk.
On the one hand I am so anti-car that I celebrate any transportation alternative, especially one so walker friendly.
On the other hand thanks for taking up bike [...]

Midday Nightmares

What do you call a nightmare that happens during the day? Daymares? I really got nothing here, other than it could best be described as trying to get a parking space anywhere near the Mall right now. I had a good business lunch in Clarendon and figured I’d celebrate by going to [...]

Bye Bye Verizon Graffiti

clean now

I have to hand it to DC’s Graffiti Patrol. Two days after I called in about Verizon’s sidewalk graffiti, they power washed it away.
And yes, I know the graffiti is chalk not paint, and it will wear off in time, but why should we stand by and allow Verizon [...]

DC: Totally Screwed In Case of Attack

Ever since 9/11 there’s been a huge amount of concern about the readiness of the DC area in case of another attack. With disparate and disjointed emergency response systems across eight counties and the District, you’d think that we’d have enough people to make sure that there was a plan.

You’d Be Wrong.

There is [...]

Temperance Hall Monitor

Last night, I took it upon myself to check out the new watering hole on Georgia Avenue at Petworth that folks are talking about: Temperance Hall.
With a swank old-school decor (velvet wallpaper!) and a damn fine drink selection (good beers and rye), the atmosphere was first rate. The service however, was [...]

When Politicians Go Wild!: McKinney Clocks Capitol Cop

I couldn’t make this kind of stuff up. Apparently Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) circumvented security at her office building, as people who are elected to the Congress frequently do, except she wasn’t wearing her insignia as a member of Congress, and as a result the Capitol Police pursued her down the hallway. When [...]

Is DC Not Enough For You?

Is Metroblogging DC’s RSS feed not enough for you? Well, then, welcome the new All Cities Feed which will give you all of Metroblogging in one easy to read RSS feed for your syndication pleasure. With 44 cities circling the globe, you can pick up a lot on the world in just [...]

Jaywalking Tickets?!

We’re getting reports that MPD officers are giving out jaywalking tickets downtown today so please be careful while you’re out and about elsewhere in the city, as DC is clearly wasting its resources downtown, which means that you may find yourself mugged while a cop is giving out a ticket for walking improperly.

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cherry blossom alert

cherry blossom alert

I do not know about the Mall, but it is peak cherry blossom time in Mt. Pleasant. Trees like this one are a riot of color in my hood. Better yet, I am wearing a T-shirt sans coat this morning.
Whoo hoo! Spring is here!
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