Archive for January, 2010
DDOT Tries New Meters
New Parking MetersPhotos courtesy of DDOT
One of my biggest complaints about parking in the District in the meters. The older single meters require a whole satchel full of quarters, and the new ones have reliability problems in my experience, making parking a total crapshoot if you want to avoid a ticket. DDOT’s aware [...]
United For Haiti Fundraiser
‘Dining Room Interior, Policy’
courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’
If you’re looking for a place to have your Thursday night out, and honestly who on a Wednesday afternoon isn’t thinking about non-work related activities, then definitely check out United For Haiti Fundraiser to benefit Partners in Health (PIH) taking place at Policy.
Starting at 7:30pm, your $25 donation will [...]
We Love Food: Et Voila!
People look at me quizzically when I tell them that one of my favorite restaurants in DC is in the Palisades. Most people give me a little head tilt and say, “I don’t know where that is?” “Yeahhhhh,” I always sigh. “It’s above Georgetown, towards the Potomac. Totally inaccessible, but I SWEAR OMG it is [...]
More »Commander Salamander Closing
‘Obamismo’
courtesy of ‘Daquella manera’
Georgetown shop, Commander Salamander, which surprisingly has its very own definition in the urbandictionary, will be shutting it’s Wisconsin Avenue doors shortly. The shop known for it’s puny t-shirts, colorful trucks and gag gifts has long been a staple of the Georgetown shopping scene. No word yet on why the shop is [...]
Divulging Canadian Secrets at the Spy Museum
‘Spies, More Spies, & Still More Spies’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
“Certain death lay ahead if the least hint of my intended desertion got about.”—Igor Gouzenko
In September 1945, a cipher clerk named Igor Gouzenko walked out of the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa, Canada with secret papers and a plan. For Western intelligence, Gouzenko’s defection, and the layered [...]
Restaurant Eve’s Todd Thrasher on the Dinner Party Download
‘[Kitchen utensils hanging below a spice rack with mint, caraway, tyme, and sage jars] (LOC)’
courtesy of ‘The Library of Congress’
I got around to listening to Friday’s episode of the excellent Dinner Party Download this morning on the way to work and was tickled to hear that this week’s history-inspired cocktail is the Hattie Bo Baddy [...]
Caps 3, Red Wings 2
‘Caps WIN!’
courtesy of ‘afagen’
Going into last night’s game, the Capitals knew they were going to be tested. This week, the Caps face both Stanley Cup finalists from the last two seasons and Coach Bruce Boudreau knew it was going to be an examination of sorts for the team. Coming off a 5-3 win against the [...]
Talkin’ Transit: Short and Sweet
‘Metro – Track Work – 6-27-09′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
Of course, WMATA and GM John Catoe, Jr.’s resignation announcement continue to dominate most area transportation headlines. Tom already posited some questions that Metro needs to answer in their quest for a new GM (and for the Board to consider); I don’t see a reason to rehash it [...]
Cocktail Class at The Columbia Room
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courtesy of ‘furcafe’
Now that The Passenger is well embarked with Tom Brown at the helm, brother Derek Brown’s internal cocktail laboratory – the bar-within-the-bar called the Columbia Room – is set to start classes in February. Seminars will be held every other Wednesday at 7pm for $65 each. The current line up through March sounds [...]
Tickets On-Sale For 2nd Annual NatsFest Today
‘Nationals Park – Magic of Summer – 9-20-08′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
Get ready Nats fans! The 2nd annual NatsFest is scheduled for Sunday, January 31st and the team is ready to show their fans and their city some love before taking the field at Spring Traning 2010.
Fans will get the chance to take pictures with their favorite [...]
Cuba Libre Coming to DC
‘Mojito’
courtesy of ‘Katayun’
Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Orlando – now DC will get its own taste of Old Havana when Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar opens at 9th & H Streets NW this May. I’m particularly excited by this news as Cuba Libre is known for its large rum selection featuring over 75 Latin American [...]
Miriam’s Kitchen Begins Dinner Service
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courtesy of ‘aclintonb’
As of yesterday, DC’s homeless can now have a healthy, home made dinner at Miriam’s Kitchen. Up till now, this local soup kitchen had only served breakfasts but has now expanded its service to include an evening meal, as well. This is good news for the philanthropically minded late-risers. If getting up around [...]
Beltway 3rd Worst Commute in US. Surprised?
‘Temple Ahead’
courtesy of ‘diskychick’
The Daily Beast has been crunching numbers to come up with a list of America’s 75 Worst Commutes, and surprising exactly no one, our own Capital Beltway came in at #3.
But what actually did kind of surprise me was the “expert’s opinion” quote they came up with to go with it:
“It’s a [...]
Coming Soon: Taco Bell in Union Station
‘Taco Bell’
courtesy of ‘Javier Aroche’
To all of our dear Taco Bell lovers out there — we’ve got some good news and we’ve got some bad news.
Bad news first … Taco Bell founder Glen Bell, Jr. passed away on Sunday.
Now the good news … A Taco Bell is opening its registers at Union Station soon now [...]
DC Mythbusting: International City
‘Flagged entry’
courtesy of ‘afagen’
Hi, and welcome to a new year of Mythbusting! We’re going to start out the year off with a myth about the character of the District. When I first moved to DC, I always thought it was such an international city– walking down the street, you hear people speaking foreign languages, [...]
Drivers Beware! The Parking Meter Conversion Is Complete.
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courtesy of ‘theilr’
The parking meter conversion is scheduled to reach its completion today and DC residents must now be aware that new enforcement hours and higher rates – including Saturday enforcement and some meters running to 10 pm — are in effect.
Not sure if these changes have anything to do with you? WTOP [...]
