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Last Chance for Free Admission to the Corcoran
‘Corcoran Gallery of Art’ courtesy of ‘dcjasmine’ Just a reminder that tomorrow is your last chance to take advantage of free summer Saturdays at the Corcoran Gallery of Art! On display now are the William Eggleston photography exhibition, Nature as Nation, and other displays of their permanent collection. Besides the exhibitions, there’s a family workshop [...]
More »Tommy Hilfiger Loves DC
‘wall of polos, tommy hilfiger outlet, south edmonton common’ courtesy of ‘PinkMoose’ Apparently, Tommy Hilfiger is DC’s newest fan. The city and its “new energy” was his inspiration for the new clothing line, and he has a flashy new website to share his favorite parts of the city with you. I like the way it’s [...]
More »Road Closures for Streetcar Installation
‘TTC PCC Streetcar’ courtesy of ‘Commodore Gandalf Cunningham’ The Washington Post and Express are reporting that there are a couple of intersections along H St NE that will be closed during the day this week so city workers can install tracks for those crazy new streetcars. Today, it’s the intersection of 4th and H, and [...]
More »Edgewood Graffiti Project Unveiled
‘Mural Jam No. 12 (In Technicolor)’ courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’ My love of graffiti as an art form goes way back to my high school senior paper on the subject, and now DC is getting on board. As the Post wrote about last week, city officials are encouraging graffiti artists to leave their art on [...]
More »Where to WiFi in DC
” courtesy of ‘erin m’ One of my new favorite blogs, Free in DC, posted a list today of some sweet places with free WiFi around our fair city. Some of them I knew about, like Busboys and Poets and Caribou, but others were a nice surprise– who knew the Kogod Courtyard between the Smithsonian [...]
More »We Love Music: Quest for Glory Tour
‘The ladies of the Quest for Glory Tour knight someone’ courtesy of ‘dcjasmine’ Let’s be honest with each other, DC. I love concerts, and sometimes there’s nothing better than being smashed up against other screaming people that love a band as much as you do. But sometimes I find myself thinking, I wish I could [...]
More »Vandals Smashing DC’s New Bus Shelters
‘shelter’ courtesy of ‘philliefan99′ Much like kids jumping on a just-made bed, vandals have been going around DC and smashing the shiny new glass in dozens of new bus shelters around the district. They’re guessing that someone is just driving around shooting the glass out for no real reason. I’m guessing it’s someone with an [...]
More »Friday Night Jams
” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ Tomorrow night, local band Lorelei will be hitting the main stage at the Black Cat with openers Shortstack and The Moderate. If you’ve been tapped into the local music scene for a while, you might remember Lorelei when they first debuted in the 90s. They split up, [...]
More »Thrifty District: Music
” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ If you’re a music fiend like me, you find a way to fit music in your budget– but if you don’t keep an eye on your spending, it can easily get out of control. But is there any way around just buckling down and buying $200 concert [...]
More »Clothing Swap Tomorrow
‘Fashion in Motion’ courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’ Got cute things that you just don’t (or can’t) wear anymore? Fashion Fights Poverty, an organization dedicated to spreading awareness about poverty and the environment, will host a clothing swap tomorrow afternoon at the Mayflower Hotel. At some predetermined (and undisclosed) time between 12pm and 5pm, all the clothes people [...]
More »Would you like some sexy with that veggie dog?
‘hot dogs’ courtesy of ‘stu_spivack’ Starting at 12pm, a scantily clad Playboy Playmate of the Year Jayde Nicole will be handing out free veggie hotdogs on Capitol Hill (Rayburn courtyard, to be specific). She’ll be wearing nothing but strategically placed lettuce leaves and handing out vegetarian starter kits along with the dogs as part of [...]
More »Crime drops in PG County
‘Car 8928′ courtesy of ‘Bogotron’ The Washington Post reported today that crime in Prince George’s County, MD has dropped more than 14% in the first half of this year. That’s good news for the county, which is generally regarded as a high-crime area. They’ve had 10 fewer killings, 12 fewer rapes, and 1,307 fewer stolen cars [...]
More »Friendly Reminder: Protect Your Car
‘Be Cool in your Blue Crusier’ courtesy of ‘Wayan Vota’ Crime is something that everyone in big cities deals with, but there are things you can do to avoid being a victim. One of my friends got her car broken into over the weekend, and the friendly policewoman who responded told her that there were [...]
More »Thrifty District: Paint Your Own Nails
‘Tube nails’ courtesy of ‘Phil Hawksworth’ Getting your nails done doesn’t seem like that big of an expense– what’s $20 here or there? But pampering like that is easy to cut out of your budget while still keeping your fingernails pretty and maintained at home. Thrifty: First, you need some good supplies. At the minimum, [...]
More »Local Band Love at Fort Reno
‘Cigarbox Planetarium – Fort Reno Park – Washington, DC’ courtesy of ‘bSmithPhotoBlogDotOrg’ Tonight, head over to Fort Reno Park (two blocks from the Tenleytown Metro station) for local bands Go Home Robot, Sea Monsters, and Power Pirate. The thing I love most about the Fort Reno concert series this summer? They are serious about making [...]
More »INDIEpendence Day at Velvet Lounge
‘spinning’ courtesy of ‘pinguino’ For those of you who need to shake off the traditionalism of fireworks and hot dogs for the 4th, Velvet Lounge has your answer: INDIEpendence Day. From 9pm until close, DJs including DJ KC from Fatback DC will be spinning the tunes, male and female models will be having their bodies [...]
More »July Concert Preview
’088:365′ courtesy of ‘::FiZ::’ Here comes July! As you consider going to concerts in the dead of summer, I just want to impart a few words of wisdom: you can’t always count on the A/C at some of DC’s music venues. I’m thinking specifically of Rock and Roll Hotel, where it is nearly impossible to [...]
More »The Magic of the Single-Shot Photographer
‘Personal Vision’ courtesy of ’1Sock’ I read an article in Express yesterday that I haven’t been able to get out of my head. It was about color photographer William Eggleston, whose work is displayed at the Corcoran right now. The part that was amazing to me is his technique: he doesn’t take multiple frames of [...]
More »Concert: Vieux Farka Touré
‘Vieux Farka Toure at Rock and Roll Hotel’ courtesy of ‘dcjasmine’ You may not have heard of Vieux Farka Toure, but perhaps you should. NPR knows about him. The New York Times knows about him. The dirty hippies who were standing next to me and went to Bonnaroo do, too. If you have admiration for (or [...]
More »SILVERDOCS Winners
” courtesy of ‘erin m’ SILVERDOCS, the documentary film festival in Silver Spring, MD, ended last weekend with lines around the block for The Nine Lives of Marion Barry. Even though that one had special local appeal, it wasn’t one of the award winners at this year’s festival. A couple of highlights of the winning [...]
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