Archive for February, 2009
Give me a break
‘The surgery changed Theo’s Life’
courtesy of ‘chris.loxton’
WTOP reports that WMATA’s funding issues are causing the Jurisdictional Coordinating Committee to discuss potential cutback strategies that include 10pm closing times on the weekend. This isn’t really as interesting as it sounds – the JCC is an group comprised of regional transportation leaders and they’re simply putting together [...]
Crystal City Goes Fashionable?
Fashion in Motion
Originally uploaded by maxedaperture
Apparently, fashion is heading towards Crystal City, the magical sky-scrapered part of NoVa that us true Arlingtonians don’t like to claim.
And I quote: “Join the Crystal City BID for Crystal Couture, a two week extravaganza of fun and fashion. The event will feature sample sales, runway and trunk shows from [...]
Monumental: John Ericsson Navigation Memorial
John Ericsson, a Swedish inventor, has a beautiful monument just south of the Lincoln Memorial on the median near the intersection of Ohio Drive SW and Independence Avenue SW. The beautiful pink granite statue was placed on its current location in 1927, at a cost of $60,000. $35,000 of that was federal funds, [...]
More »Thrifty District: Cold Weather Heating Bills, OH NO!
‘Icy Sunshine on Photowalk’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Many DC residents saw spikes of hundreds of dollars in their utility bills last month that Pepco is basing on the unusually cold weather we’re having- even if you keep your heat low, your heater has to work harder to keep your home at a consistent temperature, [...]
LOLZ: The District
White House Through Lafayette Park
Originally uploaded by kimberlyfaye
Newsweek has created a HILARIOUS spin-off of MTV’s The City and The Hills, and created… THE DISTRICT, featuring lovable Barack Obama as the series protagonist.
You probably have to have watched one episode of the City and one episode of the Hills to pick up on the nuances, but [...]
The Big (Apartment) Hunt
‘Misc DC – Presidential Flyover – 9-1-08′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
So we’re looking at making THE BIG MOVE, and I need some advice from all you Realtors and leasing agents out there.
My lovely roommate and I are going to be striking out to find a new apartment along the Wilson/Clarendon (metro accessible) stretch and are wondering – [...]
DC Shorts
Katie thinks you should get yourself out and about to enjoy this weekend’s warm weather, but if you’d rather hunker down in the dark and watch some flickering lights there’s options for you too. DC Shorts will be running a screening of 14 of the best submissions from their 2008 festival this Friday and Saturday [...]
More »Arlington reaches out to Obama appointees
Sometimes it seems like there’s a lot of conflict between DC, VA and MD, what with talk of car taxes and arguments over Metro funding. It’s a new time in America, however, and Arlington County is apparently trying to turn over a new leaf and be inclusive of new DC employees. So if you’re up [...]
More »Warm, Sunny Weekend Ahead!
‘Try to remember…………..’
courtesy of ‘LaTur
So, folks, it looks like this weekend will be (fingers crossed, knock on wood) WARM! Say whaaat? That’s right, it’ll be a reasonable temperature to be outdoors. So dust off those walking shoes, oil up your bike chains, and head out for some much-missed vitamin D.
I’d recommend heading over to Roosevelt [...]
Got a Date?
‘Jessicart’ courtesy of ‘technotheory’
If you’re clueless about what to do for next weekend – and if you don’t know what the date is, you may want to leave your forest cabin periodically – then you may want to venture down to the DC Riverfront.
Why’s that?
Artomatic. From Feb 13 – 15, Artomatic and the Pink Line [...]
The horn on the train goes BEEEEEEEEEEEP…
(This is a video. You can play it. Listen for the horn!)
Piled on top of this morning’s Red Line woes, this train on the Red Line appeared to have its horn stuck in “VERY LOUD ON” mode, constantly blowing without stopping. (Insert clever ‘your mom’ joke here.) I got on at Union Station, got off [...]
Chocolate Lovers Festival
Moonstruck chocolates
Originally uploaded by eszter
The Fairfax, VA Chocolate Lovers Festival is this weekend, Feb. 7-8 in the Old Town part of the City of Fairfax in our fine Commonwealth of Virginia. It has been going on since 1992, is held the first full weekend in February and looks to be quite a big affair. From [...]
More »We Love Drinks: 51st State Tavern
When I worked in Foggy Bottom, I found it practically impossible to find a bar in Foggy Bottom proper that wasn’t overrun with George Washington and Georgetown students. Too bad I didn’t find The 51st State Tavern until now, because it’s the answer to my happy hour prayers.
Situated in a two story former row house [...]
Zathras will not be appreciated.
Zathras-1, courtesy of Me
Zathras knows that Zathras not as interesting to people as Numfar was. Not like Zathras has a version of Whedonesque. Who would go to Zathrasesque? Nobody. Probably would be broken all the time anyway, eventually crash alone and unnoticed. This way Zathras not expecting anything other than inevitable doom and obscurity. Either [...]
Spot Crime in DC
If you like keeping an eye on local criminal activity, then look no further than SpotCrime’s Washington, DC Crime Map. This handy little tracker allows you to search by crime type (Arrest, Arson, Shooting, Burglary, etc.,) by date/time, by location, and enroll for crime alerts. It also allows you to report crimes, but usually takes [...]
More »Hit and Run on the Beltway
‘Typical Beltway traffic’
courtesy of ‘brianmka’
Metro police are looking for a dark, maybe green, Honda Accord (model year somewhere between 98 and 02). The driver hit a Metro police officer on his motorcycle on the inner loop of the Beltway last night near Pennsylvania Ave. in PG county, catapulting him to the center of the road. [...]
Talkin’ Transit: Bits and Nits
‘e-z pass my ass.’ courtesy of ‘the idealist’
A myriad of transit news items, so pay attention.
E-Z Pass: If you’re a Maryland driver who has an E-Z Pass, get ready because the state is tacking on a monthly maintenance fee. Starting July 1, a $1.50 charge per account will be added; there will also be a [...]
