Archive for May, 2010
Party On, Wayne.
‘party on’
courtesy of ‘jasminejennyjen’
Need something to do tonight that involves relaxation and the outdoors all rolled into one?
The Rosslyn outdoor summer movie series at Gateway Park (located at 1300 Lee Highway in Arlington) is in its second week now of their “I Love the ’90s” 2010 season. This week’s movie: Wayne’s World.
Movie starts at dusk. [...]
Olsen Throws A Gem, Nats Win With A Walk-Off Hit
courtesy of Ian Koski, Nationals Daily News
Six weeks ago, the Nationals didn’t think they’d be holding on to Scott Olsen. The prospect of saving the ball club $750,000 by not having to pay the left-hander his full contract after last summer’s shoulder surgery was a thought that crossed general manager Mike Rizzo’s mind more than [...]
Where We Live: Silver Spring
‘Downtown Silver Spring’
courtesy of ‘METROgrl’
Most Where We Live features focus on neighborhoods of a couple thousand people, but this week we’re tackling the third most populous place in Maryland: Silver Spring, a community of over 76,000 people. So while half of Montgomery County seems to have Silver Spring mailing addresses (making the city larger [...]
You live in BEAR COUNTRY!
I love that headline from the Virginia Department of Game. They get slightly more precise near the end of the release: Remember, if you live in Virginia, you live in bear country. Sounds a little hyperbolic, no? Check out this map on the VDGIF website
Click to expand or go look at the original page, but [...]
More »National Book Festival Gets $5M from Rubenstein
‘National Book Festival 2009′
courtesy of ‘R2DC’
The Library of Congress has just announced that it has received a $5 million donation from David M. Rubenstein, cofounder of the Carlyle Group. The donation, spread over the next 5 years, makes the festival’s future more certain, as it was founded by Laura Bush in her first year as [...]
We Love Weekends, May 8-9
‘61/365 – the source’
courtesy of ‘dracisk’
Jenn: Drinks + Theater = Fun! That’s my motto anyway. Saturday afternoon I’m hosting a small readers event at Bistrot Lepic (have no fear if you didn’t get one of the few spots available, as I’ll have a Drinks Special up on Thursday so you can all learn what we learned). [...]
Free Shoe Shines @ Union Station
What Do You See? by clownish
To promote the relaunch of their magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek is offering free shoe shines at Union Station. That’s right, on Monday May 10th and May 17th from 7 to 11am, you can get your shoes shined for free – a $9 value! While your wingtips are being waxed, read the [...]
Nationals’ Second Coming? The Bryce Harper Watch
Photo originally appeared at DC Sports Bog
While the feeling lasts, talking about the currently relevant Nationals is a lot of fun. In that spirit, I had to share this great submission from one of Dan Steinberg’s readers. DC sports junkies probably are already avid followers of Steinberg’s excellent DC Sports Bog at the WashingtonPost.com, and [...]
Nats Fall To Braves In Extras, Braves Win 7-6
‘9TH’
courtesy of ‘MissChatter’
Rookie Luis Atilano, who was a former Braves first round pick, had the first shaky start of his major league career Wednesday night against the Atlanta Braves (12-15). The start ended up costing the Nationals (14-13) to fall behind early in the run count during the night’s contest.
The true contest of the rookies [...]
I Declare the Grocery Store Games Officially Open!
At 8:05am this morning, literally minutes after the new Social Safeway opened its doors to public, and the competition between the super giant and the Whole Foods up the street had already begun.
As I walked down Wisconsin Avenue, the former Pizza Hut, located directly across the street from Whole Foods entrance and parking garage was [...]
5 Top Tips for Container Gardening
‘365.105: The cook’s herb garden’courtesy of ‘WordRidden’
There are lots of things I think would be cool to do, so I just dive in without proper training. One is growing herbs on the deck. Understandably, my results have been mixed. The potted mint is going great guns, but last year the basil plant that had been [...]
Orange Line Double Whammy
The Orange Line is abuzz with delays. A train has been offloaded for mechanical difficulties at East Falls Church, and another train at Ballston appears to have begun emitting smoke. This would happen right at the peak of rush hour just when hordes of hungover Washingtonians need to be at work for Seis de Mayo. [...]
More »Union Station, c. 1906
Via Shorpy, here’s an old photo of Union Station when it was new, as seen from the side of the rails. Besides the old steam locomotives, notice anything glaringly different from how this scene looks now, 104 years later?
(See it big.)
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Art and Social Media
‘Hirshhorn After Hours #15′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
In a few weeks the Hirshhorn will be opening “Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers”. In anticipation of the exhibit, Yves Klein will be taking over all of the Hirshhorn’s social media outlets. Quotes by Klein (1928-1962) will be posted daily to Twitter and Facebook [...]
Metrobus Passenger Shot on U2 near Minnesota Ave
‘Metro Bus, Downtown Washington DC’courtesy of ‘Photos by Chip Py’
Metro has just announced that a passenger on board a U2 Metrobus was shot early this evening near the intersection of 18th & Minnesota Ave SE. The passenger was transported by life-flight helicopter to Washington Hospital Center with significant injuries. No motive is apparent, [...]
