Archive for November, 2011
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David Wax Museum- 930 Club by sightlyworn
As a guy who has photographed many musicians, I know the challenge in capturing the intensity and energy of a live show. Slightlyworn nailed it with this photo. The motion blur is what really makes this photo, because you can just see the guitarist moving and howling into the [...]
Insert congressional/presidential rollover joke here
A car overturned on Connecticut ave today; Mike Riggs has a picture over here. As DCist’s Aaron Morrissey points out we’ve had them in the area during dry weather before – on the same ave, even.
If you’re less interested in this specific incident than the “how the hell do you manage that anyway” question then How Stuff [...]
Food & Friends Annual Slice of Life Pie Sale
‘cherry pie’
courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
Rather than stress over dessert this Thanksgiving, you can leave the pie baking to someone else and help a good cause.
Food & Friends is hosting their annual Slice of Life pie sale to help feed their clients throughout the city. Food & Friends is a nonprofit organization in DC that provides meals, [...]
Occupy DC calling press conference over weekend incident
‘TAKEOVR’courtesy of ‘jasonepowell’
This past Friday evening, four pedestrian protestors were struck in the street near the convention center by a driver trying to leave the area that had been surrounded by the protest. Three of them were issued citations for blocking the roadway, one of which was served at the hospital.
Yesterday, a hastily called press [...]
49ers defeat Redskins 19-11
‘Frank Gore’
courtesy of ‘dkaz’
Sunday’s loss against the 49ers was another standard issue Redskins loss as the offense couldn’t sustain drives or hold onto the football. Three drives came to an end because of turnovers and one other ended because of a dumb unnecessary roughness penalty by Trent Williams. At the time that the penalty against Williams happened [...]
High-Pressure Gas Leak in Dupont
‘fire truck’courtesy of ‘volcanojw’
The twitter account of the Firefighters Union, @IAFF36, is reporting this morning that there is a high-pressure gas leak at 2121 Massachusetts Avenue this morning in the Dupont Circle neighborhood, with hazmat trucks in response. The buildings in the surrounding area have been evacuated as a precaution.
The area near the address includes [...]
Weekend Flashback: 11/4-11/6
‘past peek’ courtesy of philliefan99 We have officially fallen back. Now it’s the long, dark road to the Winter Solstice. But along the way is turkey day, seeing old Saint Nick, and an out of nowhere day off called Veterans Day (well, not all of us get Veterans Day off). And let’s not forget that this Friday is also Nigel Tufnel Day; because it goes to eleven (11/11/11). So though we lose some light, we gain some fun things to do; it all evens out. Check out below for what people did with last light of Daylight saving time.
More »Friday Happy Hour: Old Gold
The other night, when it was particularly chilly, I demanded to swing by Big Bear Cafe for a hot toddy. It was, in fact, pretty much the thing around which I organized my whole evening. There are plenty of places that will make you a very good hot toddy, but ever since they featured their [...]
More »FotoWeek DC Returns This Week
FotoWeek DC by Hoffmann
FotoWeek DC will return to the District this week for a series of exhibits celebrating the art of photography. The festival features over 150 photography-related workshops, lectures and exhibitions, as well as portfolio reviews by a specialized panel at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. It all starts with a launch party scheduled [...]
Redskins Week Nine: The 49ers
‘IMG_8421′
courtesy of ‘Monica’s Dad’
Here is something to consider when people talk about the Redskins getting better at the quarterback position. Alex Smith was drafted in 2005 and struggled early on as the 49ers QB, but this season he has completed 63.2% of his passes for 1267 yards and has thrown 9 touchdowns and just 2 [...]
Recycle those old hazards this weekend
‘Car Bumper in Recycling Bin’courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
If you’ve been holding on to some hazardous waste, or just have some old electronics that you don’t want to just put in the landfill, this is your weekend. DC DPW is accepting household hazardous waste and e-cycling materials for free this Saturday from 8 until [...]
Occupy McConnell
‘takeovr’
courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
This is Our DC reports that they, as well as some folks from OccupyDC, are camped out in Senator McConnell’s office looking to petition him on the Rebuild America Act. They’re for it and identify it as something that would bring almost 400 million in infrastructure spending to the area.
Whether you’re on their side [...]
Metro Board authorizes new Station Names for map
‘DC Metro Spiral (Names)’courtesy of ‘thisisbossi’
The Metro board today met to consider some station names and changes to be made ahead of the next redesign of the map and authorized a number of changes to stations you may know and love. Here’s the skinny, straight from Metro:
Navy Yard becomes Navy Yard-Ballpark.
King Street becomes King St-Old [...]
We Love Weekends: Nov 4-6
‘028096-30Crop’
courtesy of ‘furcafe’
Well, the chill is in the air for good, it seems, though we’re still feeling it a lot more at night than during the day. But we’re not going to let that stop us from enjoying those delightful 48 hours between quittin’ time Friday till the sad moments Monday morning when we return [...]
DC tops for working women
Chart borrowed from The Atlantic Cities
DC is a great place to live and work, we’ve said as much for years, but now The Atlantic Cities’ Richard Florida has some news for working women and creative class women in specific: DC is the Tops. Those women working in the creative field are experiencing wage growth in [...]
Pizzeria Paradiso Celebrates 20 Years
‘Pizzeria Paradiso’
courtesy of ‘afagen’
There’s an old friend in town who’s turning 20 next week: Pizzeria Paradiso.
Back in November 1991, the pizzeria opened its first location in Dupont Circle and over its history has not only revamped the original spot, but expanded to Georgetown and Old Town Alexandria. Not too shabby of an accomplishment for a [...]
We Fight We Die: How The Disenfranchised #Occupy
Jeff Kirkman III, Alexander Burton, Michael Rodriguez and Stanley Andrew Jackson III; Junesong Arts’ We Fight We Die. Photo by C. Stanley Photography.
Self-defined as representing the masses, it’s no surprise that a majority of Americans approve of the now-global “Occupy” movement—they understand it as the manifestation of desperation, a fight where compromise failed. Feeling powerless [...]
