Archive for October, 2010
Dupont Underground Update
‘Terminal’courtesy of ‘MikaAltskan’
The Dupont Underground, a 100,000 square foot trolley station beneath the eponymous circle, is undergoing development again. The first meeting of one group vying for the space is scheduled for next Wednesday night at 7:00 in the Dupont Hotel may shed some light on what their initial plans would look like. [...]
When can we get a Metro band?
I know there can be some arguments concerning what’s appropriate on Metro, and that this would largely not constitute acceptable behavior given the whole “no music” thing, but I have to say: I would love catching these guys on the Metro at some point. They’re Atomic Tom, and this fall they had their instruments stolen [...]
More »“Stand Strong, Bars and Stars” says DC9
DC9 released a statement this afternoon:
DC9 is deeply saddened by the tragic events that have occurred. Our condolences go out to the family of the victim.
We would like to thank our friends, family, and all the employees of DC9. DC9 is a special environment of some of strongest friendships that could only be compared to [...]
The Texas Rangers, the MLB Playoffs and Washington’s Past
‘Whiffle Ball Fielder’
courtesy of ‘texas_mustang‘
It’s October, and after six seasons since baseball’s return to the Nation’s Capital, we have not yet had the opportunity to root, root-root for the home team in the MLB playoffs. As the District continues to wait for the day to christen postseason baseball at Nationals Park, I suggest an alternative [...]
We Love Arts: Sabrina Fair
Today’s formula for a romantic comedy is pretty clear: take two attractive actors and throw them in a highly unlikely situation. Maybe your Canadian boss needs to marry somebody in order to stay in the country or you have become the next target of your ex-husband who’s also a bounty hunter. As long as you [...]
More »P.J. Clarke’s Opens Today
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courtesy of ‘The_WB’
Famed New York old school hot spot P.J. Clarke’s opens today in the old Olives spot at 16oo K Street. First opened in New York City in 1884, the original P.J. Clarke’s has a storied history that includes regulars like Jackie Kennedy, Nat King Cole, Buddy Holly and a mention or two in [...]
MPD Shutters DC9 for up to four days
‘Police Line Do Not Cross’courtesy of ‘jayneandd’
Using her emergency powers, Chief Cathy Lanier today announced a shutdown of DC9 for up to 4 days, while DC ABRA reviews their liquor license in the wake of the alleged violence outside the club last night. 5 employees of DC9 were arrested today in connection with the incident [...]
Sorry for the Re-Stealing
‘Bike Backlit’
courtesy of ‘Amber Wilkie Photography’
Whenever I’m having a bad day, I head over to passiveaggressivenotes.com to find people who are having a much worse day. I was happy to find a DC-based note yesterday about a bike. Here’s the text of the note:
“This bike was stolen 2 Fridays ago near 14th and Q. I [...]
Food Truck Tracker
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courtesy of ‘leftrightclick’
It’s Friday, it’s beautiful outside, and who knows how many more of these days before the second coming of Snowpocalypse? (Scary, but I’m a realist.) Take advantage of it today by chasing down a food truck in your neighborhood.
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She Loves DC: Kaya Henderson – Interim Chancellor, DCPS
Photo courtesy of DCPS
Yesterday afternoon, we had the chance to sit down with DCPS Interim Superintendent Kaya Henderson to talk about her new position within the school system, what she loves about DC, and what her goals are as the new interim superintendent of the city schools.
You graduated from Georgetown, you have a bachelors in [...]
High Heel Race needs volunteers
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courtesy of ‘dbking’
These lovely ladies need your help. Actually, they and all of their lovely lady friends, too. The annual High Heel Race is looking for volunteers to help secure the course, and handle registrations, and yes, hand out prizes too. The run down 17th street is an annual tradition that has taken on all [...]
Move That Gigantic Handbag!
Ladies, ladies, ladies. I realize we have a lot of necessary things we need to take with us to work. Makeup, laptops, mobile devices, gym clothes, chapstick, tampons, pens, epically large wallets filled with receipts and old college IDs…but just because society has leadened us with this burden, doesn’t mean our ridiculously large handbags are [...]
More »Man beaten to death outside DC9
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courtesy of ‘::FiZ::’
This is a deeply saddening story. A man who threw a brick through the window at DC9 was beaten to death by several patrons from inside the bar. The 2000 block of 9th St NW has been blocked off by Police for search during the daylight hours. DCist’s Aaron Morrissey reports that crusader [...]
Transformers 3 Star Does Not Approve of Photog Interrupting Reading Time
Ah, to be young and in Michael Bay movies. Sometimes you just want to take a break and enjoy a cup of coffee, like Shia LeBeouf did earlier this week, and curl up with a nice copy of Bad Boy: The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater. For once, you would just be able to [...]
More »Wait, so what’s the deal?
Chances are, if you live in the DC area, you probably know about Living Social & Groupon, as we, and other blogs, have shown advertisements for the services. Today, we’re starting a partnership with So What’s the Deal, which works very similarly to the services you’re already familiar with. Take a second and [...]
More »We Love Music: Delphic @ Liberation Dance Party @ DC9 10/8/10
all photos by author.
Last Friday night DC was treated to a very special, one-off, U.S. headlining gig by the new stars of the British dance music scene, Delphic. This singular opportunity to catch one of the UK’s hottest bands was hosted at the unlikely venue of DC9 thanks to the savvy programming of Liberation Dance [...]
Va. Phone Books Could Go Way of Dinosaur…Finally
In news from across the river, the fine folks in Arlington are all over an environmentally friendly idea: stopping phone books.
Verizon has said that by discontinuing the White Pages in Virginia, it can save 1,600 tons of paper per year. Results of today’s poll by ARLNow.com show 95% of voters want to ditch the practice [...]
Howard Kurtz wants YOU!
We told you a few weeks back that Howard Kurtz was escaping the Washington Post to head over to the Daily Beast with his quality media criticism background. Now’s your chance, DC, if you wanted to work for a journalist. Kurtz is hiring an assistant, and he headed to Twitter to do the recruiting: ”Seeking FT [...]
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