Archive for December, 2010
George S. Hawkins breakin’ it DOWN!
Meet George S. Hawkins, the head of DC Water, at the company Christmas party. Now, most agency heads aren’t as cool as Hawkins is, and most of them aren’t going to break it down and do some quality dancing on the floor. Of course, even the ones that do don’t release it on [...]
More »Five Favorites: Staying Warm (and Bright)
‘churros and chocolate’courtesy of ‘timsnell’
2 people like this post.
Unlike
Nationals trade Willingham to Oakland for prospects
‘Nationals vs Mets 08′courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
Josh “Alabama Hammer” Willingham and the Nationals parted ways this afternoon as the left fielder recovering from knee surgery was sent to Oakland for two prospects. Willingham’s return to the Nationals has been doubtful for some time, with much speculation about his recovery and the arbitration hearing he’d be facing. [...]
We Love Drinks: Repeal Day Ball
400 people. 1,000 limes. 2,400 glasses.
Earlier this month, the Repeal Day Ball truly came into its own with an absolutely smashing party on December 4th. Or do I mean smashed? Maybe that’s why it’s taken me this long to wrap it up for you. No, no, we’re here to encourage intelligent drinking! Thrown by the DC [...]
WMATA to start searching (some) bags at (some) stations
‘Barbcue!’
courtesy of ‘Dan Dan The Binary Man’
In response to recent threats to the system, WMATA has decided that the negative press that the TSA is getting is the sort of thing that they would like to have also, and today announced enhanced searching of individuals, including bag searches at random stations. One small problem with [...]
Armed Man Arrested at Capitol
‘Nacho #19′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
In what Capitol Police are calling an “incident,” an armed man was arrested this morning outside Senate offices. According to sources, the man brandished a gun at the barricade at 1st Street and Constitution Avenue NE before officers arrested him. He is currently in custody, and the weapon [...]
We Love Weekends: December 18-19
‘(348/365)’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
Carl: Friday I will take my beautiful girlfriend to Don and Darling Wife’s house for holiday festivities. Hopefully this year they won’t make me dive for anything in the outdoor pool. Two years ago I was promised full frontal nudity by another partygoer if I stayed but it never materialized, so I don’t [...]
House Passes Statuary Hall Bill
‘Statuary Hall’
courtesy of ‘MichaelTRuhl’
One small vote for Congress, one semi-large symbolic step for DC. Last night, the House passed a bill that would allow Washington to erect a statue in the Capitol’s honored Statuary Hall. Each state is granted two statues in the Hall; the version of the bill that passed allotted the District only [...]
Grand Opening: CitySports Georgetown
If your morning commute takes you along the Georgetown section of M Street, then on Tuesday morning you likely saw a long line of cold, sports enthusiasts waiting to get the first peak (and swag gift bags and prizes) at the City Sports flagship store located at 3338 M Street, NW.
The two story, 1000+ sq. [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘(339/365)’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
It’s snowing. I repeat, it’s snowing. With the one-inch avalanche predicted, it’s important that you stock up on lobster rolls, pizza slices and cupcakes. So don’t just go out and buy lunch — buy meals for the next three days!
Like
Unlike
Reports: Gray to retain Lanier, hire back old Fire Chief
‘DC’s Police Chief Cathy Lanier’courtesy of ‘intothelens4149′
The announcement came late last night: Mayor Elect Gray will this afternoon introduce “key appointments in the public safety cluster of his administration,” at the Reeves Center at 1:30pm. The reports we’re hearing jibe with something we’d heard discussed by sources inside the Gray Transition team: Police Chief Cathy Lanier [...]
Snow, DC and Acting Like You’ve Been Here Before
Subtitle: “A Letter to DC from New Englanders, Northerners and Midwesterners Who Moved to DC”
‘Remember this? [explored]‘
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
Alright, residents of DC, let’s chat. It’s going to snow today. You don’t need to be a professional weatherman to see that moving blue field on the weather map means something white and fluffy is coming our way.
Among other [...]
Nationals introduce Jayson Werth
‘Show Your Werth’courtesy of ‘tbridge’
Jayson Werth put his Curly W yesterday afternoon, assisted by three students from Amidon-Bowen Elementary school in Southwest Washington, in front of a room packed with journalists and Nationals front office and ownership staff. Since the signing on December 5th, more bad puns have been published, more hands have been wrung [...]
Kobe And The Lakers Dominate The Wizards
Photo courtesy Patrick Pho
It was challenging enough that both John Wall and Andray Blatche were listed as inactive prior to Tuesday’s game against the Lakers. The starting line-up of Thornton, Yi, McGee, Arenas, and Hinrich were quickly depleted when McGee picked up two fouls and Yi left the game with a knee sprain that will [...]
“How Do You Know”: The D.C. Premiere
Photo by Rachel Levitin
The first-ever portrayal of a Washington Nationals player on the silver screen opens in theaters this Friday (December 17) in the form of the latest James L. Brooks film “How Do You Know” starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson (who plays a relief pitcher), and Jack Nicholson. As a fun, holiday [...]
Cafe Milano Owner Awarded International Honor
‘December Night’
courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Jose Andres would be awarded the Spanish Order of Arts and Letters medal last month, another international honor has come to Washington. Franco Nuschese, the owner of Georgetown’s Cafe Milano, was awarded the title of Commendatore dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana. From a couple years of college-level [...]
Freeze Your Nuts Off With Capital Bikeshare
‘Ready, set, go?’
courtesy of ‘fromcaliw/love’
In an effort to keep ridership up during the frigid winter months, Capital Bikeshare is holding a two-month long biking competition starting January 1, 2011. The crux of the competition is to crown the area’s Winter Weather Warrior (aka: the participating member who makes the most trips by February 28,) [...]
First Look: Merzi
I think most twenty-somethings (or really, people with good taste in general) have a special love for Chipotle. The Mexican chain is brilliant when you’re super hungry and need food fast, and aren’t up for a greasefest of hamburgers and fries. But how many burrito bowls can one girl eat before she’s ready for something [...]
More »Therapeutic Wikipedia Vandalism
’shift’
courtesy of ‘nevermindtheend’
The Post’s Dan Steinberg brings us this screenshot of some kicking-them-when-they’re-down-style vandalism to the Redskins’ Wikipedia entry. The comparison of the Redskins’ on-field performance to certain sex acts has been repeatedly wiped out by automatic Wikipedia processes designed to thwart just such types of editing, and the IP address responsible for the edits, [...]
