Archive for July, 2009
May the Best Rickey Win
It’s the last day of July, and I had no idea it was Rickey Month here in DC. Not surprising really, as I’m so out of it these days.
Wait, what’s a rickey? You didn’t know we have a cool native cocktail? Yep, back in the 1880’s at Shoomaker’s Tavern on Pennsylvania Avenue, publican George Williamson [...]
Your Commute May Suck
Car, meet tree by magnetbox
According to Alert DC, that annoying yet informative service that notifies you of water main breaks, car accidents, and even heat emergencies, all westbound lanes on I-66 are blocked just outside of DC due to a downed tree. Between the possibility of severe thunderstorms, 60 mph winds, and now fallen timber [...]
Terribly Offensive Cultish Campaign Set Up on Penn.
“Is that a picture of Obama with a Hitler mustache?” Why yes, it is. One of many delightful images being displayed at La Rouche PAC’s table setup at 3rd and Penn this afternoon. There, they were handing out pamphlets entitled “Act Now to Stop Obama’s Nazi Health Plan” and asking passers-by “When did Obama [...]
More »Screech Does Standup
‘Screech Owl nestling’
courtesy of ‘ben.wurst’
So, Dustin “Screech” Diamond is headlining the comedy show at Listrani’s in Arlington tonight and tomorrow. The fact that you probably didn’t know that Listrani’s Pizza had comedy is your hint about how well it functions as a comedy club. The fact that Screech is headlining it is your hint about [...]
Save Our Safety Net: Petition Call
Bread for the City and the Coalition for Community Investment have teamed up to launch the new website Save our Safety Net.com and get the word out about the ramifications of proposed District budget cuts. DC is almost $200 million in debt, a severe problem for the future growth and health of the district. However, [...]
More »NSO & Twitter: Not Quite A Fail Whale
‘I don’t know TWITTER WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME’
courtesy of ‘Torley’ based on the original illustration by twitter user @yiyinglu
The National Symphony Orchestra got the cute idea to send out program notes via Twitter for their performance of Beethoven’s “Pastoral Symphony” last night. As someone who finds detailed program notes invaluable in my [...]
Broken Economy Inspires People to Fix their Language Skills
‘Rosetta Stone: give me a break. As if. Stupid ad.’
courtesy of ‘diaper’
So apparently when the economy is in the shitter, people spend money on learning new languages. Who knew? Arlington-based Rosetta Stone, maker of popular language-learning software, reported $56.5 million Q2 revenue this quarter as compared to $47.7 million in the 2nd quarter of 2008, [...]
Everybody Likes Birthday Gifts, Even Obama
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
Your neighbor is turning the big 4-8 next week. But what do you give him as a gift? Fresh-baked cookies? Some squash from the garden? Unfortunately, he already has a team of chefs as well as his own vegetable garden. And then there’s the 747, a huge personal staff, mansion, cute dog [...]
Where We Live: H Street
‘H Street Life’
courtesy of ‘NCinDC’
Welcome to another edition of Where We Live. This week we’ll be looking at a whole section of the city that is rapidly changing: the section of Northeast DC north of Massachusetts Avenue and south of Florida Avenue. This area has a LOT of different names: Near Northeast, H Street, the Atlas [...]
comScore Networks reports Q2 growth for 2009
‘comScore’s Gian Fulgoni at Forrester Marketing Forum 2009′
courtesy of ‘David Berkowitz
Washington Business Journal reported yesterday that Reston, VA-based comScore networks, a company that collects data on the Web-surfing habits of millions of people around the world and uses the data to measure Web traffic and shopping habits, reported an increase of 9% in 2nd quarter [...]
Legg Mason Official Draw Today
Andy Roddick by Not enough megapixels
This afternoon Mayor Fenty and other district officials will complete the Official Draw for the Legg Mason Tennis Classic which kicks off tomorrow morning. In its 41st edition, the US Open Series event will feature three of the world’s top 10 and ten of the top 20 players, including (as [...]
Meet Jack Kingston of Georgia
Folks, this is Jack Kingston. He’s a Republican representative from the 1st District of Georgia, and he’s the latest in a long line of politicians to interfere in DC’s Home Rule. He has submitted an amendment to a House bill that would prevent needle exchange within 1,000 feet of any gathering place for [...]
More »10 Trapped in the Woodley Park Metro Elevator
‘Woodley Park Metro Station’
courtesy of ‘Mieko Yamaguchi’
Well, this sounds like my worst nightmare. The Washington Post is reporting that ten people were trapped inside the Woodley Park Metro station elevator for about an hour and a half this afternoon. NBC reports that six adults and four children were on board, and one baby suffered respiratory [...]
Foreclosures: Not In My Backyard?
‘American Dream, after Grant Wood’
courtesy of ‘Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com’
The Washington Post has put together a handy little map on DC area foreclosures, including a few tools to help you see the breakdown of auctioned homes by zip code and time period over the last few years. The foreclosing of residential real estate is one of the biggest [...]
