Archive for October, 2010
Mark your calendars: Tweed Ride 2010 is November 14th!
‘DC Tweed Ride 10′courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
Mark your calendars, everyone, the Tweed Ride for 2010 will be November 14th, and will be sponsored by the fine folks at Dandies & Quaintrelles, who claim Redemption Through Style as their new motto. It’s time to get out your proper tweed, tune up your ordinary, and prepare yourself for [...]
City Paper looks into Brickskeller’s future
‘Brickskeller’
courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’
If you haven’t seen it already, Tim Carman’s article in the City Paper about the future of the Brickskeller is worth a read, even if you’re not a beer drinker. Go read it; I’ll wait.
It’s a pity that an institution as beloved and revered as the Brickskeller has been reduced to this point- [...]
First Look: Cuba Libre
‘cuba libre’
courtesy of ‘amarino17′
Although I’ve never been to Cuba, I am fairly certain that Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar doesn’t scream authenticity. The restaurant’s interior, styled as an open air piazza, feels like the Epcot version of Havana. The plaster is artfully peeling in all the right places. At any moment, a mechanized figure [...]
Love the Salahis? Now You Can Rent Them.
‘clown’
courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’
I know no one wants to read about the Salahis anymore. But still, it’s hard not to appreciate their continual attempts to reach new lows. Today brought another amazing tidbit from The Washington Post: like Bozo the Clown, the Salahis can now be hired to make an appearance at your event of choice. [...]
We Love Weekends, October 16-17
‘Colors of Autumn’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
Max: Friday night I’ll be checking out the opening at Flashpoint for Adam de Boer’s “Finca”. Saturday I’ll be flipping through the pages of the second issue of Worn Magazine at a preview party in Georgetown, and possibly throwing my underwear on stage at the Super Diamond show at 9:30. Sunday I’ll be popping [...]
Bathroom you’d best steer clear of: McDonald’s in Adams Morgan
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courtesy of ‘pterjan’
We’ve all been there, out on the town when the urge strikes. You can hold it, you can hope for a bathroom nearby, or you can run along home. Today, we bring you the story of Chele, who tried to used the ladies’ room at McDonald’s in Adams Morgan in the case of [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘cupcakes’
courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
Well it’s raining out there, and you know what that means…the trucks are hibernating. Just like the Wicked Witch, they’ll have to wait until tomorrow when it’ll be sunny and beautiful to come out to see you. There are a few folks still on the streets, including Curbside Cupcake, fresh off their Curby [...]
Exclusive: Post launches new Restaurant Deal email list
The Capitol Dish logo, used with permission.
The trend of 2010 has to be the perennial “deal” sites that have popped up in town. You’ve got Living Social, Groupon, Cornerdish, So What’s the Deal, and others.
Enter the Washington Post, who thinks that you’ve got room for one more in your life. They’re starting tomorrow with [...]
Backstrom, Ovie Sink Isles
‘DSC_7711′
courtesy of ‘bhrome’
The two biggest questions the Caps had going into last night’s contest with the New York Islanders were: “When is Nicklas Backstrom going to score?” and “Is the power play ever going to be effective?”
Both questions were answered with less than four minutes remaining in regulation; Backstrom’s deflection of an Alexander Ovechkin slap [...]
Curbside Cupcakes brings home the inaugural Curby award
‘Curbside Cupcakes’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
After some disputed results in a high-tech election, it was announced late yesterday that Curbside Cupcakes brought home the first Curby award for excellence in food truckery. Congratulations to all who participated in the great event, and to its sponsors at DCRA and elsewhere for putting on this awesome event. DCRA [...]
We Love Music: Gorillaz @ Susquehanna Bank Center (NJ) 10/10/10 & Patriot Center (VA) 10/11/10
all photos by Andrew Markowitz.*
Pop-music mad scientist Damon Albarn is currently touring his ever-evolving collaborative group and multimedia extravaganza, Gorillaz, across the United States. After Gorillaz climbed around New York City like King Kong at the end of last week, they took their road-show down the Turnpike to play an incredible show in Camden, New [...]
Dan Savage to WaPo: [unprintable]
‘rainbow’
courtesy of ‘redjoe’
Those of us who’ve long since jettisoned the WaPo’s daily pages from our lives missed it, but WaPo ran a piece from staunch anti-gay Family Research Council head Tony Perkins this week (find it yourself – I’m not linking that garbage). When criticized about it by GLAAD via twitter the WaPo twitter account [...]
Who’s Standing Next To Me In Line?
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Vox Populi has conducted an unofficial survey of those sad, sad people waiting in line at Georgetown Cupcake through hail, sleet, humidity, blazing heat, etc. The poll gives us an inside peak into the GC shopper political affiliations, average wait times, where GC shoppers are from, are they repeat [...]
She Blogs DC: Date Me, DC!
This piece was almost over before I would have the chance to write it.
After running across dating blog Date Me, D.C.!, it quickly found a place in my Google Reader. I wanted to seek her out and learn more about the woman who’s “never experienced a coffee date, a blind date, a date you [...]
DC DPW suspends trash pickup citywide for Wednesday after shooting
‘Quio #7′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
This morning’s deadly shooting in the DPW parking lot near W Street NE has caused today’s trash/recycling/bulk waste scheduled pickups to be pushed off a day while the organization regroups. MPD has blocked off some areas of the waste processing facility and the streets nearby, which prevented DPW [...]
What’s next for Michelle Rhee? Read her blog.
While Michelle Rhee announced her resignation from DC Public Schools today and everyone is wondering what’s next for her, it seems she’s also quietly answering that question.
MichelleRhee.org contains a blog, the obligatory Facebook and Twitter profiles (all of which only contain her resignation statement at this point), and the most interesting part- a “share your [...]
Arenas Faked Knee Injury to Get Nick Young Some PT
‘Arenas toes the line’
courtesy of ‘afagen’
We may not know a lot about what role Gil Arenas will play with the Wiz this year, but I’ll tell you one thing, the storylines this year are going to keep it interesting. How about this one from the first home preseason game for the Wizards?
Washington coach Flip Saunders [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘Pleasant Pops Food Truck’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Food trucks are everywhere today, including Pleasant Pops in their cool new truck.
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An Early Voting Warning: Absentee Ballot Deadlines Coming Up
‘Oh for my Pennsylvania residency’
courtesy of ‘erin m’
If you’re new to the area, you may not have had a chance yet to change your voter registration to your new home (especially if you just graduated). Given that it could be too late, you may want to start the search now into getting a hold of [...]
