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‘Skins Really Want You To Know To Pre-Order Your McNabb Jersey

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‘The Newest Redskin’
courtesy of ‘Kevin A. Koski’

A public service post this afternoon in case you need a timeline of the events regarding the Redskins newest quarterback, Donovan McNabb.

8:15 p.m., Sunday, April 4: Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Philadelphia Eagles would be sending their 2009 starting QB to Washington for draft picks in 2010 and 2011.

Noon, Monday, April 5: The Redskins announce their new quarterback at a press conference at Redskins Park Auditorium.

4 p.m., Monday, April 5: Redskins marketing goes into full effect, launching an e-mail to registered members to let them know that they already have the opportunity to reserve a #5 jersey in Burgundy.

Sure, maybe you think that the Redskins have a deeper rotation under center than the Nats as of this afternoon and should have focused more on Offensive Line issues. But at least you can have that thought will forking over $71.99 for a new piece of McNabb swag.

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Sports Cartoon Offers The Nats Some Pitching Advice

Opening-Day-With-Obama

He might’ve thrown the ceremonial first pitch wide and high for a left handed hitter on Opening Day at Nats Park, but after today’s clobbering of the Nationals by the Phillies (I’ll put it to you this way, the score is 11-1 at the end of seven innings) this cartoon originally posted by sports comic site nbspn.com might be something for Riggleman to consider.

See an enlarged version of the cartoon after the page break. Continue reading →

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Obama’s Slew of Social Activities

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‘Scary Bunny’
courtesy of ‘shbaker99’

President Obama had quite the social schedule to tend to today. Granted, he played to the occasion and appears to be having the time of life. He even snuck a White Sox cap onto the diamond before taking the mound clad in his Nationals jacket to wear atop his head during the ceremonial first pitch.

But before there was afternoon baseball, there was the Easter Egg Roll. Sadly, I was not selected for Egg Roll tickets in this year’s ticket lottery. As a result I was unable to attend or get any photos of the cute kiddies on the White House lawn with the cast of Glee or the Easter Bunny (sad, I know).

NBC4, on the other hand, got some great shots of the event in case you’re interested in recapping it for yourself. Click here for their photo reel.

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Want To Stalk Top Chef DC? Now You Can, Thanks To Twitter.

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‘live shot’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99’

We all know how excited you are that Top Chef is FINALLY giving DC the foodie lovin’ it deserves. With that said, you can get in on all the Top Chef DC happenings (shooting is now in progress) with a click of a button.

Want to find out where the cast and crew is at any given moment? Thanks to the unofficial account maintained by a Top Chef fan, you can now follow “topchefdcnews” on Twitter for all the latest updates.

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Thousands Outside Nationals Park During First Pitch

Photo courtesy of Pat D.
Camera phone photo courtesy of Pat D., click to enlarge

It’s official: right now, the Nationals 2010 campaign is under way here in Washington. The start of a new season – especially to those who worship at the altar of baseball – is always exciting, and bringing President Obama down to the Navy Yard to throw the first pitch just raised the level of excitement for District fans.

With Obama present at the Park, you had to imagine security was going to be tight, and the Nats opened the gates a little earlier than usual this morning to try and accommodate. Well, it doesn’t look like it was enough. The photo above (click to enlarge) was taken by a fan stuck in the line – timestamp is 1:13, or just right around the moment of the first pitch. A few thousand people look to be stranded outside the park waiting to get through security.

Hopefully they can get all those folks in there in time to see some of the action, especially on such a beautiful afternoon. The season has to get better from here…

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Being Green at Phillips

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‘Mural’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’

In honor of Earth Day, coming up right around the corner (I just love April), the Phillips Collection Food Arts is hosting “Green Hours at the Phillips” now through April 22nd. Every Thursday, the museum café will offer organic wines and local beers, with one dollar from each drink going towards Earth Day Network.

Furthermore, on Earth Day the Phillips Collection will be hosting a panel discussion about local food and the landscape, in partnership with FreshFarm.  The panel will be featuring Maryland winemaker Robert Lyons, chef Nora Pouillon of Restaurant Nora, and PA farmer Mark Toigo of Toigo Orchards.

The Phillips Collection is located at 1600 21st St.

Register for the Earth Day Panel Discussion here.

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Funeral Services Scheduled For 2 of 4 Southeast Shooting Victims

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‘Rest in Peace’
courtesy of ‘andycoan’

Funeral services are now scheduled for two of the four victims from last week’s shooting in southeast.

