Archive for August, 2009
Lights Out for Legal Sea Foods at Reagan?
‘Legal Sea Foods’
courtesy of ‘Ben+Sam’
Popular restaurant chain, Legal Sea Foods, has been a staple at Reagan National Airport for the last 12 years, serving up fresh chowdah and other seafood to busy travelers at the small transportation hub. But recently Legal Sea Foods has been a fish out of water, it would seem, struggling with [...]
New Theme Song Alert
Sen. Al Franken (R) and singer Gloria Gaynor on August 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/WireImage for NARAS)
A little birdie sent me this picture, and it makes me laugh really hard, because, as she pointed out, “if anyone knows the meaning of I Will Survive, it’s Al.”
Franken and Gaynor were [...]
Talkin’ Transit: Common Commuting
‘New Carrolltn’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
I give you the average day in the life of a Washington commuter (who happens to be a blogger and works downtown).*
7:06 a.m. Pulling into the parking garage at Franconia-Springfield a little early; traffic for once was cooperative so I am optimistic it’s a good sign for today. Until I nearly [...]
Phillips After 5 Starts Weekly Tomorrow
‘Phillips First Thursdays’
courtesy of ‘christaki’
Tomorrow night The Phillips Collection is hosting the first of its weekly “Phillips After 5″ programs in August (the “After 5″ program is usually year round on the first Thursday of the month). While I’m told the lines won’t compare to the Hirshhorn After Hours program (thank god!), The Phillips Collection [...]
That about sums up my opinion
I’ve never bothered to comment on the embarrassment that is WaPo’s little video foray, Mouthpiece Theater, because… well, I didn’t want to accidentally cause someone to see it and suffer the way I had. They got more attention than they deserve last week, however, when Milbank (half of the un-comedy duo from the vids) decided [...]
More »Legg Mason First Round Report
Lleyton Hewitt by Max Cook
Contributed by Paula Schumann
Last night at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, the weather was perfect for the first round of the tournament. The crowds are definitely growing and the matches are getting more interesting.
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A Barack Stars deal
Seth Weitberg next to the man he impersonates in the show, Rahm Emanuel
Photo courtesy of Woolly Mammoth
If you were at all interested in catching the Second City “Barack Stars” show at Woolly but were turned off by the price, here’s your chance: they’ve added an 11pm show for this Friday that will be almost half [...]
We Love Arts: Living Dead in Denmark
Zombies…so hot right now.
No, really. If there is a pop culture meme that has taken the arts and culture world by the throat in the past eighteen months, its the resurrection (puns absolutely intended) of the Zombie. The New York Times stretched, a bit hilariously, to attribute the rise of the Zombie to the recent [...]
Golds Gym Cuts Towel Service, Grossness Ensues
‘GOLD’S GYM’courtesy of ‘Leo Reynolds’
I’m a member of my friendly, local Gold’s Gym. I even say it in my “about me” authors profile. I have a gym crush on my Gold’s, and it’s the cheapest membership I can find in the locations I need my gym to be and I have the best personal trainer [...]
DC Mythbusting: Takoma or Takoma Park?
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courtesy of ‘Hoffmann’
Welcome to another edition of DC Mythbusting. This week we’ll be tackling a myth about nomenclature– is the town on the other edge of the boundary with DC called Takoma or Takoma Park? If it is Takoma Park (which is the name you hear more often), why on earth is the Metro station [...]
This Just In: Columbia Heights No Longer Cool
‘Target entrance @ Columbia Heights’
courtesy of ’spiggycat’
In a somewhat interesting and mildly thought provoking (yet mildly silly) piece of journalism, the Washington Post has written an article on how the now one year old Target of Columbia Heights has changed the hipster culture and the neighborhood’s appeal. You see, Columbia Heights is no longer cool [...]
Vandals Smashing DC’s New Bus Shelters
’shelter’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Much like kids jumping on a just-made bed, vandals have been going around DC and smashing the shiny new glass in dozens of new bus shelters around the district. They’re guessing that someone is just driving around shooting the glass out for no real reason. I’m guessing it’s someone with an attraction to [...]
Get Off the Phone!
‘passenger’s view’
courtesy of ‘NCinDC’
The New York Times has an article out today discussing how cabbies have ignored the cell phone ban in New York City, which forbids taxi drivers to speak on cell phones, even with hands-free devices. Here in the District, we have a hands-free driving law that went into effect five years ago, [...]
AG Nickles In Hot Water
‘that’s, like, way tubular, dude’courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
It was a rough week for DC Attorney General Peter Nickles last week. Between getting dressed down by a Circuit Court judge for failing to provide a series of papers and Ward 3 councilwoman Mary Cheh’s suggestion that he resign on Friday, it’s looking like the AG will [...]
Hopes for Shaw and Penn Quarter Revitalization with New Convention Center Marriott
‘look up’
courtesy of ‘NCinDC’
If you’ve wandered around downtown at all recently, you can’t help but notice the dichotomy of the Shaw-bordering-Penn Quarter neighborhood: the new Sexy Safeway and the upcoming Buddha Bar sandwiching a dismal and run-down street where police find their fair share of activity. You can’t help but wonder when all the vacant [...]
Metro Train Door Opens. Halfway. On Wrong Side. On Moving Train. In Tunnel.
The photo above is not of the door in question, but the Washington Post and NBC Washington tell us “the left panel in the middle door of a middle car came open and that the door closed as soon as the operator hit the brakes” on the Orange Line at rush hour yesterday, while the [...]
More »We Love Food: Momoyama
‘Roll’
courtesy of ‘lorigoldberg’
Momoyama defines off the beaten path. It couldn’t be any more off the beaten path unless it were literally down an actual dirt road. It is not. But it is tucked back in this really weird city block on the Senate side of the Capitol on second street near 395. But boy, is [...]
