Archive for January, 2010

Baseball Prospectus Bullish on the Nats

Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusOriginally uploaded by The SABR Office It’s almost February. Almost. Which means that baseball is just on the cusp. Rachel told you all about Nats Fest this weekend, and now there’s a prediction of an over .500 year for the Nats, based on a strong defense and low runs allowed. They’re also [...]

“Adams Morgan: The Movie” Viewing Party THIS Sunday

‘Life is full of decisions.’ courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’ DC — this is your chance to see Adams Morgan: The Movie before anyone else! Writer/Producer Paul DeVeuax and the rest of his cast and crew are turning out for the movie’s very first screening at Bottom Line Saloon (located at 1716 I Street NW) this Sunday. [...]

National Geographic Live: February 2010

The spring season of National Geographic Live – a series of dynamic lectures, concerts, films and more – kicks off next week. This year, the National Geographic Society has graciously offered some event tickets to our readers. If you’re interested in winning a pair of tickets to any of the events below, simply remark in [...]

Friday Happy Hour: Founders’ Dirty Bastard

’50/365′ courtesy of ‘tinney’ Welcome to the Friday Happy Hour, your single drink primer for the weekend. On icy weekends, such as the one we’re facing, you can’t stand for a cool, fruity, refreshing drink.  It just doesn’t fit.  Instead, you need something warm and robust that will ward off the cold; something that you [...]

Landlords have dibs on meteorites

‘Ocean Meteor’ courtesy of ‘the_tahoe_guy’ Consider yourself warned: just because a meteor screams through your office and narrowly misses giving you a new brain piercing doesn’t mean you’ll get to keep it. That’s the assertion of the property owners who lease an office to the two doctors who almost got beaned in Lorton not long [...]

Meet Noah Baron From “Adams Morgan: The Movie”

Now that DC’s got her own movie BY her people ABOUT her people FOR her people, it only makes sense to get to know one of the people who made this film possible. John Sales (played by Noah Baron) has high expectations for life but a low self-esteem, making him a glass  half empty kind of guy. [...]

NatsFest Tickets Still Available For Sunday

‘out to the ball game’ courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’ Nats fans and baseball enthusiasts alike would be silly to miss the 2nd annual NatsFest this Sunday. What could be better than filling into the park during the off-season? Sure … the there’s no fresh-cut grass to smell or draft beers to drink but members of the [...]

Midnight Madness At E St. Cinema – Back To The Future

”E’ is for “election”‘ courtesy of ‘philliefan99′ If you haven’t heard of Midnight Madness at E St. Cinema by now, I can’t even be mad … I just feel bad that you’ve been missing out on a totally awesome experience for far too long. That is why I feel it is my duty to fill [...]

VA gets $75M, MD $70M for Railway Improvements

‘Tomix EF66 41 Hauling Hayabusa’ courtesy of ‘foolish adler’ Both Virginia and Maryland will received funds from the federal government’s American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to improve local railway infrastructure and services. Virginia’s $75 million dollars in funding will build an additional 11 mile track to the current railway service between Woodbridge and Quantico.  The [...]

Not Another Snowpocalypse

Where We Live: Chevy Chase

‘Chevy Chase Trolley Turnaround’ courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’ Welcome to another installment of Where We Live.  As we’re wrapping up the District’s neighborhoods (if there’s one I haven’t yet covered that you’d like to see, speak now!) before moving onto Maryland and Virginia, this week’s feature tackles a town that sits in both [...]

If You Biked To Work, You’d Be Home By Now

‘Commute’ courtesy of ‘DaveFayram’ We all love to complain about our commutes– by Metro, by car, and by bus– and we all think that we have it worse than most people.   Well, the folks at Bike Arlington think that biking is usually the most efficient way to get around in the city, and they’re [...]

Dance Like Mike For Charity

’15th Anniversary media photos’ courtesy of ‘coconut wireless’ Got the urge to bust a move this weekend? Project Create is throwing the “Rock With You” Dance Party at Darlington House Saturday featuring a night full of legendary tunes by Michael Jackson. Proceeds go toward at-risk children in the DC area. So lace up those dancin’ [...]

Celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday at Ford’s Theatre

Ford’s Theatre Society and the National Park Service celebrates Abraham Lincoln’s birthday with special February programming. On February 5th, 12th, and 19th, Washington-area youth will present a selection of Lincoln’s greatest speeches as part of the Target Oratory Festival. On February 12th at 8:45 a.m., National Park Service Park Rangers will commemorate President Lincoln’s birthday [...]

Comedy in a Carpet Store to Benefit Haiti

‘Aside’ photo used by permission courtesy of ‘Aaron Webb’ Here’s a weird little comedy event that didn’t arrive in my inbox in time for this week’s Comedy in DC column. On Saturday the 30th at 8PM, Mike Blejer, Hampton Yount, Tim Miller, and Matt Hemmerlein will perform a benefit show where the proceeds will be [...]

Metro Board Votes to Raise Fares $0.10

We Love Weekends, January 30-31

‘Eastern Market’ courtesy of ‘ep_jhu’ Kirkles: I’mma be taking some friends that recently moved to the area around to a few of my favorite haunts on U St., which means the Saloon, Gibson, and Ben’s Chili Bowl.  I might try to convince them that we need to go to Wisdom, as I’ve never been and have been meaning [...]

Leonsis Offer for Wizards May Be In Trouble

Meat Week in DC

‘Meat Case’ courtesy of ‘easement’ Um, no. That is not a thinly veiled reference to… whatever you were thinking it was a thinly veiled reference to. (PSH, you thought I was going to fill in that blank? No way. I am an adult. And mature. And stuff. At least that’s what I tell my Mom.) [...]

DC Loves Labs … And Yorkies Too!

‘P3200070′ courtesy of ‘jarapet’ American Kennel Club announced their 2009 list of the country’s most popular dogs. Lucky for us, they broke down their lists for each particular state (or in our case, the District). DC’s most popular breeds include: Labrador Retriever Yorkshire Terrier Golden Retriever Poodle Bulldog/Dachshund/Shih Tzu (These dogs tied for fifth.) What [...]