Archive for January, 2009
Talkin Transit: Parking Power
DC Transit System Map, courtesy of Cowtools
So another Inauguration Day hype has been deflated. Metro announced that they’ll be opening up thousands of parking spaces for cars at all Metrorail stations (save one) for Inauguration Day festivities. The prophesied “parkapocalypse” has been debunked.
So what happened?
When setting up initial plans for January 20th, WMATA set aside [...]
OpenTable’s got your Inauguration Week Specials
Eat
Originally uploaded by Greg McElhatton
OpenTable, your friendly online reservation system, emailed out a list of great Inauguration Week deals. It’s a great lookin’ list with tons and tons of places offering prix-fixe menus or tasting menus. Most places who are doing a restaurant week-style prix-fixe are offering it for $44, since Obama is our 44th [...]
Scribbling: Thomas D. Schoonover
The Unwavering Night Watch, courtesy of Ya-Bing
Thomas D. Schoonover, professor emeritus in history at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, will share his impressive research into the Nazi spy story of Heinz August Lüning, discussing how he separated fact from fiction from this story that inspired Graham Greene’s 1958 book, Our Man in Havana. He [...]
DC Jail to Test Cellphone Jammer
dc jailOriginally uploaded by xxo23o
The DC Jail will be testing a new cellphone jammer they want to install inside the facility to prohibit unauthorized wireless calls from prisoners. The FCC has permitted a short test tomorrow, but demonstrate some skepticism (PDF) that the jammer will really only work inside the facility and not on [...]
Five Major Bridges Closed on Inauguration Day
14th Street BridgeOriginally uploaded by tbridge
Seriously, if you live in Virginia, forget about coming into the District on Inauguration Day. The Key, Memorial, Fourteenth and Roosevelt Bridges are all going to be closed on the 20th. In addition, the Chain Bridge is likely going to be closed, as well, as I’m betting money [...]
Tuesday Night Obama Jam
Photo by Wayan
What happens when you close I Street NW so the president’s daughters can start at Sidwell? An evening rush hour Obama traffic jam.
Add in a fire on 14th street and you would be better off spending the next two hours in the gym burning off Christmas pie. These fools will not be [...]
DC Voting Rights Make It To The Floor
DC Guns
Originally uploaded by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
Breaking News in the blogosphere says:
City Desk writer Erik Wemple is currently live blogging the introduction of a DC voting rights bill. It’s on the Senate floor.
I do enjoy his commentary.
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Spy At Night
I Spy a Museum, courtesy of M.V. Jantzen
Beginning this Friday, Jan 9th, you can taste the life of a spy for an evening. No, really! Intrigue, deception, daring escapes, delicious drinks and five-star treats – it’s all yours for a night at the International Spy Museum.
It’s a weekly special operations event for adults only. License [...]
How great do these guys look?
Epiphany Procession MagiOriginally uploaded by Mr. T in DC
One of the many things I enjoy about DC is the ability to participate in any ethnicity-specific celebration of almost any event. I knew it was the Feast of the Epiphany this weekend, but the little Polish-and-Italian town I grew up in did NOT rock any kind [...]
Petworth People: Scoop Your Poop!
I just picked up seven pounds of frozen dog feces in Grant Circle and I’m disgusted. Not (yet) with the stench of all that crap when the spring thaw happens, but with the laziness of my neighbourhood’s dog owners.
How hard is it to pick up your pooch’s poop?
You already have too many plastic shopping [...]
Senate Turns Back Burris
Do not enterOriginally uploaded by DimitryB
Despite being the duly appointed senator from the State of Illinois, Roland Burris was turned away by the Senate today, being told his credentials were not in order. As Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution reads, “Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications [...]
We Love Food: Recession Specials
Your 401(k) is shrinking, you’re hearing rumors of cutbacks at work, and your house is losing value by the day. You know what you need to take your mind off it? A nice meal out.
Restaurants all over the area are offering fixed-price menus designed to entice you through their doors, even while you’re cutting [...]
Closed library, open wifi
Closed library, open wifi
Originally uploaded by Don Whiteside
Just because the library is closed is no reason not to get your internet on, right? I saw this fellow sitting outside the Crystal City library one night – long after closing – when I came by to put a book in the night drop.
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Oh Dog Park, Where Art Thou?
photo courtesy of Max
I moved to Dupont Circle in late 2003 which seems like an eternity ago. Not much has changed in the neighborhood since then. Some new restaurants have opened up on 17th street, property prices went way up and then slid back down again, and the “S street dog park” has turned into [...]
EnviroTaxi is only a Twitter Away!
A DC Taxi Day (though not an Envirotaxi) by Wayan
Apparently, getting a cab in DC is as easy as Twittering to @taxinow (aka EnviroRide.net taxis) your start and finish destinations, and they’ll route you a cab. For those of us who absolutely hate using the phone to talk to cab companies, this seems like [...]
Best of Winter/Spring Preview
The WAPO GOG has a post today titled “Flying Into 2009″ which rounds up the best events of the first three months. The article lists events such as Aretha Franklin at the KC, Natural History Museum’s Orchids through Darwin’s Eyes, and Shamrock Fest. The oddity in my opinion? DC Fashion Week. While blogs like [...]
More »Sports Fix: Capitals Soar, Wizards on Floor
Ovechkin Celebrates by clydeorama
Capitals
Record: 26-11-3
Last Two Weeks: 6-0
Place: First in the Southeast
The Caps roared through the holidays, racking up a six-game win streak and handily beating down the Rangers on Saturday in a defensive slugfest. The 2-1 victory saw the return of Alexander Semin as well as Semin’s first (slap)fight of his NHL career. With [...]
Today, I am 12
The photo is a year and a half old, but it just made it into our Flickr pool, so it’s new to me. And it entertained me thoroughly. If you can’t read the sign, be sure to click through. And I agree, Mr. T, the grammatical error just adds to the comic effect. I almost [...]
More »Obamas Arrive at Hay-Adams: Street Closures
The Obamas have arrived in DC for the next 10 days, as the girls are starting at Sidwell Friends today, and the President-Elect has business on The Hill talking about the bailout. They’ll be staying at the Hay-Adams for the next 10 days or so, which means additional street closures around the hotel. H [...]
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