Archive for September, 2011

Redskins Preview Week 3: The Dallas Cowboys

‘Cardinals5′ courtesy of ‘Homer McFanboy’ Tony Romo has banged up ribs and if he plays DeAngelo Hall will be aiming for them. Felix Jones has an injured shoulder and if he plays DeAngelo Hall will be aiming for that as well. I can’t decide if what Hall said this past week is bad or simply [...]

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‘Fojol Brothers Truck’ courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’ Get down like James Brown. It’s Monday morning and you should start your week off right: with some grub from a food truck. Be the first to like. Like Unlike

Weekend Flashback: 9/23-9/25

‘Fist-bumpin Mayor’ courtesy of ‘slightlyworn’ The last week of September is upon us. For me, this has always signaled the true end of summer. Last bout of muggy, humid weather; baseball is heading into the playoffs; the football season is in full swing; and the days are ending much too quickly. Yep, the summer is [...]

A Shutout Win, And A Glimpse Of The Future?

On a warm Sunday afternoon on the final weekend of September, the Washington Nationals shut out a division opponent in a game with major playoff implications.

As the season wanes, Nationals continue strong, beat Braves 4-1

  ‘win’courtesy of ‘oddlittlebird.’ When this season started, I thought the Nationals might well win about 72 games this year. An improvement over last year’s tally of 69, but hardly a big step forward. With four games remaining, the Nationals are 77-80, still in reach of .500 ball. The Nationals are 14-9 in September, their [...]

Drinks Special: Cocktails at Jack Rose

‘Mai Tai at Jack Rose’s Tiki bar’ courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’ Jack Rose Dining Saloon has been opening in stages, overlooking the seemingly interminable construction at the intersection of 18th Street and Florida Avenue NW. Now that the dust is finally clearing from the brand new sidewalk outside, its long-awaited dinner menu has debuted as [...]

Strasburg Stumbles, Nats Bumped Off By Braves

Stephen Strasburg had trouble locating the strike zone in a 38-pitch first inning, and when either his four-seam or two-seam fastball did find the zone, it was carted all over the Nationals Park outfield.

Friday Happy Hour: Maple Derby at Black Jack

After what seemed like an extended “coming soon” period, followed by a week or so of soft-opening, 14th Street’s new Pearl Dive Oyster Bar is officially open, as is the upstairs bar, Black Jack. Black Jack is designed to be a fun, casual spot – complete with that buzzed-about indoor bocce pitch. They have a [...]

Veggies Take Over at This Saturday’s DC VegFest

On September 24, from 11am to 6pm, DC VegFest will showcase ease, fun, and advantages of a plant-based lifestyle at GWU’s University Yard. This annual event, now in its third year, has grown significantly in size – it is the area’s largest vegetarian event with thousands of attendees expected. Those attendees will have the opportunity [...]

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We Love Music: Peter Hook presents “Closer” @ 9:30 Club, 9/21/11

Last December, Peter Hook (formerly of Joy Division and New Order) brought his band The Light to the 9:30 Club and performed the Joy Division album “Unknown Pleasures” in its entirety plus a handful of ancillary Joy Division songs. Just about everyone in attendance went in to that show skeptical and curious about Hook’s audacious [...]

We Love Arts: Macbeth

What would you do for absolute power? Could you kill your friend? Murder children? Call it justice? Watch out. On the path to conquering the world, you might lose your soul. “Fair is foul and foul is fair…” There’s a gasp-inducing moment in Synetic Theater‘s production of Macbeth that focuses it as a straight-up morality [...]

Mid City Caffe to Close

We Love Weekends – Sep 23 – 25

‘I’m Andy Warhol, Who Are You?’ courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’ Marissa: This weekend will probably prove to be a busy one. Friday night I’m planning on finally checking out Lost Society since their cocktail menu looks quite tasty. Saturday night I’m excited to see my friends’ band, Level 7, play at the Level X Lounge. Tickets are only $10. [...]

Latin Rhythms Infuse Food and Wine at Vintage Crystal

It was easy to take a virtual voyage to Latin locales when I was invited by the festival organizers to attend last Sunday’s “Vintage Crystal: A Taste of Wine and Jazz” in Crystal City. Tasty bites from neighborhood purveyors were pleasantly paired with over thirty wines of Spain, Chile, and Argentina provided by Jaleo. Local [...]

Recharge your SmarTrip online!

”courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ Well, thank heavens for small favors. Metro announced this afternoon that anyone with a SmarTrip card that’s registered through their website will now be able recharge their transit card with a credit card. From the Metro website: Because SmarTrip fare value is stored on the card, rather than [...]

DC Fire Department: Social Media maybe isn’t just for Parties

‘Party Animals on First Street, SE’courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’ One of the very first government twitter feeds I started following belonged to the DC Fire & EMS department, who tweeted short notices about a fire’s location, seriousness of the incident, and often provided updates. They were a quick way to a corroborate a problem across town, [...]

The wedding series continues – who ELSE is using your big day?

’18 Sep 2010 – No 030′ courtesy of ‘B Jones Jr’ The following is a guest entry by the Social Chair, who is far more qualified than I am to discuss this particular subject matter. So here’s the problem with being a girl who hasn’t been planning her wedding since she was a little girl: [...]

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We Love Music: Clutch @ Red Palace, 9/18/11

all photos by author. This a concert review that is more about a beer than a band. Rather, this is a beer review that is more about a band than a beer. Or how about, this is a review that is about a beer that is named after a band who played a concert in [...]