Archive for November, 2011
A few Black Friday deals for our readers
‘Cupcake Row’courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’ Don’t worry, none of us were actually up this morning at 5am to post this, thankfully, we could do this through a scheduled post. There are a whole bunch of great Living Social deals for today, though, and we wanted to get you in on it first thing. Clicking through [...]
More »Happy Thanksgiving, DC!
‘Boulder Bridge in the Fall III’courtesy of ‘pablo.raw’ While we aren’t able to deliver you all turkeys like Marion Barry, know that today we are thankful for all of you, dear readers. I went for an early morning bike ride today, ahead of this evening’s eventual turkey feast, down from the Capitol, up past the [...]
More »Rest in Peace, Black Cat Bill (Updated: He’s Still Alive.)
Update (8:30am, 30 November 2011) Black Cat Bill is alive. Ryan Little from the City Paper was able to track down Bill in the Deanwood Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, and confirm he’s still with us. Sorry, Bill. We’re glad you’re alright. Photo, with permission, by Erin Williams Dave Stroup reported on Twitter last night that [...]
More »Blanket the Earth, Starting with DC
‘tents’ courtesy of ‘philliefan99′ This Friday Blanket the Earth plans to donate blankets, coats, socks and other warm gifts to protestors all over the country. If you’re interested in donating to the Occupy DC crowd to help them endure the coming winter, you should meet on the southeast corner of Freedom Plaza (that’s 13th and [...]
More »Hot Ticket: Puscifer @ Lisner Auditorium, 11/26/11
Puscifer never would’ve been on my radar if it weren’t for Maynard James Keenan, the mysterious frontman of Tool and A Perfect Circle. Like all Tool fans, I’ve learned to expect long waits between albums (it’s been 5 1/2 years since the last one, by the way). I imagine Maynard has an infinite supply of [...]
More »Discount Theater for the Price of Silly
‘Ready to take flight (IMG_2633a)’ courtesy of ‘Alaskan Dude’ Alternate title: Audience Participation Has Gone Too Far Arena Stage has apparently been dipping into the Thanksgiving cooking sherry; Previews for their new show You, Nero are starting on Saturday and they’ve decided to encourage you to get into the spirit – they’re running pay what [...]
More »The Winning Ticket: Markéta Irglová
This week we are giving away a pair of tickets to see Markéta Irglová (of The Swell Season) at the 9:30 Club on November 28th. Tickets for this concert are available on Ticketfly or at the 9:30 Club box office. If today doesn’t turn out to be your lucky day, check back here each Wednesday [...]
More »Walmart, DC reach accord over community benefits
‘WALMART’courtesy of ‘KOMUnews’ When Walmart and the Mayor announced this past week that they’d reached an agreement (PDF available) over the retailing giant’s commitment to retail positions throughout the city, many recoiled, citing a lack of a Community Benefits Agreement in place as part of the deal. This afternoon, Walmart and the city came to [...]
More »Featured Photo
‘Leafy Vines’ courtesy of caroline.angelo A nice Fall, leaf picture; what more could one ask for? Well, I guess I should say more. Not only do the light reds and yellows of the leaves compliment the strong red of the brick wall, but the dark color of the window nicely interrupts the lines of the wall and the vines.
More »Proof’s Movember Fundraiser
” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ If you’ve been growing out your mustache for Movember (or happen to know a fellow who is), then you’ll be in good company with the staff of Proof. The restaurant in Chinatown is hosting a Movember fundraiser on November 27th to raise money and awareness for prostate [...]
More »The Muppets in Georgetown just got Real.
I’m not going to lie to you: I am a fan of the Muppets. I think they’re pretty rad. And it’s fairly exciting that Jason Segel has announced he’s introducing a midnight screening of the new Muppet Movie at the Georgetown Loews. So, don your Rainbow Connection apparel, and get on down to Georgetown, Muppet [...]
More »Weekend Flashback: 11/19-11/20
324/365 by ekelly80 So the weekend may be gone, but don’t fret, there’s another one coming up. And it’s long. And it gives you a great reason to eat lots of good food and spend money. Only 3 days, DC, before you turkey trot your way to a tryptophan-induced coma. In the mean time, let’s look [...]
More »Friday Happy Hour: Hot Drinks at POV
P.O.V. at the W Hotel is rightly famous for the sweeping views off the rooftop terrace – but that may not bring it immediately to mind for a wintertime tipple. It should though because – as was on display at this week’s “apres-ski” themed party presented in conjunction with Gilt City DC – the terrace [...]
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