Archive for September, 2010
Doing Burnouts on Vermont Avenue with Landon Cassill
It’s not every day you catch a NASCAR driver burning rubber on Vermont Avenue just a block from the White House. Today, as part of an event to promote the Post-9/11 GI Bill, 71-car driver Landon Cassill got to do a burnout in front of the Veterans’ Administration building on Vermont Ave. The [...]
More »We Love Music: All Tomorrow’s Parties NY 2010 (Day Three)
All photos by author.
Coverage of Day One
Coverage of Day Two
The All Tomorrow’s Parties music marathon continued into day three on Sunday. The line-up for the third day of ATP NY is always hand-picked by an invited curator. In years past the curators of ATP NY have been My Bloody Valentine and The Flaming Lips. Being [...]
Tea Party and Black Family Reunion to co-occupy Mall Saturday
‘Sittin’ on the John’courtesy of ‘Rolenz’
If you aren’t attending a rally, maybe you just want to avoid the Mall entirely this weekend. The Black Family Reunion will be held on the Mall between 7th and 14th all day on Saturday, and Unite in Action will be holding a March on DC that day as well from [...]
Metro Reconsiders Their SmarTrip Changes
‘#WMATA Smartrip reader’s impression of the first Terminator:’
courtesy of ‘brownpau’
The Washington Examiner is reporting that Carol Dillon Kissal, Metro’s deputy general manager, told the Metro Riders’ Advisory Council that the previously approved SmarTrip card price drop from $5 to $2.50 has presented some “tricky issues,” prompting Kissal and her staff to come up with other [...]
Hot Ticket: The Charlatans UK – TONIGHT
Barring an unforseen setback, brit-pop veterans The Charlatans will take the stage tonight at the Black Cat, finally making their return to the DC area after two years of back to back canceled tours. Their return concert is expected to be a special one as they have three new albums worth of top-notch material that [...]
More »We Love Weekends, September 11-12
’stars & lamp’
courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
Rebecca J.: I can’t believe it’s the weekend already! I’m not complaining. It’s A-mazing. Friday I’m off to the freshly opened Carmine’s with the WeLoveDC gang to mow on some veal picata, stuffed artichokes and rigatoni country style. Having been to the Carmine’s in NYC, I’ll be ready to roll myself out [...]
Yards Park’s Grand Opening
‘SW Waterfront’
courtesy of ‘Peter Gene’
A new waterfront plaza called Yards Park is celebrating its Grand Opening this weekend with events for all ages. Yards Park is a 5.5 acre park that features a quarter-mile boardwalk, extensive lawn place, bridges, waterfalls, and pedestrian walkways.
There are events all weekend starting Friday at 3:30 p.m. including a [...]
Food Truck Tracker
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Take a personal day at lunch today and leave the forced air-conditioning and florescent overhead lights for some sunshine. El Floridano is finally back, though due to a baking snafu, they won’t have their whole menu. Though now they’re solar powered! Go green!
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TSA warns you to report photographers
I like to take pictures. A lot of my friends like to take pictures. Sometimes, we even like to take pictures of things like airplanes. You might call us hobbyists, photo enthusiasts, or just photographers. But now, thanks to a new campaign from the Transportation Security Administration, there’s something else you can call us: terrorists. [...]
More »Welcome to the Blogosphere, Georgetown Patch!
‘The Strip’
courtesy of ‘Danilo.Lewis|Fotography’
Listen up Georgetowners– you’ve got a great new source of local news in town. Georgetown Patch, part of AOL’s Patch network, just launched today. This hyperlocal blog will focus on businesses, news and events in the neighborhood, and bring you up-to-date information on everything going on in Georgetown. Check out editor Shaun Courtney’s [...]
Car Crashes Into Restaurant, Strikes Two Pedestrians
‘CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS’
courtesy of ‘voteprime’
A car struck two women yesterday evening before crashing through the front of an Adams Morgan restaurant. The Washington Post reports that the two pedestrians were waiting on a traffic island at the intersection of 18th Street and Florida Avenue when the car, heading south, struck them while attempting [...]
VegFest Bringing Sexy Back to, You Know, Veggies
‘Clarendon Market’
courtesy of ‘MichaelTRuhl’
Have you moved down from New York to escape the unending abuse against vegetarians at the hands of Anthony Bourdain? Well, hang out among your brethren Saturday between noon and 6 p.m. at the D.C. VegFest on the University Yard at George Washington University. Not only will there be (meat) free samples, [...]
Fashion’s Night Out DC (And The Men That Love It)
One cannot shake a blog, magazine, or twitter this week without hitting some kind of coverage of Fashion’s Night Out. The event, now in its second year, was launched by the Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue Magazine occurs this year on Friday, September 10th, from 6 to 11 pm. The well-intentioned – [...]
More »Beer + Baked Goods + Charity = Delicious Way to Spend a Saturday
Here’s an idea about how to spend the National Day of Service on Saturday: drink beer and eat cookies for a good cause. Adams Mill Bar & Grill will be hosting a Beer & Bake Sale from 1-4 PM on Saturday to benefit Share our Strength, which is a locally-based nonprofit that fights child [...]
More »Fenty Asks Obama For Some Help
‘DC’s Mayor Adrian Fenty’
courtesy of ‘Sprezzatura Images’
Mayor Fenty is trailing in the polls. The District is less than a week from Primary Election Day. So what does Fenty do? He calls President Obama.
“I have personally reached out,” Fenty told WTOP although he has not named which White House official he spoke with over the phone.
Fenty [...]
The National Mall: Now a Free Wi-Fi Hotspot
’smithsonian offers free wifi’
courtesy of ‘kafka4prez’
Free wireless is everywhere these days – from chain coffee stores to the Verizon Center. Now? It’s gotten monumental.
City officials announced this afternoon that the National Mall now has more than 200 active hubs will help create a free wireless network on the National Mall. The estimated range of the [...]
We Love Music: All Tomorrow’s Parties NY 2010 (Day Two)
all photos by author.
Coverage of Day One
Coverage of Day Three
Saturday in the Catskills ushered in a chilly preview of fall weather along with Day Two of All Tomorrow’s Parties. On deck were two stages full of bands hand-picked by the All Tomorrow’s Parties staff to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of their festival series (which began [...]
L’Shanah Tovah: A (Short) Rosh Hashanah Story
‘Shana Tova – Happy new year’
courtesy of ‘chany14′
Happy New Year to my fellow members of the extended family that is Judaism. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and high holiday, begins at sundown tonight. This is a time for families to come together, observe, and pray as a unit. Or, if you’re like me, you’re [...]
