Archive for August, 2010
Former Senator Ted Stevens Killed In Plane Crash
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
After much speculation, it’s been confirmed: former Senator Ted Stevens was killed yesterday evening in a plane crash over Alaska. He was 86. The Alaskan politician was on his way to a fishing trip when his plane crashed into a mountainside, killing himself and at least four others. Survivors [...]
DHS Warns of Terror Threat to Metro
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NBC4 reports that the DHS warned WMATA on Sunday of a potential terror threat to the Metro system. According to a DHS memo, an individual obtained a Turkish visa to come to the States and perpetrate a bombing on a Metro station. The memo stated that this information has “low credibility” and [...]
Shakespeare free-for-all adds online ticketing
Images courtesy of the Shakespeare Theater Company
Shakespeare Theater Company’s annual free production is adding an online lottery for tickets this year. Or more accurately – and perhaps unfortunately – almost completely replacing the in-person pursuit of tickets. That’s a big winner for everyone who gets to enter the online lottery rather than wait in record-setting [...]
We Love Music: Unsane & Keehaul @ Ottobar 8/7/10
courtesy of Unsane.
I drove up to the wonderful Ottobar in Baltimore to catch a noise-rock double-bill so too-good-to-be-true that it was as if the lords of aggression themselves had forged it. I imagine these mighty creatures in their red-glowing cave, dipping their battle-scarred fists into molten iron, before plunging them into icy mountain rapids to [...]
Why You Can’t Miss Tonight’s Nats Game 8/10/10
Photo by Ian Koski / Nationals Daily News
The Washington Nationals have never done much to acknowledge their baseball heritage. Those who deem themselves the “Locals Only” group perish and cringe at the thought of associating themselves with the Montreal Expos. Others, more notably known as District transplants, appease the “Locals Only” folks by stating it [...]
Penn State Football Comes to Town: Will Obama Honor Joe Paterno With Medal of Freedom?
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courtesy of ‘enviziondotnet’
There are a lot of Penn State alums down here in the D.C. region. A lot. According to Pat Dunne from the DC Metro Washington Chapter, Penn State Alumni Association, the chapter is the among the top two most active Penn State alumni bases in the country with close to 1,000 active members. [...]
Stock Up on Booze on the Cheap
‘Bottle Necks’
courtesy of ‘christaki’
Spezie, the downtown Italian spot that closed earlier this year, obviously didn’t have too many waiters with sticky fingers. I’ve always wondered what happens to all the leftovers when a restaurant closes down, and in this case, I guess they go to auction. All their wines are for sale by online auction [...]
We Love Food: 2 Amys
‘2 Amy’s’
courtesy of ‘aus_chick’
There are certain unalienable truths for me when it comes to dining out: I don’t like to eat at restaurants with tons of kids, and I hate waiting for a table. 2 Amys is one of the few restaurants that I actually overlook these issues and settle in for a sometimes loud, [...]
Spotted: George and Abe on M Street
Image Credit: Sam Sirzyk
George and Abe were spotted on M street at 11:45 this morning in front of Waterworks. The lovable mascots are handing out postcards to save $10 for tickets to Nationals’ games in August. Just use the coupon code “AUGUST” when you go to make your purchase here.
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Food Truck Tracker
‘DC Slices Truck’
courtesy of ‘DC9T’
Both D.C. Slices and Curbside Cupcakes are trying out new locations today (pizza at 19th and M St. NW and cupcakes at 1st and M St. NE) so if you’re in the area, show them some love.
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Ryan Zimmerman’s “A Night at the Park”
Pictured: Ryan Zimmerman and his mother Cheryl / Chris Kennedy Images
Cheryl and Keith Zimmerman pride themselves on being family grounded people. Their biggest goal with their two sons, Ryan and Shawn, was to pass the value of family on to them. Monday night at Nationals Park, they watched with a glimmer in their [...]
White House Crashers Cause Another Party Foul
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courtesy of ’staceyviera’
While all of the Real Housewives of D.C. were celebrating their Bravo premiere last Thursday, Michaele Salahi once again found herself amongst scandal. According to the New York Post, “White House gatecrashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi were served with court papers for a $15,000 debt while they partied away at [...]
WPA SynchroSwim at the Capitol Skyline Hotel
Fluid Movement by Max Cook
One of my favorite organizations, the Washington Project for the Arts, continues to stoke the fire under the DC creative community. Between hosting stimulating exhibits at their headquarters, curating performance art shows, and organizing art parades, they’re adding some hot sauce to our otherwise bland burritos. On Sunday evening, in collaboration [...]
Ryan Zimmerman’s “A Night at the Park” in Photos
Pictured: The Zimmerman family (Ryan , Cheryl, Keith, and Shawn).
Nationals Park played host to Ryan Zimmerman’s “A Night at the Park” on Monday to raise money for the the ziMS Foundation. The ziMS Foundation, which was started by Zimmerman to benefit multiple sclerosis research, was inspried by his mother Cheryl who was diagnosed with the disease in 1995. [...]
Just to clear up some confusion: The Michaels Brown
Okay folks, there’s been some confusion here in the last week as DC straw poll voters are having a tough time distinguishing between the Michaels Brown. Yes, there’s more than one Michael Brown. There’s Michael Arrington Brown (MAB), who is an At-Large Council Member for DC, and there’s Michael Donald Brown (MDB), who is the [...]
More »ANC Mary Cuthbert describes challenger with racial epithet
We tweeted about this one early this morning, but it deserves mention here because advisory neighborhood commission (ANC) races aren’t covered in proportion to their importance to their immediate communities. Congress Heights on the Rise posted a video this morning of ANC Mary Cuthbert’s (8C03) argument with a challenger seeking signatures for his ballot petition, [...]
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