Archive for July, 2008
District Mixtape: Re:sonance DJs
Friend-of-the-blog Michael Darpino is 50% of Re:sonance djs. He wrote in with this contribution to our “District Mixtape” series. You can see him and his dj partner at the awesome Jimmy Valentine’s this Saturday – and congratulate Michael on his recent graduation when you see him!
- Brittany
Re:sonance DJs are Michael Darpino and Chris Diamond. They [...]
Four Mile Run Stream Full of Shit Again
Another sewage spill into Four Mile Run Stream. This seems to happen every few months. What the heck is going on and why can’t Arlington’s seem to fix the real problem here?
From Arlington County Alert:
A sewage spill into Four Mile Run Stream near Westover Park is affecting waters and parks all the way to the [...]
Write a Limerick, Win a Diamond…
From the guys over at the Mervis Diamonds Blog, you can now win a diamond for writing a limerick:
Tell us your stories of love, dating, and diamonds in the District and you can win a diamond pendant! Did you meet your true love under the cherry blossoms? Did she say yes right after a spending [...]
Who’s gonna be the one to call CPS?
You see a lot of interesting things on Freecycle, but this one’s a first on me. I’m tempted to write it off as a typo but you never know – those little ankle-biters can be frustrating.
If you haven’t used Freecycle it’s an interesting resource, though the sheer volume of stuff can be overwhelming (the website [...]
Social Calendar: July 31 – August 6
“Union Station” courtesy of erin_m
Thursday, July 31The many photographers among you will likely enjoy this week’s Phillips Collection Artful Evening. Showcasing the current exhibition “Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow,” gallery talks at 6 and 7 will discuss the abstract, organic work of the noted photographer. The Collection continues the Artful Evenings series when it [...]
Reagan Runway on the Move
WTOP is reporting that the main runway at DCA will be moved 300 feet south and made longer in order to keep planes from ending up in the drink and to comply with current FAA rules. That sounds simple enough, especially since they have until 2015 to complete the job. Yep, 7 years [...]
More »Uncle Ted Pleads Not Guilty
Senator “Uncle” Ted Stevens has plead not guilty to charges of taking bribes. Of course, this has Alaska all nervous as he’s been great for funding Alaska’s economy, but perhaps bad for the Internet (it’s a series of Tubes. Not a truck.) and now he’s facing serious corruption charges.
I hate to see members [...]
The Chinese Embassy calls in for “Take-Out”
Chinese Embassy
Originally uploaded by connave
Last night saw the opening of the new Chinese embassy (or the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China) in the Van Ness diplomatic compound. Designed by two sons of I.M. Pei (who’s known for the Louvre and our own east wing of National Gallery of Art), it takes up a [...]
Feel Better, Mayor Fenty
I just want you to know, Mayor Fenty, that we’re all pulling for a quick recovery from your biking-related injury that is keeping you out of the public eye for a few days. Sure, you might’ve injured your foot playing “beach football,” but we figured you’d be manly enough to just rub some dirt [...]
More »Checking out at the D.C. Public Library
D.C. Public Library – LangstonOriginally uploaded by bohdabinket
As reported on several news outlets, due to a $2 milion dollar shortfall, the D.C. Public Library system will be shuttering it’s doors on Fridays and will be possibly closing some kiosk branches city-wide. This is due to a projected shortfall in the 2009 budget for staff. The [...]
“Local” at Harris Teeter
“local” at Harris Teeter
Originally uploaded by tiffany bridge
We’ve been incorporating as much locally-produced food into our diet as possible at Hacienda Bridge. Between our trips to the farmer’s market and our CSA share, we find that we’ve only occasionally been buying produce at the grocery store. There are lots of reasons for this, some of [...]
Fire Destroys Six Flags’ Haunted House
Image from Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department
A major fire at the Largo, MD Six Flags amusement park destroyed their haunted house building last night. As the Haunted House attraction is only open in October, no one was inside, and no one was injured as the building burned.
I’m waiting for someone to point at Dan [...]
Northbound Georgia Ave Closed
Photo by Wayan
Hot tip for those headed home via Georgia Avenue NW up past New Hampshire Ave: an accident just closed north boundlanes at Upshur Street.
It just happened moments before my arrival and now the cops are detouring cars through side streets.
I would suggest North Cap or 16th as alternate routes till 7pm.
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WMATA’s Having a Rough July
The overturned vehicle we mentioned this afternoon on I-395 in DC? Yeah, it was a WMATA van, transporting disabled passengers. They’re having a bad month over there at Metro, what with the Escalator issues, a Multi-failure Day, a busted Yellow line, and many other issues we’ve all talked about here.
I wonder, [...]
Comedy in DC: Festival Time!
Many professions and art forms have festival events, where the up-and-comers try to get noticed, get to mingle with the Big Names, and where enthusiasts for that particular art form or profession get to geek out to their hearts’ content- Defcon, Cannes, Dragon*Con, at heart, they’re all about the same thing- people who love something [...]
More »Ah-ha! Scramble Intersections
I was buzzing around the Internets today (as I do), looking for interesting photos, reading up on celebrity gossip, browsing through drink recipes, Googling people’s names – you know how it goes. Little did I know that when I clicked on one of my RSS feeds I would be slapped in the face by [...]
More »395’s a Mess
Due to an overturned vehicle on 395 through the District, with two lanes o westbound 395 and one lane of eastbound 395 closed. Paramedics are on the scene, but if you need to come through the District today, use surface streets, not 395. I would bet that they’ll still be cleaning this one [...]
More »Well, of course sex worker advocacy is fun.
I’d actually put tonight’s Grind the Vote event at BeBar into my calendar several weeks ago because it sounds like a good time for what I consider a good cause. For a suggested at-the-door donation of around $10 – you can use your own discretion based on how well heeled you are – you get [...]
More »Metro Birding
If you’re like me, you probably wake up every weekend morning thinking, “I’m tired of seeing only pigeons, sparrows, seagulls, starlings, and other parasitic and invasive avian species in this urban environment! But I don’t have a car! If only there were Metro-accessible places to see more diverse species of indigenous birds in the DC [...]
More »The Hill Hotness?
Never forget that we’re a crowd that can turn on a dime, here in Washington. Today’s example? The Highlights of the Hill Hotties. We could talk a lot about policy in this town, we could talk at length about legislative achievements, but instead we’re going to talk about fortunate genetic results. [...]
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