Archive for March, 2010
Attention Local Artists
‘Colorful Jewelry’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
The future Columbia Heights Community Marketplace needs a logo!
Go crazy – be creative. The only stipulation for the logo is that it should include the text “Columbia Heights Community Marketplace”, otherwise, its all up to you. Your logo could be featured on sandwich boards, lamp post signs, canvas bags, t-shirts, and market stall [...]
Congratulations to Arlington’s Sandra Bullock
‘Oscars Night’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
If you missed the Oscars last night, well, I can’t say I blame you. The telecast was about as well put together as a Marion Barry bill. However, it did net an Oscar win for Arlington’s own Sandra Bullock for her role in The Blind Side. Her speech [...]
Weekend Flashback: 3/5 — 3/7/2010
‘lights, sun, and stucco’
courtesy of ‘m hoek’
What was that gigantic, heat producing orb up in the sky this weekend? The sun is back! Oh how we’ve all missed it so. The weather report tells us that come mid-week, we may be seeing some sundress weather. That means comfort for the ladies and eye candy for [...]
McDonald’s and DC
‘Old McDonald’s sign’courtesy of ‘wfyurasko’
Several people I know are a bit aghast that McDonald’s has been the beneficiary of the city’s money, citing concern for local businesses and for the general health and well-being of the drivers. It’s not quite that simple.
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Michelle Obama’s Gown To Go Down In History
‘President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama’courtesy of ‘acaben’
Wednesday, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will receive an extra-special gift from the First Lady when she donates her inaugural gown to its First Ladies Collection. The one-shouldered white chiffon number designed by Jason Wu helped Mrs. Obama sparkle at a total of ten [...]
Summer Movies in Near Southeast
‘Waiting for the Movie to Start’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
Now here’s something to look forward to: every Thursday night beginning June 3rd, the Capitol Riverfront BID will screen movies at the future site of Canal Park. They need your help now to pick the best movies that fit this summer’s “Ultimate Underdog” theme. Rudy, Forrest Gump, [...]
Capital Chefs: Dan Giusti of 1789 (Part II)
‘This just makes me want to eat more gnocchi, immediately, from this spoon’
courtesy of ‘CathyLovesDC’
As you read earlier, Katie and I spent yet another Saturday morning slaving away in the kitchen for you, dear reader. Not that we mind.
While we waited for potatoes to bake (no really), we made ourselves quite comfortable in the 1789 [...]
Pentagon Metro Reopens
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
The Pentagon Metro station has reopened following last night’s shooting and is usable. Be aware, however, that it’s just the northern entrance that’s open- the southern entrance and the upper level of the Transit Center are both closed. So your Metrobus will be picking you up and dropping you [...]
Don’t Be Late For This Very Important Date — Madhatter Re-Opens Tonight
‘queen of hearts’
courtesy of ‘m hoek’
The Madhatter in Dupont re-opens tonight at its new location just south of the circle, located at 1321 Connecticut Ave NW. And — if you bring your Alice in Wonderland movie ticket stub with you this weekend — you’ll get half-off an appetizer (only one ticket per group though).
Madhatter opens [...]
Snowballer Cop Keeps his Badge
‘IMG_2384′
courtesy of ‘AJ Ashton’
It appears that in the MPD, pulling your gun on innocent citizens isn’t a fireable offense. This is lucky for Detective Mike Baylor, who, you’ll remember, didn’t take kindly to his hummer being hit by snowballs and waved his gun at some people involved in a U St. snowball fight. A few [...]
Drink Some Beer and Buy Some Art
As Moses once said to Tiger Woods as he parted the water hazard on the 8th hole at Hains Point, “Love thy neighbor.” And with that in mind, we are happy to promote a great event that is put on by our neighbor in the blogosphere, the DCist Exposed Photography Show. In its fourth year, [...]
More »We Have Georgetown Tickets. You Want ‘em?
‘Men’s Basketball’
courtesy of ‘Tulane Public Relations’
I don’t know how it happened, but it seems that we’re the giveaway kings this week! First the VIP Passes to ShamrockFest (congrats, Kay!) and then the Adventure & Travel Show (congrats, Lauren!) and now we’ve got 20 tickets to give away for tomorrow’s Georgetown Basketball game against the [...]
Nats Lose Two To Open Spring Training, Pitching A Key Contributor
‘Washington Nationals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks August 7th’
courtesy of ‘ShashiBellamkonda’
After two losses for the split-Nationals squad on Opening Day of Spring Training (aka Thursday afternoon), the Nationals are in the process of solidifying their regular season rotation.
Right now, Marquis and Lannan are on the list, but that’s all Riggleman has confirmed.
“These first couple of outings, we [...]
Capital Chefs: Dan Giusti of 1789 (Part I)
I was having one of THOSE days last Saturday. I woke up to get ready for 1789, hopped in the shower, and the shower head flew off the spout and hit me in the head. Hard. Then I was running late, after the appropriate amount of panicking and curse words and feeling my head for [...]
More »More Cool Historic Maps
Thanks to our reader Arthi for letting us know about her set of historical maps overlaid with current Google maps. A couple months back, we found the awesome 1851 and 1861 overlays that let us see how roads in the city have changed over time, and now Arthi’s maps go out even further to Annandale [...]
More »Georgetown Professor Fires Up Rumor Mill, Scares Politicos
‘Georgetown University’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
The rumor mill is a dangerous thing. While we don’t require multi-sourcing for this site, we tend to require some demonstration of validity. Yesterday, a Georgetown professor in his 1L class told students shortly after the start of the class that he knew that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts [...]
