Archive for July, 2006
Looking for something “DC”?
Wold Cup Soccer Shirt Maybe something that says “Washington DC” to you that’s different than the tourist trap T-shirts? May I sugget the ultimate in odd DC paraphernalia? May I suggest a “washington dc” search on eBay? Doing one will give you all kinds of results. In my quick view I found great keepsakes like: [...]
More »sunset serenades at the Zoo
Photo by DC Metroblogger Right now, at the back entrance to the National Zoo this band is rocking out. Part of the Zoo’s Sunset Serenades every Thursday thru August 10, they are treating a lawn full of families to some serious Jimi Hendrix. Got kids? Then see you here next Thursday @ 6.30! This post [...]
More »Insert obligatory ‘Cabaret’ lyric here
My most recent Fringe outing was to Tuesday’s late-night presentation of “Naked Cabaret.” As they say repeatedly in the show, “Not that kind of naked – emotionally naked.” This is the central concept holding the show together – performers Terri Allen, Steven Cupo, Emily Leatha Everson, Judy Simmons and Lonny Smith are supposed to be [...]
More »Just one more day…
Less than 48 hours from now, you should be here, at Fletchers Boat house, or as I like to call it, Fletchers International Boat house. Why? For DC Metroblogging’s Second Anniversary BBQ Bash of course! I bet you didn’t know we’d be riverside, and better yet, at Fletchers where you can rent row boats, canoes, [...]
More »Washingtonian Magazine ♥ Blogging
Who says DC is only the 9th Best City for Singles? Certainly not Washingtonian Magazine’s August 2006 issue. As one of my observant supermodels noted, the current Washingtonian even adds in “blogging” as a fun DC activity. Better yet, its placement of the word blogging suits me just fine – right under the model’s fine [...]
More »Ana Marie Cox Gets a Promotion!
Congrats to former Wonkette editor Ana Marie Cox on her new promotion! She’s been named the Washington Editor of Time.com. No word on whether or not this will result in more prurient material on time.com, but my guess is a nice firm maybe. This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs Be the [...]
More »A little paranoid are we?
Photo by DC Metroblogger Hungry for lunch right about now, if you’re headed to Cafe Phillips on 14th Street, be advised: posted in at least three places is this sign: “Please Keep All Personal Items In View” While the hot Mongolian cashiers didn’t comment on the sign and just laughed at my rusty Street Russian [...]
More »Up to 5,100 Cops?
Mayor Williams is calling for a full efficiency review of the MPD as part of the Crime Emergency, to see how efficiently the current police force is being used and to look at expanding the active officer corps on the street to a level as high as 5,100 police officers for the city. Is more [...]
More »Hot Town, Summer in the City
Parking on Mass Ave well after nine, I emerge from my car to find a movable party happening in Dupont Circle. Two jazz musicians, a saxophonist and what sounds like a trumpet, play in the park exchanging solos and occasional duets. The display at the Sun Trust say 9:52 and 88 degrees, and it’s every [...]
More »time to DevEx
Photo by DC Metroblogger Are you in international development? Maybe even know who DevEx is? If either then you should be at 18th Street Lounge now. It is the annual DevEx happy hour and as these two show, development chicks are hot! Oh yeah and free food too. This post appeared in its original form [...]
More »Weird Crime
With the Crime Emergency continuing onward, and all of DC’s efforts on stopping violent crime, this story came our way via Chris Needham at Capital Punishment. As part of the deal with the city, Major League Baseball made some improvements to local sports fields and that included a set of impressive bleachers at Ballou High [...]
More »Your Weekend BBQ Plans
Photo by DC Metroblogger I know you’re looking at this photo right now and thinking only one thing: Saturday is DC Metroblogging’s Second Anniversary BBQ Bash, and I’m going! We’re glad you’re just as excited as we are about grilling, drinking, and talking with us crazy mad DC Metroblogging crew as we are to be [...]
More »WAKA Independence Division – M.I.A.
The two – the only While I was disappointed that my kickball team, Morally Casual, went missing in action, it seems my team’s disillusionment, disinterest, and dissatisfaction was not wholly dissimilar to other’s experience in the league. The World Adult Kickball summer 2006 playoffs are becoming a test of perseverance, the team that actually shows [...]
More »This is a selling point?
Some time ago I wrote about the Redskins’ cheerleader tryouts. The slots have been filled and the pictures taken – now it’s time for the calendar release party at the Clarendon Ballroom tomorrow evening. I don’t know that I’ll be attending but I can understand the appeal of pictures of pretty ladies and getting to [...]
More »Why DC is Losing Its Terrorism Protection Money
Chances are, it’s incidences like these that are costing DC at budget time for Department of Homeland Security funds. Our cohorts in Minneapolis think it’s probably just as ridiculous as it looks, but it seems that events like these are used by other states to drum up support for increased budgets to protect things like [...]
More »On The Market
With the Nats ownership transfer now complete, and Jim Bowden is cut free of his MLB puppet strings, it should be an interesting week over at RFK for the GM and his newly free staff. The Nats, suddenly, are the belle of the ball, showing off Alfonso Soriano like a brand new corvette for all [...]
More »a DC welcome
Photo by DC Metroblogger This was the scene at 18th and P Street’s Embassy of Iraq this afternoon. The crowd said the commotion, inclusive of Code Pink protesters, was for the Prime Minister of Iraq. DC MPD said the cryptic “A VIP is in town.” No matter, I hope you steered clear if you were [...]
More »Special Security for First Class, Elite Travelers at Dulles
Flyertalk is reporting that the new special security lines for the upper class are now available out at Dulles airport. If you’re a First Class or Business traveler, or maintain an elite membership in an airline, you can now use their special security lines, which will have a shorter queue. I’m not sure how I [...]
More »Tigers are not a Tigger
Now that Tom’s Kitty Krisis has passed, we have a new feline focus: Naming the National Zoo’s three Sumatran tiger cubs. While you could cast your vote for one of the funky names selected by the Zoo’s tiger keepers, I say we take this contest out of its too-cute box. Check out the tiger cub [...]
More »Homeless in DC… possibly.
Amalah had an interesting post yesterday about something she witnessed in Georgetown, and after all the flamefests we’ve had here over comments made about the homeless, I thought I’d call attention to it. More interesting than the story (after all, who doesn’t occasionally suspect that they’re being scammed?) are the comments on the post- people [...]
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