Archive for November, 2010
Caps trade Fleischmann to Colorado for defenseman Hannan
‘Scott Hannan’
courtesy of ‘pointnshoot’
The tradewinds were swirling this weekend surrounding center Tomas Fleischmann, and today those rumors turned into hard facts as the Caps completed a trade with the Colorado Avalanche to bring strong defensive presence Scott Hannan to Washington. Hannan would’ve lead the Caps each of the last three seasons in blocked shots.
Hannan will [...]
Getaways: Centralia, Pa., is one smokin’ hot town
Photos by Erin McCann
What was it Joni Mitchell sang? “You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone”? Let’s just say that it took growing up and moving away from Central Pennsylvania for me to realize the true greatness of the place. Amish quilts and baked goods? Rolling hillsides? Whatever. What I’m talking about is [...]
Maryland’s Ralph Friedgen Named ACC Coach of the Year
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courtesy of ‘Jimmy Morris’
The Atlantic Coast Conference concluded regular season play last weekend, and while one regional team will be headed to Charlotte to play for the league championship (Virginia Tech), local University of Maryland earned some pre-championship honors itself. The mid-week accolade this time is being handed to Coach Ralph Friedgen, who was named [...]
Your house was probably not a meth lab
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courtesy of ’speedypete312′
As a recent homebuyer, the story of the Bristol, PA couple who bought their first home only to discover that it had previously been a meth lab is my personal nightmare. They discovered only too late that the DEA maintains a registry of former “clandestine laboratories,” reported by local law enforcement agencies, that [...]
North Face in demand on the streets
image from the South Butt website
The DC MPD’s community outreach department has a release out stating that in the last day there’s been two separate robberies where North Face items were stolen. You might consider replacing your North Face items with stuff from the satirical South Butt company. Barring that, the MPD has collected some [...]
Eat Like Me: November’s Best Dishes
‘Kushi 9225′
courtesy of ‘yospyn’
After last month’s time as a vegan, I felt this month I owed it to my grease-loving, carb-loading, over-eating side to indulge. And indulge I did. I ate more burgers and subs this month than I do in a normal calendar year, and I seriously think I’m better for it (though my [...]
Council Hearing becomes sparring match over tax increases
‘Luc the Boxer’courtesy of ‘mikecogh’
This morning’s budget gap hearing (live on Channel 13, if you want to watch on TV, or watch online) has seen testimony from many different groups protesting proposed cuts to their budgets, and some heated moments from the council. As Lydia DePillis of the City Paper notes, the sides are [...]
Gingertown 2010
Last night, I had the extreme pleasure of participating in Gingertown, one of DC’s best kept holiday events. Begun in 2006, Gingertown is the brainchild of locally based David M. Schwarz Architects (DMSA) and brings together leading DC architects, designers, and architectural firms with other building enthusiasts (aka: the non-professionals) to create a town [...]
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‘Dessert, Anyone?’
courtesy of ’sabine01′
Food trucks. You love ‘em. We got ‘em.
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Grandmother at Tysons hurls toddler off walkway
‘IMG_8072′courtesy of ‘bankbryan’
The story is absolutely horrifying. Late yesterday, a grandmother is alleged to have hurled her toddler off the fourth-story exterior walkway onto the pavement below. She’s charged with malicious wounding, but charges are expected to be elevated now that the girl has died.
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Ovechkin Rookie Card Auctions Off at $9k
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courtesy of ‘bridgetds’
So, it’s not the $100,000-plus that a rare, autographed Stephen Strasburg rookie card went for earlier this year, but still, an impressive showing for Washington’s more established superstar from the NHL, Alex Ovechkin. The hockey trading card market is likely a little smaller, so when a decently rare Ovie card recently got posted [...]
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new morning ritual by ekelly80
Last night I had a dream about a series of iPhone apps that would manage all of my day to day duties, organize my thoughts into coherent text messages and e-mails, add events to my calendar as soon as my eyes saw them online, and create to-do lists on the [...]
Get an early start on your cold weather freakout
‘Coffeeshop Googly Eyes’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
December starts this week, which means it’s time for the area to begin its annual ritual of freaking the heck out about the weather. This Capital Weather Gang forecast contains a low-confidence prediction that there could possibly be a little bit of snow this Sunday. How was it linked from [...]
We Love Music: Kaskade @ Fur Nightclub 11/27/10
courtesy of MSO.
Guest reviewer Patrick Palafox attended the Kaskade show at Fur on Saturday. Here are some of his thoughts about it.*
I discovered why Kaskade calls himself that. His set was an endless shower of sound that poured with the strength of Niagara Falls. Before heading to the show, I did some intense research to [...]
D.C. Chef Falls in a Crudite Showdown
‘red bell peppers’
courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’
So how did Chef RJ Cooper and his buddy sous chef David Guas do on last night’s season premiere of Iron Chef America? Er…not so good. They competed against the newest Iron Chef Marc Forginone in his first competition, and lost the battle 54-45. And what battle was that? Battle Bell Pepper. [...]
Simmer down about the Arboretum azaleas, already
‘What’s around the bend?’
courtesy of ‘katieharbath’
Our friends at DCist join in the handwringing today that I thought was confined to the hysterical tones of neighborhood listserves- Yes, everyone. The National Arboretum is planning to take out several (up to 10,000) mature azalea shrubs due to the loss of some grant money used to maintain them. [...]
We Love Arts: Every Tongue Confess
Phylicia Rashad as Mother Sister and Jonathan Peck as Blacksmith. Photo by Joan Marcus.
It was like I was on a pilgrimage.
As I walked up the long, winding ramp that leads into the new Kogod Cradle at Arena Stage I couldn’t help but wonder if the journey to our seats was part of the overall experience [...]
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courtesy of ‘Amber Wilkie Photography’
Whoa, it’s cold outside today. Better check the map before braving the weather.
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Week 11 Recap – Skins vs. Vikings
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courtesy of ‘Keith Allison’
On the first drive of the game, the Redskins offense looked great. They traveled 83 yards in nearly 8 minutes and capped it off with a touchdown catch by Fred Davis. After that, the offense looked mediocre. A combination of costly drops and penalties led to a 17-13 victory by the [...]
