Archive for August, 2009
Naked Sushi Comes to DC
naked sushi
Originally uploaded by John Sexton
Thanks to Angie Goff, who wrote about naked sushi coming to DC. I had heard of such things but always imagined it was a myth. However, Goff writes:
I remember going to events like this when I lived in LA! Nyataimori, Also known as ‘Naked Sushi’ is Sushi art on a [...]
MD Delegate Uses Police Helicopter to Propose.
‘A Dandy Night for a Cruise’
courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’
Ordinarily, Baltimore shenanigans are rather outside the geographic scope of this site, but I hope you’ll agree that in this case, the Hilarity Exemption is in play. (And if not, please scroll on by, this will only take a minute.)
Maryland state delegate Jon S. Cardin (delegate from [...]
DC Mythbusting: Boundary Stones
‘Takoma 1791 Boundary Stone’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Welcome to another week’s DC Mythbusting. This week we’ll talk about a myth I heard when I first moved to DC– that the city’s boundaries are marked off, every mile or so, with stones. I heard that these stones had been placed long ago when Andrew Ellicott [...]
Finally, Some Metro Stations Get Underground Service!
‘Berry’
courtesy of ‘lorigoldberg’
Oh happy day! News comes from Metro today that they have begun installing wireless service in 20 Metro stations that will allow customers to access the internet and make calls with Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile services as of October 16. This has been a long time coming, and while it’s not the [...]
Secret Service Tagged My Ride
Secret Service Tagged My Ride
Originally uploaded by carlweaver
Another day of the long line of cars turning onto 29th Street to be poked, prodded and sniffed by the Secret Service and my reward? A Secret Service gang tag. Yesterday they marked my car with the X and, since I rarely wash my car, it was still [...]
More »We Love Food: Marvin
‘Marvin’
courtesy of ‘Erica Wissolik’
Marvin is #100 on Washingtonian’s Best Of list. I thought I should put it out there in front, just because in my mind, it sums up Marvin. It’s not #10 and it’s not even in the top 50, but it’s still a choice pick. Plus, people’s opinions of it, even on our [...]
Valet permit requirements starting
‘vroom’
courtesy of ‘erin m’
The Washington Business Journal reports that the city is now going to require any operation running valet service more than once to get a permit and pay the city for the spaces used. At $0.50 per hour per 20 feet of curb space – plus the going rate for any blocked-off meters [...]
We Love Arts: Edgewood Mural Jam
Photos by Max Cook
As luck would have it I didn’t end up going to the beach this weekend after all, so I decided to scooter over to Edgewood with my camera to check out Saturday’s Mural Jam and I’m sure glad I did. What is easily the summer’s biggest public art event in DC, the [...]
Arlington Republicans Becoming Gay Friendly?
‘virginia 11.2.08 – 57′
courtesy of ‘laura padgett’
Arlington is a very progressive and heavily democratic county where Democratic Party candidates have nothing to worry about going into a general election. While that is most likely still the case for the VA House of Delegates race in the 47th district (which includes parts of Court House, Clarendon, [...]
Sports Fix: Tough Losses Edition
‘DSC_2527′courtesy of ‘Brad’s Pix’
Redskins
Records: 0-1 (Pre-season)
Place: N/A
Last Two Weeks: 0-1
23-0 is no way to start the pre-season, but these are games that don’t mean much, so keep that in mind as you see all of the rancor over the pre-season opener. But, really, let’s not talk about that just yet, because there are a [...]
MSNBC buys EveryBlock
There are a couple of really amazing tools for combining local news, events, crime reports, real estate listings and photos all into a single geo-aware environment, but of them, EveryBlock is probably about the best of them. MSNBC.com announced this morning that they have purchased EveryBlock, for plans unknown. Congrats to former Washington [...]
More »Mubarak Visit DC and His Peeps Block 29th Street NW
unmounted
Originally uploaded by philliefan99
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is visiting DC and is apparently kicking up his heels in the wake of Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhall. So Mubarak is staying at the Four Seasons, from what I understand, and people are super worried that he is in danger, on account he says he wants peace [...]
Tom DeLay to Appear on Dancing With the Stars
‘The Primary Defenders Go To CPAC’ (Tom DeLay, Center)
courtesy of ‘VictoryNH: Protect Our Primary’
I frequently get the feeling that residents of the Greater DC area are the only people who recognize Members of Congress on the street. I mean, do most people know what their own Representative looks like, let alone someone else’s? But without [...]
