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National Marathon Tomorrow

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‘Thundering Herd’
courtesy of ‘flipperman75’

If you don’t have to drive in DC tomorrow, just don’t. The National Marathon is run tomorrow through the streets of DC, and no quadrant is left out. Constitution, East Capitol, North Capitol, the Frederick Douglass Bridge, and various other streets throughout the District will be closing intermittently from 7am to 1pm. Chances are, you’re better off going around. In addition, Metrobus has rerouted 42 different bus routes as part of the event. Please prepare for transit pandemonium.

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Why Do You Care About Sustainability?

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courtesy of ‘erin m’

Caring about the environment is the cool thing to do, right?

According to a study conducted by the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, when people shop in public they tend to favor green and more earth friendly products – however, when shopping online people tend to favor the ‘regular stuff’; thus suggesting that “green purchases are often motivated by status,” says Vladas Griskevicius, co-author of the study.

Although I find this study to be quite interesting, I wonder how variables such as statewide or citywide mandates could moderate this study’s outcome. Since the District’s 5-cent bag tax law took effect, not only is going green now hip – but if you want to watch your pennies, it’s basically required.

I don’t really thing in the end anyone really cares what your reasons for being environmentally conscious truly are, because as long as a difference is being made then it doesn’t really matter right?

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Let the suburbs have the protests for a change

DSC_1855, courtesy of Me President Obama is speaking out on the campus of George Mason University in a few minutes and where there’s POTUS there’s protest. The signs were pretty one-sided against health care, though one determined fellow was walking around with a huge “Public Option Now” banner that looked more suited to a renaissance faire in style than a protest. Among the reasons for the imbalance was the limits on attendees. The invitations said “cameras are allowed, however no signs or banners are permitted,” so any opposition inside is going to have to pretty much seethe in silence. The folks outside were making up for that with their energy, doing a lot of shouting across a 6 foot tape-enforced DMZ at the folks waiting to go in. Once most had entered the approximately 150 or so folks on the other side of the tape pretty much settled down to chatting amongst themselves. The ban on signs didn’t go over well with some – the woman below was yelling “there is no free speech in that building.” DSC_1875, courtesy of Me More shots after the jump. Continue reading →

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Metro Fires Texting Driver

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‘what else is new?’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99’

Metro announced late yesterday that they fired the driver caught texting by Unsuck DC Metro. The photos first appeared on their blog in February, and Metro finally took action a month later. I’m all for due process, but what the hell took so long here? It’s not like Metro’s policy is anything but crystal clear…

I, for one, will welcome our new Sarlesian Overlord when takes the reigns in April.

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9:30 Club To Host U.S. Air Guitar Championship Regionals

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‘The Fro, Finals (finished 5th place)’
courtesy of ‘brianmka’

For those about to rock … here’s your chance! The D.C. Regional Air Guitar Championships are being held this April at the 9:30 Club.

The Official U.S. Air Guitar Championship website reports that entry slots for D.C. are nearly full. If you want to enter — prop up the digital camera, throw together your most rockin’ of rockin’ fits (and by “fit”, I mean “outfit”), and convince those judges you’ve got what it takes to compete by sending in an audition video via YouTube.

All videos must be under a minute long and sent to list_serve@930.com by Sunday, March 21.

Winners will be announced March 31 and regionals will be held on April 10.

Rock on!

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Delays, A Fare Raise, And Escalator Outages — Oh My!

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’55/365 – dupont circle’
courtesy of ‘dracisk’

As if Metro riders haven’t had enough day-to-day issues plaguing them as they fork over chunks of their paychecks for endless delays and an array of other dilemmas over the past year … now, there’s more.

WaPo reports that there are 60+ escalator outages throughout the entire Metrorail system at the moment. Way to go WMATA.

I mean — I’m a firm believer in walking up the escalator stairs because that’s what feet were made for — but with Metro turning down media requests for interviews regarding the escalator problem it makes you wonder, what else is wrong that they’re not telling us about?

