Archive for August, 2010
Campaign Notebook: August 5, 2010
‘Signs0118′
courtesy of ‘Charlie_2001′
Good afternoon! It’s been a hell of a readjustment for me, I was in Stockholm all last week and I have been attempting to catch-up. We’re now only 39 days away from Primary Day, and we’ve got a lot of news to sift through. The biggest story, of course, is Vincent Gray’s upset [...]
Storm Takes Out US Players
Xavier Malisse by Max Cook
AUGUST 5, by Paula Schumann
The skies broke open and the rain came lashing down just as the third round
matches were about to get under way on Thursday afternoon at the Legg Mason
Tennis Classic. Despite the severe storm, play was able to proceed with the use of
large blowers to dry off [...]
Food Truck Tracker
’stars bars reflection’
courtesy of ‘christaki’
You K Streeters, you totally luck out on Fridays…good luck choosing!
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Nature’s Fury: Braddock Road Edition
photo by author.
Alexandria got hit hard by yesterday’s freak storm.The worst hit area seemed to be the North/South stretch of Braddock Road between Old Town and Route 7. That stretch looked like it had been hit by a mini-tornado; trees down, roads closed, cars and homes struck. In the several hours it took me to [...]
Whole Foods Coming to Foggy Bottom
‘Whole Foods Market on P Street’
courtesy of ‘Maryland Route 5′
Good news for anyone caught in between Georgetown and Shaw who has a hankering for an olive bar. Prince of Petworth caught wind that the large vacancy at 2200 Pennsylvania Ave will be the future home of another District location for Whole Foods. On the southeast [...]
Silence in the City: Where To Go To Get Away
‘Have A Seat’
courtesy of ‘Paul Frederiksen’
A lot happens in our great town: art shows, meetups, happy hours, plays, lectures, new exhibits opening, old exhibits closing, book signings, breakfast meetings, brunches, power lunches, fundraisers, forums, playdates, baseball games, midnight movies, networking, tweetups, talks, tours—heck, even our skeeball and kickball games are organized nearly to death. And [...]
$10 Off at Silver Diner
When you think about diner food, “fresh” and “local” probably don’t spring to mind. But the fine folks at the Silver Diner are out to change all that – and to let you try some of their new dishes for free.
Starting today, if you “like” Silver Diner on Facebook and enter your e-mail on their [...]
Wrapping Up the Rickey
The Third Annual Rickey Month Celebration was Monday night, and I’m only now getting around to recap it after being honored to participate in the final judging. That should give you a better idea of what kind of wild fun party it was than anything I could possibly write, but…
The five final contestants presented a [...]
Beer, Music & Art
‘The Phillips Collection’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
Phillips After 5 tonight will feature ChurchKey’s Greg Engert, who will be pouring up some delicious white beers, and DJ Danny Harris, likely to be spinning tunes from the Beatles’ White Album. And of course, you can enjoy all of this while also taking in The Phillips Collection’s incredible exhibits.
If you have never been [...]
We Love Arts: Small Works on Paper
The art galleries I love most are inviting and unintimidating, highlighting a thoughtful curator’s focus and giving you a intimate view into the artist’s world. Stepping into Morton Fine Art’s new space on Florida Avenue off U Street felt instantly relaxing as curator Amy Morton welcomed me with a warm smile. I was eager to [...]
More »Where You Live
‘Dupont Circle Storefronts’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Love where you live? We want to hear about it! After a year and a half and 32 neighborhoods, our Where We Live feature is nearing retirement. But before it goes we want to make sure we’ve covered all the neighborhoods in the DC region that meet the [...]
We Love Weekends, August 8-9
‘Americana’
courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
Jenn: This weekend is all about the Dog Days of August in my ‘hood, sponsored by the MidCity Business Association and taking place all along the 14th and U Street corridors. From the Studio Theatre Prop & Costume Sale, to boutique fashion sidewalk sales including Redeem, Nana, Lettie Gooch and Treasury, this is always a fun [...]
Lack of Consistency Plagues the Nats
‘6TH’
courtesy of ‘MissChatter’
There are two merry-go-rounds currently circulating in NatsTown: the starting rotation and the outfield player selection. This of course has been a theme throughout the season dating back to Spring Training.
Any time either of these run-around situations appears to be settling, it flares up again like bone chips in Jason Marquis’ elbow.
The outfield [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘ElFloridano-5655′
courtesy of ‘leftrightclick’
Folks that are on North Capitol St. above Union Station are finally getting the love they’ve been asking for…Sidewalk Sweetsations has made it’s way up to you!
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Dan Snyder Works Around Maryland Smoking Ban at FedEx Field
‘IMG_0758′
courtesy of ‘dbking’
Thanks to several laws in the last few years, the DMV area is a smoke-free region in public places. For non-smoking patrons, public smoking bans are a beautiful thing. No more worries about second-hand smoke after going to a bar, no more worrying about your family being around smoke unnecessarily. And generally, just a little [...]
We Love Music: Robyn & Kelis @ 9:30 Club 8/2/10
photo by author.
Robyn and Kelis announced their unlikely tour pairing via (a staged?) Twitter conversation back in May.
Kelis: Love to. Thinking it’d be fun 2 hit the road together?
Robyn: That’s what I’M thinking. I got my strobes ready & some new dancing shoes as well. We could do this!
Dubbing their team-up the “All Hearts” tour, [...]
We Love DC Does Top Chef DC: Episode 8
Photo from Bravo TV
Welcome back faithful Washingtonians to another episode of Top Chef DC. I thought I’d try and mix things up with a running diary of tonight’s episode, ala Bill Simmons.
9:00 PM: Recaps are on, almost forgot about all that pea puree drama. As petty as the act sounds, it’s about time things got [...]