Services for 17-year-old Tavon Nelson are set for Tuesday at the Tenth Street Baptist Church and services for 18-year-old Devaughn Boyd are set for Wednesday at a funeral home in Maryland.

No official word has been reported regarding the status of 19-year-old William Jones III and 16-year-old Brishell Jones’ funerals.

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WMATA Has Record-Setting Weekend

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‘Metro Fail’
courtesy of ‘Karon’

Metro can thank the tourists and the major league sporting teams in town for setting the second and fourth highest ridership days in WMATA history this weekend. This is after last week’s record-setting ridership of 877,890 trips set on Thursday.

As a rider myself, I say a hat tip is in order since delays were minimal. But, with ridership up, you sure did feel like a sardine in a can with no hope of escape.

The numbers on the weekend are:

891,240 trips on Friday due to the blossoms, tourism in general, and the Wizards game.

674,173 trips on Saturday thanks to the blossoms (of course), the Nationals exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox, and Wale performing at RFK at the D.C. United home opener.

Today’s count won’t be in until later, but with the Nationals Opening Day game I expect the numbers to soar once more.

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Free Food Alert: Morton’s Shopper Appreciation!

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‘Morton’s Steakhouse’
courtesy of ‘ashleyt’

As if shopping in Georgetown isn’t already one of your favorite pasttimes, Morton’s Steakhouse and Georgetown BID are giving you one more reason to shop till’ you drop.  This week select retailers will be distributing invitations to Morton’s Shopper Appreciation Event on April 10th.

So, it’s pretty simple.  This is how it works:  you shop at one of the stores, and in return get an invitation to the event.  On Saturday afternoon betwen 2-5pm you can stroll on over to Morton’s patio where you will enjoy FREE miniature prime cheeseburgers and an extra-special cocktail menu in honor of spring and all the shopping goodness that comes along with it.

Some of the stores participating include Betsey Johnson, CUSP, and Urban Chic just to name a few.  For a complete list, you can go to www.mortons.com/georgetown and click on “Special Events.”

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WaPo Launches New Visual Art Contest

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‘artist at work’
courtesy of ‘soulfotography’

Artists! Go get your creativity on ASAP! The Washington Post has launched a new platform to get your work strewn about for all the city’s eyes to see via an online virtual gallery.

The project is called “Real Art D.C.” and starts the first week of May, extending through the summer months. WaPo’s art critics will pick ten artists from the Real Art D.C. upload pool before making it to the next round of this online head-to-head art challenge. The ten finalists will get a studio write-up online before the last finalist is announced in early October.

Online voting is the means by which the final-artist-standing will be selected for a prize of being interviewed and profiled in print and online by The Washington Post.

For all information pertaining to Real Art D.C., visit their website.

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Greek Easter Lambwiches at Zaytinya

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‘Zaytinya’
courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’

Oh man, it’s that time again – the Greek Easter Festival at Zaytinya. Last year, during the festival Top Chef contestant Mike Isabella served up lamb pita sandwiches with tzatziki out of a street cart on the corner of 9th and G street during lunchtime and it was crazy popular.

This year he does it again, but they’re adding picnic tables so you can enjoy your lambwich on-site. The festival runs from April 5-16th, so take a long lunch break, call in sick, do whatever you need to do to get yourself a pita. Plus, you’ll be able to rub elbows with cutie Chef Isabella, who promises to help his sous chefs man the cart.

Zaytinya is located on the corner of 9th and G streets NW, right across from the 9th street exit of the Chinatown Metro Station.

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Caps Claim President’s Trophy

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‘Rock the Red’
courtesy of ‘afagen’

Big weekend for the Capitals! First, the team notched its 51st win of the season against Columbus on Saturday. The league also announced a two game suspension on Atlanta’s Colby Armstrong for his elbow-to-the-head hit on Mathieu Perrault. However, the biggest news came last night, on an evening the Caps weren’t even playing.

The Colorado Avalanche, fighting for their own playoff berth, defeated the San Jose Sharks in overtime last night – giving the Washington Capitals their first-ever President’s Trophy. The team has 114 points with four games remaining in the season. The award gives the Caps home-ice all through the Stanley Cup playoffs, a distinct advantage for a team with a 28-5-5 record this season at home.

Congratulations to owner Ted Leonsis, GM George McPhee, and the rest of the Caps organization for the achievement! Now let’s just hope the alleged “President’s Trophy Curse” doesn’t come calling – only 7 previous winners of the Trophy have gone on to win the Stanley Cup since the award’s inception in the 1985-86 season.

