In a few weeks the Hirshhorn will be opening “Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers”. In anticipation of the exhibit, Yves Klein will be taking over all of the Hirshhorn’s social media outlets. Quotes by Klein (1928-1962) will be posted daily to Twitter and Facebook with links to accompanying images, video and audio, giving everyone an inside look into the artist’s creative perspective (and hopefully getting them interested in the exhibit).
I think that this is a really interesting and creative way to promote an upcoming exhibit. Way to go Hirshhorn!
Metro has just announced that a passenger on board a U2 Metrobus was shot early this evening near the intersection of 18th & Minnesota Ave SE. The passenger was transported by life-flight helicopter to Washington Hospital Center with significant injuries. No motive is apparent, and MPD is investigating.
D.C. United takes on Kansas City tonight at RFK, but before the game, they’re having a huge pre-game party in Lot 8 at RFK with Live Mariachi music and piñatas and cheap margaritas and empanadas all night! Sure, it’s not Lauriol Plaza or Rio Grande, but there’s going to be a whole lot more elbow room, and the drinks will be just as tasty out at RFK, and this way, you can do something that’s actually part of Latin American culture: watch a fútbol match afterward! Kickoff’s at 7:30 as United goes for their first win.
A member of the 2007 Georgetown Men’s basketball team just sold his Final Four ring on Ebay.
Vox Populi mentions that the Ebay listing guarantees the ring is 100% authentic, made of solid 10-carat gold, and all for the low-low price of … $1,450.
The owner of the ring has chosen to remain anonymous, but for how long? Once that piece of flashy jewelry is received on the buyer’s end, all anonymity will cease since the authenticity guarantee also ensures that the player’s name and uniform number appear on the ring itself.
Had enough art galleries, fine dining, craft cocktails, and theater from us lately? Okay. Washington Combat is presenting Battle of the Legends, featuring matches between some of the best-known Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, making this DC’s first major MMA event. It’s at the DC Armory on May 15th. Tickets start at $27 and the event starts at 7PM.
Last night, the word came first via tweet, and then via story: Voice of the Hill has stopped operation. A community paper that began its life as a website, the print monthly cited rising costs and declining revenue. The paper lost their founder, Bruce Robey, just a few months ago to a heart attack. Losing the Voice is particularly difficult in a town whose paper of record is a national news organization and not a more local body.
The Post’s Marc Fisher penned an obituary for the paper, and our friends at The Hill Is Home and DCist have noted their departure. This is a big gap in the world of the hyperlocal, and we hope that there will rise from its ashes, as we’ve seen elsewhere, a dedicated publication to match its departure.
Today, local area police are cracking down on High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane violators, aka: you lousy, stinking cheaters, as part of Capitol Region HOV Awareness Day.
So if you’re traveling in an HOV lane during rush hour either by yourself or with a dummy or your imaginary friend Buster, or with a blow up doll as your “other passenger,” you could a face a $90 fine and one point on your Maryland driving record or fines reaching as high as $1,000 and three points on your Virginia record.
In a post to Newsweek, Washington Post Co., the magazine’s owner, has announced that it has retained a firm to guide the sale of the weekly newsmagazine. Newsweek has been around since 1933, and it was purchased by WaPo in 1961. In the statement, Donald E. Graham, chairman of the organization, cited that the magazine has been losing money for several years, and stands to also lose in 2010 “despite heroic efforts on the part of NEWSWEEK’s [sic] management and staff.”
Maryland authorities revoked the license of a Riverdale funeral home when, during a surprise inspection, they found 40 bodies in bags stacked in their garage. The remains were in poor repair with their identification tags damaged, or in some cases, absent. Chambers Funeral Home has a contract with Georgetown University to remove and cremate the remains after cadaver dissection by medical students, and there’s a decent chance that’s where the bodies came from, instead of representing bodies of clients awaiting burial.
Mayor Adrian Fenty is now the next step in the District joining the other 14 states that currently allow medical marijuana to be distributed to residents, according to The Washington Times.
If approved by Fenty, Congress would have 30 days to review the bill before becoming D.C. law. As of Tuesday, D.C. Council passed the measure allowing patients with HIV/AIDS, cancer, or similar illnesses to obtain up to two ounces of medical marijuana a month pending a doctor’s recommendation. They can also have the best delta-8 THC brands delivered directly to their home when they best buy marijuana online.
In addition, Delta-8 is a recently emerged cannabinoid. It contains neuroprotective properties that may help reduce anxiety, pain, and nausea. It also produces psychotropic effects similar to delta-9, the primary form of THC in cannabis, but delta-8 gummies are less potent. Delta-8 is found in trace amounts in cannabis and hemp plants, and as hemp is legal to grow anywhere in the US and more readily available, the cannabinoid is often sourced from that. Daily use of delta 8 thc gummies 300mg can help reduce feelings of stress and anxiety.
Roll Call (subscription required) reports today that members of Congress won’t likely step in to stop the District’s medical marijuana program from moving forward. Legislation legalizing the sale and use of marijuana and weed online for medicinal purposes passed the D.C. Council on a second vote last week, and now goes to Mayor Adrian Fenty for his signature before heading to the Hill for the usual 30-day congressional review period.
Some Republican members of Congress are opposed to the law, but they admit that Democratic control of the House will make any moves against it extremely unlikely. More importantly, medical and recreational marijuana just doesn’t stir political passions as much as it used to at Los Angeles county.
