Archive for January, 2010
RWDC Live Blog – Episode 3 – Tonight!
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
It’s Wednesday, so you know what that means — time for the third installment of We Love DC Does Real World DC. Yes siree, we’re at it again, we’ll be live blogging the entire show. Last week was great thanks to our guest bloggers Chris from RealWorldDCNewz and Elizabethany. [...]
A Night at the Newseum: Nick Clooney Uses ‘Reel Journalism’ to Keep Us Up on the News
Whether you’re Team Conan or Team Jay, one thing’s for certain — NBC didn’t mess up when they chose Brian Williams to be the face for NBC News. DC was treated to a gem of wit in journalistic proportions with the latest installment of “Reel Journalism with Nick Clooney.”
The series, started just over a year [...]
Buy a Keychain, Support Goodwill, Get Free Frosties In 2010
‘Wendy’s’
courtesy of ‘daveynin’
As part of a major regional fundraising campaign to benefit Goodwill, any customer who buys a $1 Frosty-shaped key tag from now until February 28th, at participating DC area Wendy’s, will get a free Frosty with any 2010 Wendy’s purchase.
Could this deal get any sweeter? Goodwill of Greater Washington gets a donation, Wendy’s [...]
If laws are sausages are municipal codes beef jerky?
‘Jeff Foxworthy Original Beef Jerky’
courtesy of ‘TreyDanger’
The classic quote from Otto von Bismack is “Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.” CSPAN disagrees, but this bit from a recent D.C. Register certainly lends some support to the idea that making law is messy: When you change who can marry [...]
Bored? Volunteer at the Cherry Blossom Festival
Volunteers are being sought for the 2010 National Cherry Blossom Fesitval. Individuals, local business community service programs, and community service groups are encouraged to participate. Those who volunteer their time will assist in all aspects of the Festival, which runs from Saturday, March 27 through Sunday, April 11.
To see what specific opportunities are available, you [...]
Comedy in DC: Laughing the Cold Away
‘The LPs in the Window’
courtesy of ‘andertho’
First, do I need to remind you that Hampton is recording a CD tomorrow night at the Comedy Spot in Ballston? The show is planned for the 95-seat black box theater, but if enough people show up, there’s the possibility of moving to the main stage. If The People [...]
How Do You Say Your Zip Code?
‘Postcard to President Obama at 350 International Day of Climate Action in San Francisco’
courtesy of ‘Steve Rhodes’
Here in DC, our residential zip codes look like this: 200XX. Simple enough, but for many of us it leads to a mouthful. I typically abbreviate my 20005 zip code as “two triple-o five” when I give it over [...]
There is no 3 condoms = prostitute law in the District.
‘MCCALL MAGAZINE COVER, GIRL IN RAIN’
courtesy of ‘George Eastman House’
Approximately 23,746 of you have forwarded me some variation of the 3-rubbers-and-you’re-arrested-in-DC meme currently making its way around the interwebbies, with varying degrees of outrage and hysteria. Meanwhile, the article that originally mentioned the 3 condoms standard doesn’t actually provide anything more substantial than the phrase [...]
Contestant From Richmond, VA Makes Bachelor History
‘Da hat sich wohl jemand vergriffen…’
courtesy of ‘afroboof’
If you missed The Bachelor last night, then you missed TV history when contestant Rozlyn Papa, from Richmond VA, was kicked off the show for having an “inappropriate relationship” with one of the show’s staffers. Details on what defined an “inappropriate relationship” are unclear and Ms. Papa has [...]
Closing the barn door after Chinatown has fled
‘Chinatown Arch #2′
courtesy of ‘Frank Hale’
While you were all waiting for the marriage equality vote, the council was giving final approval to an Office of Planning project to address the “growing concerns of area residents and business owners that Chinatown is threatened by the continual loss of Chinese businesses and residents as well as cultural [...]
We Love Arts: Object as Subject
I’ve never been a particular fan of still lifes. But The Phillips Collection’s current exhibit Object as Subject: Photographs of the Czech Avant-Garde might just change my mind. It’s a small showing, highlighting some thirty photographs from the 1920’s and ’30’s. Apparently Prague was second only to Paris as a major center of surrealism, and [...]
More »iPhone Metro Times app contest: The Funny Part
Find a Metro DC
Thanks to the generosity of John B, the author of the Find a Metro DC [iTunes], we’ve got five application codes to give away for his iPhone app. I’ve decided to do it in three parts. The first contest will start right now and run 24 hours. At the end of it [...]
Ping Pong Dim Sum’s Happy Hour Is A Steal
Welcome newbie-to-Chinatown Ping Pong Dim Sum announced new happy hour specials that will be sure to get me back in the door sooner rather than later. I tried out Ping Pong Dim Sum before they opened and loved the sweet creative cocktails ($5 at happy hour! A steal!) and adored the Char Sui Bun [...]
More »DC, A Foodie Town? American Way Magazine Says So.
‘Capitol #501′
courtesy of ‘andertho’
DC is more than the political hub of America. I find that outsiders forget this and are often surprised when you prove them otherwise.
I stopped for a drink on my way back to DC from Chicago last night at O’ Hare international airport only to be assaulted by a fellow flier who [...]
Here’s Sodium Hypochlorite In Your Water
‘Spice #4′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
According to a NewsChannel8 report, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be swapping out the chlorine gas currently used to disinfectant 180 gallons of DC water for a liquid form of chlorine called sodium hypochlorite, more commonly known as bleach.
The main reason for the switch out is [...]
