Archive for March, 2010
Easter in the District: So Much To Eat, So Little Time!
‘Green Egg’ courtesy of ‘oparrish’ So when I was younger, it was all about getting dressed up for church, painting eggs, Easter dinner, and this magical fuzzy bunny, which quite frankly, can be a tad-bit scary for little kids. Now that I’m a little older, it’s a little less Easter bunny, but the dinner part [...]
More »Win Two Tickets to DCU Season Opener!
3/27/10 D.C. United vs. Kansas City WizardsOriginally uploaded by dcunited Courtesy of D.C. United, we have two tickets to giveaway for the season opener this Saturday night against the hated and evil New England Revolution. All you have to do to win is add a comment below. We’ll select the winner on Thursday night! Vamos [...]
More »FEMA To Redraw DC Flood Maps
‘Potomac River Floods Washington Harbour’ courtesy of ‘brownpau’ Yesterday, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced , they’d be revising flood maps for Washington, D.C. over the next six months. Per FEMA’s flood map database, the most recent DC flood maps are from 1985, so I’d say DC is in good need of some updating. The [...]
More »Clean-up Rock Creek Park
‘Artistic Trash – Unheeded Words – 03-27-10′ courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’ Looking for a trashy way to spend your weekend? We’ve got a suggestion. WeLoveDC is partnering with Trail Voice in two weeks (April 10th) to host a cleanup site in conjunction with the annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup event hosted by the Alice Ferguson Foundation. [...]
More »DC Mythbusting: White House Flag
‘The White House – The Dream Home of Many Children’ courtesy of ‘adcristal’ There are all sorts of rules and regulations about the proper display of the American flag– when it can be displayed, where it can be displayed, and how it should be regarded. For example, apparently it’s a violation of the Flag Code [...]
More »Someone forgot to make an important phone call
See this flyer? It advertises a D.L. Hughley appearance at Zanzibar this past weekend. Hughley was indeed in town, performing at the Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro. He says he was never booked for Zanzibar and asked them to stop using his name and likeness to promote the club. They didn’t. So now his agent is [...]
More »DC Bag Tax Nets $150,000 For Anacostia River Clean Up
‘Reusable Giant Bags’ courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’ The District’s 5-cent bag tax, which started in January 2010, netted approximately $150,000 during its first month of enactment. According to the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue, only 3 million bags were issued in the month of January compared to 2009′s 22.5 million bags per [...]
More »Scoreboard Inspiration
‘Nationals vs Braves – Run Teddy! – 7-4-09′ courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’ See that scoreboard? That’s a typical outcome for DC’s most-loved and most-lost mascot. THIS is why we need you to come rally in support of Teddy Roosevelt, his big, fluffy head, and his poor technique. We’ll also drink some beers and generally have a good time. [...]
More »International Pillow Fight Day
” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ I guess that early spring is the time international activity days. Last week we had Kite Day, which was awesome, and this week we have Pillow Fight Day, which will probably be more awesome. Capitol Improv is organizing a massive gathering on the mall on Saturday to [...]
More »Bender Arena To Host Wheelchair Basketball Game Supporting Veterns
American University, USOC Paralympic Military Program, Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity have joined forces to host the Armed Forces Wheelchair Basketball game at Bender Arena on April 1 at 6 p.m. The game features Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s “Wounded Warriors” as they take on the San Antonio’s Brooke Army Medical Center [...]
More »Commemorate Lincoln’s assassination with… free mediterranian food?
’70A #6′ courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ Okay, these two things have nothing to do with each other beyond a bizarre bit of press release coincidence. Stacked one right after the other in my email today were announcements from Roti about their grand opening and Ford’s Theater about their annual commemoration, both happening [...]
More »Getting Started with Community Supported Agriculture
"Bull Run Farm Greenhouse"courtesy of "boboroshi" Making your own Victory Garden isn’t for everyone. It may be that you live in an apartment or you simply don’t have time to do your own gardening, or perhaps you are a serial killer of plants from the garden center. Regardless, this does not prohibit you from joining [...]
More »Keeping the Lights on During Earth Hour
‘(275/365) [Explored!]‘ courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’ As cities around the world turned the lights off on Saturday to mark Earth Hour, some of our most famous DC landmarks kept the lights on. Earth Hour was an international show of commitment to action on climate change, and over 4,000 cities participated. Here in the District, the Wilson [...]
More »Million Militia Man March Probably Not Pushing Through
Via The Washington Independent, we have news of the arrest of nine militiamen for conspiracy to overthrow the government. Among the arrested: Kris “Pale Horse” Sickles, who about a year ago posted — and then quickly pulled — a YouTube video calling for a “Million Militia Man March” on Washington, in which large numbers of [...]
More »Complaining about your job at a bar? Unheard of!
‘the worst job in DC?’ courtesy of ‘philliefan99′ Workplace vent site IHateMy9to5.com (think FML for the gainfully employed) is hosting a storytelling happy hour/vent session this Thursday night at Wonderland Ballroom. Comedian Vijai Nathan is hosting, and Speakeasy DC Artistic Executive Director Amy Saidman will be judging vent quality. There will be drink and food [...]
More »Sports Fix: Season Opener Edition
3/27/10 D.C. United vs. Kansas City Wizards courtesy of dcunited D.C. United Record: 0-1-0 Last Two Weeks: 0-1-0 Beginnings are hard. They’re the start of new stories, new relationships, and new adventures, and they require a lot of work. It showed, Saturday night in Kansas City, that United didn’t do enough of that in their [...]
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