That’s not to say that a change in who controls Congress or the White House won’t eventually come back to haunt the District, with the threat of a return of budget riders prohibiting certain local initiatives. But as restrictive as the District’s medical marijuana law is, it may still not even garner much attention if Republicans were to take control of Congress again in the years to come.
If you’d like to get more in formation about medical marihuana, we suggest to see more at Weed Seeds USA.
Happy Cinco de Mayo, DC! 148 years ago, Mexico was able to defend an attack lead by a much larger French army. To celebrate their victory they drank margaritas, cerveza, and ate chips and salsa. I’m joking of course, but when it comes to drinking margaritas, I don’t kid around. That’s why I feel the need to tell you about the Cinco de Mayo drink specials being served at Masa 14 tonight from 5pm to 2am.
Priced at just $5 each, the flavors include hibiscus, blueberry, tamarind, coconut, and the signature house margarita. Additionally, the restaurant will be pouring a “Banderita,” or tequila tasting sampler, which will include three separate shot glasses filled with lime juice, homemade Sangrita, and El Jimador Silver Tequila.
Save me a seat at the bar, DC. These are not your father’s margaritas.
The Nationals weren’t content with their 3-3 jaunt through Florida and Chicago, said Jim Riggleman after tonight’s contest. It showed in their performance tonight against the struggling Braves. But, as with many things the Nationals do, it was subject to some initial difficulties. Livan Hernandez, on the mound defending his NL-leading ERA, had a rough first inning, throwing 41 pitches and giving up an unearned run. He did, however, pull it together and throw 5 1/3 innings of 2-run ball, and hung on through 123 pitches to pick up his fourth win.
This afternoon, Eleanor Holmes Norton released the specifics of the McCain-Tester Bill designed to make it much easier to acquire and carry a firearm in the District. The bill’s provisions include:
Concealed carry for all residents.
City may regulate, but not outright prohibit, the carrying of guns in public.
Repeals the ban on assault weapons, including .50 cal weapons.
Prohibits property owners from banning tenants from having guns on premises.
Prevents the District from making changes to its gun laws henceforth
Repeals prohibition of 10+ round magazines.
Repeals the Registration requirements.
Repeals prohibition against certain categories of firearm owners, including the mentally ill.
Repeals requirement for gun training.
May permit sales between individuals without background checks.
Repeals design safety standards.
Repeals requirement for ballistics testing.
Reduces penalties if a child is injured by a negligently stored weapon.
If escalators are an integral part of the passengers’ ride and experience why don’t they work? Metro interem General Manager Richard Sarles announced today that a group of consultants are being brought in to help solve the “ongoing problems with escalators and elevators.”
About time.
As someone who relies on her own two feet and Metro for all of her travel needs, I’m baffled that it has taken Metro this long to admit that this issue is worthy of recruiting outside help. If it don’t work, fix it. If you can’t fix it, try and find someone who can.
This is a great way to get first hand experience with Sprint and Olympic distance triathlons and feel the pulse and spirit that these events bring with them. Did I mention that volunteers get a free t-shirt? Woot!
The council was quite adamant in opposition to the law, despite significant national support for the law. In addition to the formal boycott measures, which require further discussion and votes, the council unanimously presented a bill that would require that MPD not transmit arrest data to Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
So far, Strasburg (3-1 in Double-A play) is putting up the numbers and ranks among the Eastern League’s top pitchers after 27 strikeouts, 0.86 WHIP, 8.18 baserunners per 9.0 innings, .165 batting average against and 1.64 ERA in five starts with the Harrisburg Double-A team.
Strasburg will make his Triple-A debut on Friday against the Gwinnett Braves.
This is a shameful moment for me. Coors, the brewer that brought us the swill that’s “as cold as the Rockies” has developed a beer that I’m a touch excited about. Maybe excited is too strong a word. I’m intrigued. Batch 19, a new lager from Coors, is being tested in DC at a few select locations. The beer is modeled off of a pre-prohibition era recipe and promises “a bold hoppy flavor that is surprisingly well balanced.” DC is one of five cities in the country that Batch 19 is being shipped to, so, at the very least drinking it will be a unique experience. As to the actual quality of the brew, I guess we’ll have to wait and see. You can get Batch 19 starting this month at Iron Horse, the Saloon, 18th Amendment and We the Pizza.
Oh Security Theater. You’re so old. You’re so busted. And yet, we have to live with you, like the creepy ex who just won’t stop coming back. Today’s victim is the Supreme Court’s front door, symbolic for many reasons, if not the carved marble which reads, “Equal Justice Under Law.” Starting today, visitors and petitioners will be required to use the side entrance to go through additional security procedures before going inside.
In response, Justices Ginsburg and Breye penned an unofficial official dissent, highlighting the history of the design of the Court, as well as the significance of the front door: Continue reading →
Oh, Beard Foundation, we had such high hopes for you last night. So much of DC’s much-vaunted restaurant scene was up for your prestigious awards, and you chose to honor…none of them. Yep, you read that right. The Mid-Atlantic region Best Chef went to Philly (sorry Cathal, Brian and Peter). Outstanding Pastry Chef went to Napa Valley’s Nicole Plue (sorry Amanda), and Outstanding Chef went to Tom Colicchio from Top Chef (So very sorry, José). Rising Star was a spot of particular hope for the DC Foodie crowd, with Johnny Monis from Komi competing, but sadly that too went awry.
It may feel like a bit of sour grapes, but I do believe that DC got the shaft today, while Philly, NYC and Napa got the elevator. What say you? Was DC’s snub deserved?
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