Archive for July, 2011

Jaleo’s 9th Annual Paella Festival

‘Paella at Jaleo’ courtesy of ‘bonappetitfoodie’ We all know it’s been pretty hot out there, so tear yourself away from your kitchen and take advantage of Jaleo’s ninth annual paella festival. Until the end of July, Jaleo’s paella festival has a variety of paellas made from recipes from Chef Rafael Vidal from Restaurante Levante in [...]

Food Truck Tracker

’20100825_fojol_0016′ courtesy of ‘Amber Wilkie Photography’ Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday. Who could hang a name on you? After you guess who sang that song, go reward yourself for knowing that piece of pop culture with lunch from a food truck. Be the first to like. Like Unlike

Homestand Preview: Late July – Early August

Welcome to the dog days of summer in Nats Town. The Nationals start a nine-game homestand tonight; they’ll play three series against NL East foes, and they’ll need to come out 6-3 if they want any shot at making a run at the Wild Card. Unfortunately, I don’t see that happening, but there’s a good [...]

Smithsonian Snapshot: Owney the Mail Dog

Tomorrow, one of the National Postal Museum’s most interesting objects is being commemorated with a U.S. postage stamp. During his lifetime, a scruffy mutt named Owney was the nation’s most famous canine. From 1888 until his death in 1897, Owney rode with Railway Mail Service clerks and mailbags all across the nation. The Railway Mail [...]

Featured Photo

‘Little Guy’ by Allee574 It’s been a while since I’ve just stopped and said, “Wow!” to a photograph, but this gem broke that trend. Allee574‘s capture at the Kennilworth Aquatic Garden this past weekend brings together two completely different worlds – the micro and the macro. Macro photography often lacks scale, but in bringing a [...]

We Love Arts: Oklahoma! at Arena Stage

Arena Stage’s 2010 production of Oklahoma! has been revived for another run. Don reviewed the original production in November of last year. Here’s Rachel’s take on the current remount. Modern America is riddled with stress. This stress is self-inflicted. 40-hour work weeks, a 24-hour news cycle, social media overload – these are all characteristics that [...]

Blaming the Capital instead of the Capitol

‘Capitol in selenium’courtesy of ‘Joe in DC’ One of the things you learn early on in DC is the difference between the Capitol and the Capital. One’s the building, with all the trappings of government: politicians, lobbyists, fundraisers, campaigners, PACs, Super PACs, Super de Duper PACs, officials, administrators, agencies, etc. One is the city, with [...]

Why I Love DC: Michael T. Ruhl

‘Birds of a Feather’ You want to know why I love DC? Well, take a look through my lens and see how I view this beautiful city. I don’t claim to be a great photographer – I’m just a guy who likes to shoot. Washington is my arena, my subject, and my muse. DC, my [...]

Kastles win another WTT Championship

‘Washington Kastles vs New York Sportimes | Bobby Reynolds’courtesy of ‘Paul Frederiksen’ If you’ve never heard of the Washington Kastles, or World TeamTennis, we’ll forgive you. The unique format for a tennis match is certainly no Wimbledon or US Open, but it is nothing short of fantastic. And, as of late last night, the Kastles [...]

We Love Music: Cibo Matto @ Rock & Roll Hotel, 7/19/11

photos by Santiago Gamboa. New York based duo Cibo Matto  brought girl-powered grooves to a full house at the Rock & Roll Hotel last Tuesday night. After a ten year hiatus Japanese ex-pats Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori reunited earlier this year to play a benefit show alongside Yoko Ono, Sonic Youth and Mike Patton for [...]

Food Truck Tracker

Harry Thomas agrees to repay $300,000

‘PRE_1226′courtesy of ‘MissChatter’ Late Friday, the story broke that Councilman Harry Thomas had agreed to repay $300,000 to the city as part of a settlement with Attorney General Irv Nathan regarding monies spent by Team Thomas. The repayment, made without interest or penalties, will be made in six payments of $50,000 over the next two [...]

Weekend Flashback: 7/22-7/24

We survived it; the weekend that is. Triple digit temps, 1000% humidity, and sunny, sunny, sunny. We got through it. You’ll see a sort of theme in this Flashback: people finding ways of staying cool. The days ahead aren’t going to be much better, so gird your loins for the week by seeing how some people survived this past weekend.

Friday Happy Hour: De La Sour

On a hot late-afternoon this week, just settling down at the long, cool, marble bar in (very air conditioned) Blackbyrd Warehouse was a pleasure. Having a tasty, interesting drink to sip on made it even better. Blackbyrd Warehouse opened last week to a fair amount of buzz – without even doing too much to promote. [...]

Fringe 2011: hookups

I’m reviewing seven plays over the course of the 2011 Capital Fringe Festival, in collaboration with DC Theatre Scene. Get your Fringe button and join me! hookups is about as naked as it can get at Fringe. A quintet of engaging actors make use of an air mattress and the barest essentials to create a [...]

Borders liquidations start today. Don’t be a sucker.

” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ Borders closing their doors has been widely reported in the news this week and today’s the start of their complete liquidation. There’s a number of stores to choose from in our area, though none remain within the city itself. If you decide to go looking for bargains [...]

Hot Ticket: Hayes Carll @ Rock & Roll Hotel, 7/23/2011

Texas native Hayes Carll brings his special blend of folk-tinged, quirky, alt-country/rock to the Rock & Roll Hotel this Saturday night. Carll’s laid-back southern drawl pairs well with quick-witted lyrics and an upbeat country sound. His songs range from banjo-pickin’ twangy ballads like “Bottle in My Hand” to the quick-fire lyrical rocking assault of “KMAG [...]

Food Truck Tracker

‘Carnivore BBQ’ courtesy of ‘yostinator’ Happy friday! You made it through the week. Now go out there and some ‘cue or other food truck grub. Be the first to like. Like Unlike

We Love Music: Soundgarden @ Patriot Center, Fairfax 7/12/11 & Festival Pier (Philadelphia) 7/13/11

photos by Santiago Gamboa. Last week, in the midst of their US summer tour, Seattle-sound vanguards Soundgarden proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that they still rock…hard. The band reunited last year after a 13-year hiatus and I was super-bummed to miss their first show back together at Lollapalooza in Chicago. But I waited, [...]

Fringe Beats the Heat

‘morning water’ courtesy of ‘philliefan99′ Starting at 10am today, Fringe tickets will be cut from the usual $17 to $12 the whole weekend long, as a sweet special to help beat the excruciating heatwave our sins have brought down upon us. Promo code is BEATTHEHEAT, of course. It’s closing weekend and there are a lot [...]