Archive for July, 2009
Thrifty District: Music
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
If you’re a music fiend like me, you find a way to fit music in your budget– but if you don’t keep an eye on your spending, it can easily get out of control. But is there any way around just buckling down and buying $200 concert tickets or [...]
Chicken Bones
‘Chicken a la mayor’
courtesy of ‘Steve Punter’
Below is a suggested story that we received from a concerned reader calling herself “chickenbone.”
“What do you think we should know about?
Who or what? the vast amounts of chicken bones in certain areas of DC. It seems like people just throw them out the window. These are extremely hazardous [...]
Get Your Ukulele On!
‘CIMG5537′
courtesy of ‘MGdesigner’
The poor, poor ukulele, it often gets a bad rap. Personally, I’m a fan of the instrument. Just check out Jake Shimabukuro’s While My Guitar Gently Weeps to see what I’m talking about. So I’ll be at tonight’s FREE Strathmore Outdoor Summar Concert series-Uke Fest 2009. Bring a picnic and a blanket, spread [...]
Sports Fix: A Mystical Week
Halfway through the fourth quarter in the Mystics game against the Indiana Fever last night, the jumbotron rallied the fans, asking them all to put four fingers in the air. Somewhere in my long sports education, I clearly had missed a chapter, as I was a bit confused. I was soon informed that this was [...]
More »DARPA’s New Arlington Digs
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (the same people that brought you The Internet) is going to be moving from their unphotographable building on Fairfax Blvd in Ballston to a new facility, pictured above, which will probably also be unphotographable in Ballston, across from the Mall. The new building will be the first, when [...]
More »DC’s Great Streets: Part 1
View We Love DC’s Favorite Streets in a larger map
The District’s Great Streets Initative aims to revitalize selected corridors in the city by focusing funding on streetscape improvements, economic development assistance, and public safety initiatives. The program was started back in 2005 and it’s probably too early to tell how successful it has been. But that [...]
Kastles Are Buzzkillers
Nadia Petrova by Max Cook
Last night the Washington Kastles (6-7), with the help of their new teammate Nadia Petrova, made easy work of the New York Buzz (4-9). The relatively effortless 23-12 win put them one game closer to the Eastern Conference Finals which will be held here in DC on Friday if the Kastles [...]
Talkin’ Transit: In the Dark
‘Where To Set One’s Eyes’ courtesy of ‘Bogotron’
It’s been a month since the fatal Red Line crash outside of Fort Totten. You’d think a deadly event like that would force some changes over at Metro at how they do things, right? More accountability, more transparency, better oversight, more concern for public safety..
Initially, I was impressed [...]
More Track Circuit Failures on Metro
‘Navy Memorial’
courtesy of ‘Tony DeFilippo’
So, you know how Metro GM John Catoe said that they’ve inspected all 3,000 track circuits since the crash on June 22nd and haven’t found any problems? Yeah, not so much. According to the Post, Metro employees started finding faulty track circuits 5 days before that statement. Thanks, Mr. Catoe! [...]
For the Love of Cats, Dogs and…Sushi
‘when Nelson met Cali’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
On the same week that doggie Molly is returned to her rightful owner, two area animal rescue groups are holding fundraisers — oddly enough, both with sushi.
Tomorrow, if you eat at Sushi-Zen Restaurant in Arlington, mention Homeward Trails, and 20 percent of your check’s proceeds will help dogs and cats [...]
Health Care: How DC Stacks Up
‘Health Care Rally for a Public Option in front of Senator Bill Nelson´s Office’
courtesy of ‘leoncillo sabino’
Interested in how the Health Care debate and potential reforms will impact the District? For starters, try reading up on DC’s Health Care current status quo. I’m not advocating for any specific plan (I’m still trying to edu-ma-cate [...]
RW Cast to Mingle With Interns at Hawk & Dove
‘Hawk ‘n’ Dove’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
Just when you thought Happy Hour at Hawk & Dove couldn’t get any less enticing, Politico reports that the cast of the Real World will be heading there tonight. Twitter rumors (twumors?) concur, H&D staffer @JPeterDonald claims “Just got called into work tonight at Hawk n Dove because the Real World [...]
Not helping your cause
‘Dr. Schreiber of San Augustine giving a typhoid innoculation at a rural school, San Augustine County, Texas (LOC)’
courtesy of ‘The Library of Congress’
Today’s WaPo has an article on some area doctors who are asking patients to sign agreements prohibiting them from making any statements in any media outlet without prior authorization. I find the idea [...]
Fringe Arts: The Oresteia
Though I still stand by my original thinking that one of the chief joys of Fringe is seeing theater in the raw, as it were, scrappy and imperfect in rough and ready locations – sometimes I have to admit that can hinder as well. Dizzy Miss Lizzie’s Roadside Revue Presents The Oresteia, a funny and [...]
More »Sno-cones and Skeeball Tonight
Live, Work, Create by gorbomb
If you’re wondering what to do tonight, look no further than Play-Live-Work, a fun event to promote a design competition that could earn you $500! The idea is to come up with a cool way to use a space as both a home and a workplace. If your design wins, you [...]
