Archive for March, 2010

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Fitness District: Barre at B.fit

‘Studio – B.Fit DC’ courtesy of ‘prettylovelythings’ Author’s Note: This article is part of an ongoing We Love DC series, Fitness District. I admit it; I am by no means a gym rat.  If you were to perhaps bump into me there, it would not be on a regular basis.  I exercise, sporadically, because it [...]

Breast Cancer Survivors And Advocates To Be Honored On Mother’s Day At Ballparks Nation-Wide

‘Life’s a bitch !’ courtesy of ‘pfala’ Major League Baseball and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest breast cancer organization,  have teamed up to launch the 2010 Honorary Bat Girl contest. The contest was created to recognize the women who have fought hard to battle breast cancer. For the next six weeks, [...]

Hooray Chris & Hampton!

, courtesy of erin m There’s a lot of folks out there on day 1 of marriage equality in the District, but only two of them are my friends Chris and Hampton. How many people can say that they saw pictures of their friends getting their marriage license on the internet before being shown pictures [...]

Be Prepared: It’s Not Just for Boy Scouts Anymore

‘The gear’ courtesy of ‘robinvanmourik’ As we’ve come out of the frozen tundra of the Snowfecta, we might think “oh thank goodness winter is over and we won’t have to worry about a blizzard for a while.” While you may be right in that regard, we’d be missing the larger point: A lot of people [...]

National Zoo’s New Octopus Makes Invertebrates Cool

Photo courtesy Smithsonian National Zoo I’m always fascinated to learn more about the other inhabitants of the planet that could totally kick my ass, so I’m pleased that the Zoo has a new Giant Pacific Octopus. It’s actually not so giant at the moment, weighing only 3 pounds, but it’s about to hit its growth [...]

Washington Post? There’s an App for That

‘Lotus #67′ courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ Online news site paidContent received reports this morning that the Washington Post is heading toward the Apple App Store. The new app, which will provide similar content as the paper’s online properties, should be available today for you to download to your iPhone or iPod touch. WaPo columnist Rob [...]

Vote for Shakespeare!

‘Shakespeare In Snow’ courtesy of ‘[F]oxymoron’ The talented folks over at DC Theatre Scene have asked a panel of ardent Shakespeare admirers (including your most humble author) to choose their top three favorite speeches. It’s a fascinating list that’s been assembled, from the usual suspects to a few passages you may not be as familiar [...]

Nothing Like The Smell of Chlorine in the Morning…

Talkin’ Transit

Greater Greater Washington and the Washington Post both have the news that Metro is hoping to name former New Jersey Transit Executive Director Richard Sarles as interim head of the agency on Thursday. The Post reports that Metro Board Chairman Peter Benjamin confirms they do not currently have a contract with Sarles, but that he [...]

Smithsonian Kills O. J. Donation

O.J. Simpson by Project M·A·R·C Here is yet another reason to love DC – the Smithsonian Museum has rejected the suit that O. J. Simpson wore in court when he was acquitted of murdering his wife, Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. Apparently there was a legal fight as to who should own the suit, but [...]

Is the Macaron the new Cupcake?

‘Napoleon box of 18′ courtesy of ‘yosoynuts’ That’s right, you heard me clearly, is it possible that the macaron is soon going to rule the market of portable deliciousness once dominated by the cupcake?  I have been saying it for quite sometime that this shift in power was bound to happen, but now that The [...]

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Marion Barry Censured, Stripped of Committee Chair, Referred for Prosecution

The 2010 Washington Nationals: A Chance To Finish Above .500

Spring Training games start today. The Washington Nationals are in Viera, Florida and ready to play the best the Grapefruit League has to offer. Opening Day is 33 days away. Here’s your sneak peak into what you have to look forward to this season. It’s safe to assume that 2010 will not be the year [...]

The Big 1-4-3! Happy Birthday Howard University

‘General Oliver Otis Howard House’courtesy of ‘NCinDC’ Grab your cake and ice cream, this is a big one! Today marks Howard University‘s 143rd birthday. On this day in 1867, General Oliver Otis Howard founded the school, which is based in DC but is home to a student population from all corners of the world. The [...]

Ticketed on Presidents Day? You Might Be In Luck

Save the Date! March 20th is Polite Day…Please and Thank You.

‘Horton #23 (26/365)’ courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ On Saturday March 20th, District residents are encouraged to remember what their Mommies said, mind their manners, and be kind to their neighbors. Polite Day, which was sponsored by D.C. Council Member Harry Thomas, is meant to remind people to be courteous to one another, [...]

DC Mythbusting: The Lost Forts of DC

‘Fort Gaines at Tenleytown 1864′ courtesy of ‘NCinDC’ Some of the myths about the city seem a little far-fetched, particularly the more historic ones about the layout of the city.  Traffic circles meant to confuse invading armies?  No J Street because Pierre L’Enfant held a grudge?  Come on.  Here’s another one I heard– there’s a [...]

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