Archive for January, 2011
Comedy showcase and fire relief fundraiser
Chris Barylick’s Comedy in Clarendon is throwing the “Help Brad Ryan’s Family Showcase” at the Eleventh Street Lounge this Thursday from 8:30 to 11:30 to help out a fellow comic.
Brad Ryan’s house recently caught fire, which is not funny, but we can all laugh about the fun times we had raising money for the [...]
We Love Arts: Let Me Down Easy
Twenty voices culled from three hundred interviews over three continents, all brought to life by one woman.
Baltimore native, MacArthur Award recipient, and something of a brilliant medium – Anna Deavere Smith has launched the national tour of Second Stage’s production Let Me Down Easy. Playing now through February 13 at Arena Stage, it’s a powerful [...]
GQ Shines a Bright Light on Washington
Ah, there’s nothing like a good joke at the expense of politicians, is there? GQ would agree and has this lovely map which features delightful names for places we all know and love. Like calling K Street the “Grass-Roots Funding Avenue,” and the Verizon Center “where white and black people come together”.
There’s nothing quite like [...]
DC Mythbusting: Museums
‘Postal Museum — Washington, DC’
courtesy of ‘K’s Clicks’
One of the greatest things about living in DC is the proximity of so many great museums. Always wanted to be a spy? Fascinated by textiles? Love American military medicine? DC is your place. And while you might not be fighting the crowds at every museum (I don’t [...]
A Message From Janet Jackson
As you may have heard by now, Washington DC has been voted by fans as one of thirty-five cities around the planet to play host to an intimate concert by Janet Jackson. On March 22nd at DAR Constitution Hall Janet will perform all of the songs from her singles collection, “Number Ones”. For Janet Jackson [...]
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‘ElFloridano-5645′
courtesy of ‘leftrightclick’
Alright, everyone point and laugh at Curbside Cupcakes, who were the only ones to preemptively cancel their lunch service on account of the snow. You’re allowed to point and laugh until later this afternoon when all the rest of the trucks are stuck in the snow, and the cupcake folks are sitting by [...]
We Love Music: The Pietasters @ 9:30 Club 1/8/11
All photos by the author.
Growing up in Northern Virginia and going to high school in DC from ‘95-’99, The Pietasters‘ name was definitely well known to me. I wasn’t a particularly huge fan, but I remember classmates always talking about them and their music would always be on mix-tapes playing in our darkroom during photography [...]
Dispatches from Ward 5: McMansion Edition
‘From Brookland with Love’
courtesy of ‘mediaslave’
The big excitement this week (aside from all the posturing around the At-Large interim council appointment) was on the Brookland list, and started to spill over to the Ward 5 list. Two separate properties were identified by neighbors as “McMansions” (though I think that’s only a fair epithet for one [...]
Hot Ticket: The Ghost Of A Sabertooth Tiger @ IOTA Cafe 1/11/11
Preview by guest writer Alexia Kauffman.
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger is the latest musical project of Sean Lennon, this time collaborating with his model girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl. Those of you acquainted with Lennon’s solo work will find him in familiar territory, still playing in the psychedelic daydream world, but with lovely vocal [...]
Light Snow Expected Tomorrow
‘big step’courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Expect the grocery stores to be packed to the gills tonight and the dairy and bread cases empty. Why? Well, the powers that be in the Weather world are predicting 1-4″ of snow. While those of us who’ve been here more than just a couple minutes know this isn’t the end of [...]
Comedy in DC: You, Me, Them, Everybody with Brandon Wetherbee
Image courtesy Brandon Wetherbee
I spent my sixth day of 2011 at the Looking Glass Lounge in Petworth, sitting in a foldy chair in front of Brandon Wetherbee, 28, the host and creator of the You, Me, Them, Everybody Talk Show, a live-recorded podcast. Brandon is from Chicago, and has lived in DC for two months. [...]
Yola: Yogurt Parfait Bar Opens
‘Chalkboard detail, Yola’
courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’
We all know about the proliferation of frozen yogurt spots in DC over the past few years, and frankly I’ve gotten bored with them – especially now in the winter when my chattering teeth can’t take it. So I was intrigued when invited to a media preview of a new [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘CH Day 2010 Food Trucks’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Hopefully you weren’t planning on trying to park around Franklin Park today, because it’s a food truck block party! If you work anywhere but Franklin Park though, it looks like you’ll be having Chipotle for lunch today.
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Why I Love DC: Martin
‘Rock Creek Parkway at Night’courtesy of ‘ianseanlivingston’
Why do I love DC? Because I HATE DRIVING.
I guess I’ve changed a whole lot since I was 17 years old, when I kind of loved my summer job delivering food for Wing Zone around the suburbs of Atlanta. I met plenty of characters, sure, and getting tips for [...]
A difficult morning on Capitol Hill
‘good morning’
courtesy of ‘volcanojw’
If you can avoid Capitol Hill for the next few hours, you probably should.
A woman was found dead inside a burning car on the 800 block of A Street SE in the 5:00 hour this morning. The car was fully engulfed when DC Fire & EMS arrived, and it was only after [...]
Weekend Flashback: 1/7 – 1/9/11
‘8/365′
courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
A quiet weekend around town, something we’re sure most of us needed. Still, several of our area contributors snapped reflections of life in our fair city – including the most peculiar and humorous of signs (after the jump). Check out the best of our Flickr pool offerings for the weekend and if you [...]
Capitals grind away Panthers, win 3-2
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courtesy of ‘bridgetds’
The Capitals are not playing pretty hockey.
But, when it comes to end results, it has been effective hockey.
The first period against the Panthers on Saturday night at Verizon Center was atrocious. Washington played a cute but ultimately inefficient style of hockey for the first 20 minutes before grinding through the final two periods [...]
Coach Saunders Uses Viral Video To Inspire Wizards In Victory Over Nets
Andray Blatche’s new haircut (photo Patrick Pho)
Earlier this week we said that Andray Blatche was growing malcontent. He’s slumping, the center of trade rumors, and hasn’t been winning fans over.
He didn’t act like that during warm-ups last night.
Sporting his crazy new ‘do he warmed up today all smiles. He laughed with players and in a [...]
Friday Happy Hour: Fool’s Warmth
Yay, we’re resuscitating our Friday Happy Hour, highlighting a drink we’ve recently enjoyed, every Friday at 4pm! Please share your favorites as well.
Is it really just a week since New Year’s Eve? Sigh. 2011 is upon us and most of DC is back at work hard. It’s cold and snow may be on the way. Does [...]