Caps are home tonight against Boston; game starts at 7 p.m.

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McNabb a Redskin?!

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‘Westbrook and McNabb’
courtesy of ‘Kevin Burkett’

I’m confused. Is the Mike Shanahan that we hired here in Washington to coach our fine boys of fall actually a time-traveler from the year 2010? Because trading a 2nd-round draft pick this year and a 3rd or 4th round pick for 2011 for Eagles QB Donovan McNabb sounds like the sort of thing someone who hasn’t been watching the NFL since 2005 might do. Along with the signing of Willie Parker, that is. McNabb is due $11M in 2010, but it’s not clear who will be footing the May roster bonus yet.

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Metrobus Operator Arrested

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‘Butternut #2’
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’

Metrobus operator Dwayne Adamson was arrested by Metro Transit Police after pulling over the bus he was driving in the 2900 block of Minnesota Avenue, SE. He was arrested after allegedly pulling a knife on another motorist following a traffic dispute around 5 P.M.

Adamson was operating bus 2533 on the U2 route in Southeast. He has been a bus operator for three years.

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Meet the Newest Redskin: Willie Parker, RB

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‘Willie Parker’
courtesy of ‘Jessa B.C.’

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Redskins today signed a one-year $3.1M maximum value deal to with Running Back Willie Parker, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Parker, 29, had three 1,000+ yard seasons in 2005-2007 with Pittsburgh before production dropped off over the last two seasons, in part due to Parker’s broken leg at the end of the 2007 season. Parker will be competing with Clinton Portis and newly-signed Larry Johnson for the starting spot. This should make Skins camp fairly interesting this summer.

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Friday Happy Hour: Peep of View

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‘Peep of View’
courtesy of ‘rabid_c’

Welcome to the Friday Happy Hour, your single drink primer for the weekend.

There aren’t a ton of holiday specific drinks out there, and pretty much the only ones that do exist are Christmas drinks.  POV at the W Hotel has stepped in to remedy this with their new Easter themed cocktail, the “Peep of View.”  It’s a concoction of vodka, grapefruit juice, cranberry, and St. Germaine, topped off with champagne and garnished by a Peep.  As you can imagine, it’s sweet and fruity and drinking it was a severe test of my masculine security. As over the top as a Peep garnished cocktail sounds,  it’s an altogether pleasant drink. House squeezed juices give it a freshness that pairs perfectly with open air on the rooftop at POV. Not to mention that food and beverage director Robert Sabin wouldn’t let anything pass from his shop that wasn’t well constructed.  He even took into account how the marshmallow from Peep garnish would affect the flavor of the drink.  This weekend, consider the season.  Have your self a Peep of View at the W (but remember to get a reservation before you go).  Happy Easter!

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Get Some Rock With That (Sushi) Roll

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‘WANT’
courtesy of ‘staceyviera’

We all know that some folks inside the Beltway are fearful of crossing the river. Throw those fears aside folks, you now have the perfect reason to take that inaugural adventure should you choose to do so.

Fresh fish, cold sake, and classic rock are a few of the staples waiting to be discovered inside Sushi Rock in Clarendon.

The chef prepared rolls are in on the hard rock theme. Feast on the Pink Floyd (a salmon ceviche with cucumber salad) or the Dream On Roll (a bacon, kimchi, and sundried tomato combo) while heading banging the night away from a zebra print, laced-up faux leather bar stool.

Sushi Rock opens Monday, according to Urban Daddy.

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A Couple Locals Rock The Red And The Black

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‘Day 31: Saturday Night at The Red and the Black’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’

This month’s concert preview covers a wide scope of genres, performance styles, and live music venues. What it DIDN’T cover is the array of local acts itching for attention (and rightfully so).

Two local bands, The Bang and Chute, are gigging at The Red and the Black tonight.

I’d say these bands are worth checking out if you’re in the mood for a laid back Friday night in the Atlas District complete with drinks in-hand.

Show starts at 9. Admission is $8.

The Red and the Black is located at 1212 H Street N.E.

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Damage Estimates From C&O Canal Flood At $2.8 Million

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‘C&O Canal refilling with flood waters at TJ’
courtesy of ‘palkynebtab’

The National Park Service released estimates today that the flooding at the C&O Canal last month is going to end up costing close to $2.8 million worth of damage to the canal and surrounding era.

Costs include damage to Inlet Lock No.1 about one mile upstream from the District.

There is no word from the National Park Service about funding for the flood damage incurred by the Washington Harbour due to the C&O Canal bursting at this time.