Archive for April, 2009
Rock the Casbah Embassy
‘Yann Tiersen 27′
courtesy of ‘Shadowgate’
Last night’s US premiere of musician and composer, Yann Tiersen, marked the opening of the season of events hosted by the ‘La Maison Française‘ (or “The French House“) Franco-American cultural exchange at the French Embassy. They are scheduling event’s throughout the summer and vary their selections from music (jazz, folk, classical, [...]
Tea Party attendance estimates
‘doesn’t fit the normal stereotype’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight.com put together an interesting aggregation of attendance at “Tea Party” events around the country and he lists the D.C. event at aproximately 1,000 people. His sources are linked, and in the case of D.C. it’s an AFP article. I wonder if the turnout would have [...]
Thrifty District: Reduced-Price Relaxation
‘you need time for you’
courtesy of ‘dMap Travel Guide’
You can go ahead an insert the obligatory comments about the horrible economy plus how stressful everyone’s jobs are at the moment, and therefore make the obvious case for the increased need for stress-reducing treatments. Duh. You know my intro already. But let’s be realistic in our [...]
Scarlet Begonias (and the Dead) in the Oval Office
‘Obama & Grateful Dead Bears’
courtesy of ‘ann-dabney’
In the department of Wishing You Could be a Fly on the Wall, word got out yesterday that President Obama had a secret meeting with the four surviving members of the Grateful Dead. Last October the sometimes feuding Dead reunited for an Obama benefit concert in Pennsylvania.
They had a [...]
Bethesda Theatre: Musically Menopausal
‘Menopause Two’
courtesy of ‘David Jackmanson’
This morning I noticed that Bethesda Theatre is showing two of my hometown’s favorites in their 2009 Off-Broadway Series. Yesterday, Menopause the Musical “A Hilarious Celebration of Women and the Change” opened at the theater. Come May, Mike Dugan’s one-man-performance “Men Fake Foreplay” will open. The website for the later, I was interested [...]
Gimme Gimme More
Who knew Tax Day was also Free Stuff/Discount On Everything Day? In follow up to KatieT’s Cinnabon and Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream & Treatery posts yesterday, there are plenty of ridiculous additional deals to be had today. Local discounts and giveaways are being held by McCormick & Schmick’s, Chick-Fil-A, Kimpton Hotels, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, [...]
More »Talkin’ Transit: Tags and Traffic
‘W.H. Taft (LOC)’ courtesy of ‘The Library of Congress’
Did you know that vehicle registration in the District has dropped?
According to a new report being presented today, registrations dropped almost six percent between 2005 and 2008, from 258,100 to 243,200. The drop is significant in that when compared to U.S. Census data, the population in DC [...]
Tea Party at Lafayette Park
‘Tea Party in DC’ (courtesy ’skye820′)
In addition to Tax Day, today is the official Fox News/Freedom Works “Tea Party” Day, when thousands, nay, millions of outraged conservatives who do not know what teabagging really means will descend on DC to protest taxes, because a Keynesian stimulus package and a ~3% increase in the marginal tax [...]
Goodbye Vertigo. You will be missed.
Last days. Going out of business. Everything 20% off.
In the current economic climate, it isn’t hard to find a sign like this on stores all over the region. It’s certainly hard to miss companies like Circuit City going out of business, but big-box stores leaving is just as impersonal and disconnected as their “sales” staff [...]
White House Garden Tours This Weekend
‘The first Camellia’
courtesy of ‘Roger Photos’
If you’re curious about the Rose Garden, or the White House Kitchen Garden, this weekend you get a chance to get a look. The White House Garden Tours are this weekend. Timed tickets will be distributed starting at 8AM on Saturday and Sunday, and it’s one ticket per person, so [...]
DC Public Library Joins Flickr Commons
White House by flickr user DC Public Library Commons
This just in – the D.C. Public Library has joined the Flickr revolution and entered the Commons on Flickr. The Commons on Flickr is basically a place to share public photo archives and gives the public the opportunity to tag things and share personal knowledge.
Flickr says, “The [...]
Champions Pass Go, Collect $20,580
Mr. Monopoly taken by helpful housemate Sam Rosen-Amy
And you thought the Masters at Augusta was riveting competitive titillation! On this sopping Tax Day, roll through Union Station between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. and witness the 2009 Monopoly U.S. National Championship. Twenty-eight of the nation’s best monopoly players will face off for a chance to [...]
More Burning From The Cute
CBS News Video
Bo Obama gets grilled by the press corp. Adorable. An excellent way to start your morning.
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Eastern Quarterfinals: Caps vs Rangers
‘Ovechkin Waits For Puck’ courtesy of ‘clydeorama’
After one of their most successful regular seasons ever, the Washington Capitals are now ready to begin what many call the “real” hockey season: the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Tonight kicks off Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, with the second seed Caps holding home ice advantage in facing the [...]
Fenty & Council ticket conflict is more than it appears
‘Nate W.’
courtesy of ‘MikeWas’
Today’s Washington Post has a story on a now-annual jerk contest over box seats in National’s Stadium. In brief, the city gets tickets to all the games and, according to WaPo, one box goes to the mayor and the other to the council, via the Sports and Entertainment Commission. The Nationals have [...]
