Archive for the ‘Arlington’ Category

Super Pollo No Mas

‘super pollo!’ courtesy of ‘tornatore’ Friends and readers, it is with a very heavy heart that I sit down to write this post. I could spend all day poetically waxing about the feelings that have overcome me on this surprisingly sunny yet very dark, dark day. But instead I will just go ahead and put [...]

Watching the Emergency Response Drill

DSC_0012 courtesy of Me As I watched the teams from multiple counties go through this drill I heard the radio announcement voice in my head say “If this has been an actual emergency, there would have been a lot less official rubberneckers taking snapshots.” DSC_0029 courtesy of Me It makes perfect sense – if the [...]

Arlington Hires Remy

In some brilliant marketing, Arlington County hired songster Remy to produce a new song about the Cultural Center in Rosslyn that will open up next October. Props to Arlington for recognizing the genius in their midst. Be the first to like. Like Unlike

Celebrate the Clizzledizzle

The Waffles Debate + Win Free Dinner For Two!

Restaurant 3′s Chicken and Waffles Dish – but with WHAT side?! I recently had the pleasure of having dinner at Restaurant 3, where I talked with Co-Owner Jonathan Williams about their Chicken and Waffles dish. He was joking around, saying they were trying to settle a debate on whether the chicken and waffles should be [...]

Free Food Alert: TACOS!

‘Volcano Taco’ courtesy of ‘brunorepublic’ It’s a full out taco-fest today in DC as the Taco Bell Truck swings through our fair city, making a stop in Foggy Bottom for lunch, and another in Rosslyn for a late afternoon snack. Today from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. the TBT will be parked outside George Washington [...]

We Love Food: Minh’s

‘Day 63: Minhs’ courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’ I discovered Minh’s pretty quickly after moving to DC. You see, I have this thing for rice paper summer rolls and peanut sauce. I love them, and I want them at least once a month. Back where I come from (cue the country song), there is this amazing Vietnamese [...]

VA Yoga Week

‘Our Colors’ courtesy of ‘lululemon athletica’ Yogis and NoVa dwellers, take note: this week is Virginia Yoga Week. The Web site says, “Participating studios and independent teachers are asked to offer one free class during the week and one five dollar class each day. Finish this fabulous week with an afternoon of free yoga on [...]

Finally, a Theme Song for Arlington

It’s about time that my town got its own damn theme song. I mean, we’re straight up ghetto here in Arlington. Finally, we got ourselves a songwriter who can tell the world how Arlington really is. Seriously nice job, Remy, I gotta say, best line ever? So many places to choose you’re gonna like to [...]

Domasoteca to Close, Domaso to Shorten Hours

‘Hotel Palomar Rosslyn’ courtesy of ‘NCinDC’ Bad news for Rosslyn – Domasoteca Wine Store, located in the Palomar Hotel, will be closing its doors on May 30. Also, effective immediately, Domaso restaurant will be closed for lunch and dinner service on weekends. Sounds like Domaso is going to get a bit of a face lift [...]

NoVa Outdoor Movie Nights

‘some movie night in park in roslyn’ courtesy of ‘tvol’ The Monday evening movie screenings in Crystal City is going with the superhero theme for the Summer. The 2009 season will begin with the Spider-Man trilogy followed by movies featuring the Hulk, Superman, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and culminate with the Batman movies, including [...]

A Hard Day: The End of Murky

This morning’s letter on the Murky Coffee website is no April Fools’ Joke. Replacing Murky in the space they’ll leave behind in Clarendon will become a venture of the group that owns Liberty Tavern, with a new space, and a new concept. While details are still sketchy, from what I understand, the upstairs at the [...]

Knife Skills Class at Arlington Adult Education

‘SNC11054′ courtesy of ‘bradleypjohnson’ I’ve been out of school for a few years now, and have honestly enjoyed the freedom of having no homework. It is glorious, and although work sometimes turns into homework (especially when I have to go in on weekends), at least I’m getting paid (in theory). I don’t miss the homework, [...]

Oh, for the love of charcuterie!

‘_MG_7998′ courtesy of ‘titlap’ WLDC Author Jenn and I were recently at happy hour together, musing over charcuterie. More specifically, how we could probably live off of only charcuterie platters happily for the rest of our lives – I mean, meat + cheese, add in some wine and bread… does it get ANY better? Well, [...]

Show Me Your Poker Face

‘Hustla Poker’ courtesy of ‘Funkman’ I’m pretty bad at poker. But then again, I’m not super good at card games in general, I’m better at say, oh, Apples to Apples or Balderdash. That said, I can respect a girl who can get down with poker. If you are a woman with card skillz, or know [...]

Crystal Couture In Review

The Gossip on 23rd Runway Show at Crystal City Couture On Wednesday, I headed over to Crystal City for dinner with friends and then a stop at the Crystal Couture Work Wear Wednesday event. Housed inside loft-like industrial space, the large room was set up with vendors selling work wear outfits, a runway, a cash [...]

Incoming: Le Pain Quotidien

‘At Le Pain Quotidien’ courtesy of ‘TreyDanger’ Tuesday night Matt and I were on a run down the Clarendon strip in Arlington, and we passed painters and workers busy preparing the new store front of Le Pain Quotidien, the Belgian cafe & organic bakery poised to open under the Clarendon Gold’s Gym. I’d never heard [...]

We Love Arts: Public/Private

The Arlington Arts Center (AAC) is a private, nonprofit contemporary visual arts center dedicated to presenting and supporting new work by regional artists in the mid-Atlantic States. AAC is located in the Virginia Square area of the Clarendon and Wilson Blvd strip between Clarendon and Ballston. Right now, AAC is home to a few different [...]

Virginia Passes Smoking Ban

Ray’s Opens Tonight!

It’s hard for me to say enough good things about Ray’s the Steaks. I’ve been a fan since my very first Cowboy Steak back in 2004. The tiny location in Courthouse, though, is history, replaced by a larger venue that opens tonight in the Navy League Building on Wayne Street between Clarendon and Wilson. I [...]