Archive for August, 2010
Verizon Center Adds Free WiFi
‘Verizon Center – Chinatown’
courtesy of ‘BAR Photography’
You know, for a building nicknamed “the Phone Booth” thanks to the sponsor name on the side of it, you’d think that there would already be a pretty good wireless network inside of it. I was at least a little surprised to find out there hadn’t been one for [...]
Why I Love DC: Samer
All photos by the author
I’ve lived in and around this town for 23 years now. When I got here, DC was where I was headed to college. It offered an interesting backdrop, but I didn’t imagine I’d be here so many years later.
And, yet, here I am. Tomorrow I’ll celebrate my 41st birthday, and [...]
H Street Restaurant Week Starts Monday
‘da bomb’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Anyone with an appetite is well aware that Restaurant Week starts on Monday. But this year, H Street is battling against the big boys with its own week of dining specials.
H Street Eats will take place from August 16th through 22nd, offering fixed-price meals for $20.10. If you, like me, earn billions [...]
AP4BureauChief – Wire Turns to Craigslist to Find DC Head
‘National Press Club #27′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Craigslist is a great place to find a missed connection or an up-and-coming Switchfoot cover band. For the Associated Press, that’s also one way they’ll be seeking out a new DC Bureau Chief. Think you have what it takes to run a wire satellite office? The [...]
Campaign Notebook: August 13, 2010
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By Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie
Welcome back for another issue of Campaign Notebook. There are just 32 days until the Primary. In little over a month, the hard decisions related to a lot of the city offices that are up for election in November will be completed, and we’ll have a mayor- and council chair-apparent. [...]
Owen Wilson A Nats Pitcher In DC RomCom With Rudd & Witherspoon
Hey remember last year when that romantic comedy was filming around Adams Morgan and everybody was trying to get a look at Paul Rudd & Reese Witherspoon?
Well that film, How Do You Know, is slated to be released the day after my birthday (December 17th, 2010) and the first trailer has been released.
The film stars [...]
Hot Ticket: Dragonette @ Rock & Roll Hotel 8/15/10
This summer has seen a string of excellent, female-fronted, electro-pop acts in concert so far and the action continues on Sunday night at Rock & Roll Hotel with Dragonette. Much like the record temperatures have been driving the mercury higher and higher, each awesome electro-pop show to hit town has raised the stakes for the [...]
More »Food Truck Tracker
‘Curbside Cupcakes’
courtesy of ‘Amberture’
Well, folks, save your lobster bibs for another day, it looks like D.C.’s first lobster truck will not be opening today. The rain was just too much I guess (don’t lobsters live in the ocean?) but they expect to be open by Monday. Not to worry, there are some more water-resistant trucks [...]
And So It Is Done, the Lobster Truck is Here
‘Lobster’
courtesy of ‘Mafue’
Oyez! Oyez! Mark your calendars folks, this is a day that will go down in history. The much anticipated Red Hook Lobster Pound Truck (that’s a mouthful) is finally here. It’ll roll out today after months of Internet chatter about just when, how and what would come to pass from something so perfect [...]
Where We Live: Bloomingdale
‘DSC_0940′
courtesy of ‘mediaslave’
Thanks to your great suggestions telling me where you live, we have several more neighborhoods in the District, Virginia, and Maryland to profile over the coming weeks. This week, we’re heading back in to DC to look at a very neighborly neighborhood: Bloomingdale. It’s a beautiful neighborhood close to the center of town [...]
We Love DC Does Top Chef DC: Episode 9
Photo from Bravo TV
Prior to the tonight’s episode I went a little to do restaurating and enjoyed happy hour with some great friends over at Brasserie Beck. Now it’s time to curl up and catch the late airing of the latest episode of Top Chef DC:
11:00: Thanks Bravo for reminding me about the pea puree. [...]
Girls Rock DC showcase is here again
It’s hard to believe it’s been another year but Girls Rock!DC is underway again. Just as before the bands will take to the stage of the 9:30 Club at 11am on Saturday to show off what they’ve been working on this week. If you believe – as I do – that live performance is about [...]
More »DC State Fair Photo Contest
‘County Fair Winner’s Ribbon’courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
DC is getting a state fair, part of Columbia Heights Day, and they are looking for photographers to enter their first ever photo competition. The theme of the photos should be to show your DC spirit and DC’s cultural independence.
You need to be a resident of the District to [...]
Large fire at office building in north Dupont Circle
‘Smoke at 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW’
courtesy of Danielle Witt
Fire alarms sounded in the office complex at 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW this afternoon at around 1:15 PM. The fire, believed to have started in underground electrical equipment spewed thick black smoke visible throughout Dupont and surrounding neighborhoods. DC Fire and EMS reports the electrical fire did [...]
Theater Spotlight: Eleanor Holdridge
First in a series of interviews with the many theater professionals who call DC their artistic home.
Eleanor Holdridge had been freelancing as a director for twenty years. It can be a grueling profession, on the road sometimes for eight months at a time to make a living. She was ready for a home.
“Welcome to [...]
Possible Moves Coming to Capitals
There might be some movement on the ice in Capitals land.
Multiple sources have indicated that forward Eric Belanger has a one-year deal that is waiting to be signed by a team, but that he’s been told to not announce where he’s actually going. The deal is rumored to be just over the $1.75 million he [...]
We Love Weekends, August 14-15
‘pretty clouds’
courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
Darpino: Big music weekend in DC coming up! On Saturday, I’ll be at the 9:30 Club watching Public Enemy perform their masterpiece “Fear of a Black Planet.” On Sunday, it’s over to the Rock & Roll Hotel to catch Canadian electro-pop heroes, Dragonette. In other news, the wrecking crew and I will be [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘alone in the river’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Well that was a tough commute, eh? However you got to work, treat yourself with a food truck delicacy today.
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