Archive for May, 2010
Nats Win Crazy Game Over Mets
‘Diving Grab’courtesy of Tom Bridge
The Mets tonight turned a triple play against the Nationals, the first one in our fair city since 1964, and Angel Pagan hit an inside the park home run, but still it was the Nats that came out on top. The last time a team had a triple play and an [...]
Move That Hybrid Electric Vehicle!!!
‘ups’
courtesy of ‘loop_oh’
United Parcel Service (UPS) is expanding its alternative fuel fleet and deploying 17 new next-generation hybrid electric delivery trucks in the metro DC area. These vehicles are part of a 200 alternative fuel vehicle expansion taking place in DC, Austin, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago, [...]
Kastles Announce 2010 Ticket Sales
Mark Ein, Adrian Fenty, Jack Evans by Max Cook
The Washington Kastles, defending World TeamTennis champions, announced at a press conference today that all individual and season tickets are now available for their 2010 season. In attendance were Mayor Adrian Fenty, Councilman Jack Evans, team owner Mark Ein, and returning coach Murphy Jensen. Tickets for individual [...]
Win Tickets to Fab Faux at Lisner!
A good cover band is a great experience. Finding someone that can bring life to another’s music while not charging an arm, a leg and a vital organ to get in, well, it’s a great experience. This Saturday, the Fab Faux are taking the stage at Lisner Auditorium to recreate the magic of a Beatles [...]
More »Stealing a Meal Without Skipping the Check!
‘VTSS Event at 701 Restaurant_4′
courtesy of ‘PZAO’
Looking for your next lunch spot or a deal on a great dinner? 701 Restaurant has you covered with their “Steal of a Deal” lunch and dinner specials. Monday through Friday between 11:30 am and 3 pm in the restaurant’s Bar 7 and lounge spaces, you can grab lunch [...]
Georgetown’s “Style and the City” to Prep DC for SATC2
’sex and the city 2′
courtesy of ‘IKEA Boy â��ã��J.D Chenã��â�¢’
If I had to make a guess, I would say that there is a pretty good population of “Sex and the City” fans here in the District, including moi (I’ve always been a little partial to Charlotte myself). That being said, it is my moral obligation [...]
Abe Smiling Down? Luck of Leonsis? Somehow Wizards Snag #1 Pick
‘Caron Butler at the line’
courtesy of ‘afagen’
A rough sports year will sometimes mean grabbing little victories wherever you can get them. Still, there are definitely some legitimate bounces that will help restore faith that things will indeed get better. Last night was just one of those nights for the Washington Wizards, beating the odds and [...]
Comedy in DC: Too Punchy to Blog Edition
‘Need a hit-man? Or help obtaining information?’
courtesy of ‘voteprime’
It’s raining! It’s gross! It’s humid! What, don’t you remember what I said about comedy being performed in basements? It’s an all-weather sport, you guys.
This Friday the 21st, as I mentioned last time, is the Don’t Block the Box Comedy Show at the Wonderland Ballroom. Only 2 [...]
The Collective
‘Looking Dapper for Barack Obama’
courtesy of ’starbuck77′
Need a mid-week pick-me-up? How about exploring an innovative fashion line tonight at Policy Lounge on 14th Street?
This evening, “The Collective” and Bleu Magazine will be hosting an event that will include vintage pop-up shops, live painting by Moe the Creator, Bam Body Art by Jabious Williams, and the [...]
Dead passenger found on Metro
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
The Post is reporting that the “unconscious patron” on a train at the Shady Grove platform this afternoon was actually a dead passenger. The person (who has not been identified publically) apparently died in their Metro seat. Montgomery County authorities do not believe the death is suspicious.
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How much is that doggie in the White House?
‘Biden Insults President’s Dog!’
courtesy of ‘Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com’
With both President Obama’s and Vice President’s Biden financial disclosure forms released this week, we now know how much that cute, little black puff ball, who caused such a media stir a little over year ago, is worth.
According to The Christian Science Monitor, Bo Obama, the Portuguese water [...]
Whole Foods Opens In Friendship Heights
Starting today, the Whole Foods Market (WFM) at 4420 Willard Avenue NW opens its brand spanking new, gourmet delicacy-revealing doors to the public. This latest addition to The Shops at Wisconsin Place and the Whole Foods Market chain is twice as large as the current shop on River Road and, as experienced in yesterday’s blogger [...]
More »Shred-A-Thon: Not a Jillian Michaels Product
‘Privacy Policy’
courtesy of ‘UrsulaAntares’
While you’re busy freaking out about Facebook’s latest demonstration that they would happily sell your DNA sample to the highest bidder, be sure to protect your offline, dead tree based privacy as well. There’s a Shred-A-Thon in Alexandria this Saturday at George Washington Middle School from 10-2, so pack up your piles [...]
Front Row Fashion
Bethesda Row is throwing three days of “fashion, food and fabulosity” starting Thursday, May 20 – just in time for this dreary rain to lift and our desire for pretty summer frocks to rise! Participating stores include Bluemercury, Urban Chic, Sassanova, Lou Lou, Ginger Boutique…
It all kicks off Thursday morning at 11am with beauty consultations, [...]
Local Family Launches Global Campaign To Find Bone Marrow Donor For Their 4-Year-Old Son
Photo courtesy of Be a Match for Devan
As the daughter of a heart transplant recipient, I find it absolutely necessary to inform the general public about how important organ and tissue transplantation is in our community and to our families. Had my father not received a heart in 1999, he would have missed [...]
Height Limit Discussion Tonight
‘a storied past’
courtesy of ‘m hoek’
There’s nothing like a discussion of the height limit to get people up in arms in the District– love it or hate it, it’s quite a polarizing issue. The National Capital Planning Commission is commemorating 100 years of the 1910 Height Act with a lecture tonight at 6:30 over at [...]
Featured Photo
Zebra by Amberture
It’s one thing to snap a few pictures here and there, but when you come up with an idea for a series and actually execute it, you’ve stepped your game up a notch. Case in point, Flickrite Amberture has created a series in which she has every day people, including family members and [...]
ATM Bandit On The Loose
UPDATE (May 21, 2010 8:50am): According to MPD’s Matthew Klein, an arrest has been made in connection to these armed robberies. The MPD is now actively reviewing all cases and determining which robberies the suspect, arrested last night, is connected to. The suspect is currently being held without bail.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is [...]