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Welcome to the Curmudgeons

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‘Curmudgeon Suite by Peter Lange’
courtesy of ‘ohdarling’

DC is an incredibly gifted town when it comes to the blog scene. I mean, just look, in addition to us, there’s DCist, ReadysetDC, Prince of Petworth, The Hill is Home, BYT, why.i.hate.dc. I figured we were all full up on awesome blogs, but then I found the opening entry of District Curmudgeon which launched today. Geoff and Jaime are seasoned veterans of the DC blogging scene, and definitely deserve your attention going forward. Congrats, lady & gent.

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Cantina Marina Opens Outside Deck This Weekend

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‘Cantina Marina’
courtesy of ‘sinksanctity

Need an excuse to throw on those flops and head to the waterfront since … you know … spring appears to be here now? Cantina Marina is opening their outside deck this weekend due to the totally awesome weather we’ll be experiencing through Sunday.

There are many ways to attract more customers to your restaurant, but during summer, spring and fall months, outdoor seating tops the list. No matter what kind of establishment you run, a simple deck or patio can increase revenue by up to 30 percent. Additional research by the Simons Advisory Group proved that a $200,000 investment increased overall sales by $500,000 — possibly more if your restaurant offers year-round outdoor seating.

What is it about outdoor seating that has such a large effect on your customer base? There are many factors involved, most of which revolve around comfort. Some guests say that an alfresco dining experience makes the food taste fresher and better. Others simply enjoy gazing at the view as they share a meal with friends or family. If you plan to add a deck to allow outdoor seating at your restaurant, deck builders in Auckland

If you’re interested in adding an outdoor space for your clientele, there are many ways to go about it. The following highlights some of the most popular — and successful — trends in outdoor seating today.

The dock bar will be open and the fish tacos really are a quite tasty when paired with a frozen margarita.

Plus – now that the sun’s out for longer – you can soak in the rays and get your first taste of what summer will feel like.

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Lend a Hand: Prom Season 2010

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‘prom_dress_Fuchsia-Lavender-Lime-White-81048B’
courtesy of ‘www.chicagofabulousblog.com’

It’s that time of year again…practically the biggest night of the entire year if you’re a senior in high school:  Prom!  Lots of family taking pictures, your date pinning  on your corsage, a limo full of friends waiting in the driveway, and of course the dress.  This year you can help a young lady find her dream gown by donating to DC Public Schools Annual Prom Dress Collection.

Every year many girls drop the plan of going to their only prom because of the prices of the prom dress. Their dream of attending this magical event is fulfilled by various organizations that provide free prom dresses for low-income families. No girl wants to go to prom in just anything, so it takes days, weeks, even months to find a long sleeve 2 piece prom dress. Why not help someone find their dream gown for that special night?  Free prom dresses are a boon to low-income students. The collection is accepting new and gently used dresses, shoes, jewelry and purses.  You can drop off items between 9am and 5pm Monday – Friday until April 14th at 1200 First Street NE, on the 12th floor.  For more information, call 202-442-5447 or email dcpspartnerships@dc.gov.

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Gtown Hoyas: The Drinking Game

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‘Basketball beer’
courtesy of ‘gcardinal’

So your team didn’t make the tourney? Or perhaps your college didn’t have a Division I Men’s Basketball program? Or maybe you’re just not that into March madness overall?

Well luckily, Georgetown University’s Vox Populi has come up with a robust, Hoya focused drinking game, just in time for tonight’s game against Ohio.

Even if you’re not a Georgetown fan, at least the game will jump start your Thursday night and could, potentially, get you back into the March Madness.

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Artist John Gerrard at Hirshhorn Tonight

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‘X Marks the Spot’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’

John Gerrard, the environmental photographer and installation artist will be at the Hirshhorn Museum tonight to discuss his latest exhibition.  The exhibition consists of large-scale format, digitally manipulated pictures of American landscape that unfold in real-time — allowing patient enthusiasts to experience each “shot” unfold over a 24-hour period.

The event is in conjunction with the 2010 Environmental Film Festival.

Meet the Artist tonight at 7 PM in the Ring Auditorium of the Hirshhorn Museum [Corner of Independence Ave and 7th ST S],

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To School, Kiddies!

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‘100 L Street, NW (demolished)’
courtesy of ‘rockcreek’

I’m sorry kids, but you’re going to have to go to school tomorrow.  March 19th was originally scheduled as a professional development day for teachers, meaning students didn’t have to go to school.  But, seeing as you got a few weeks of unforeseen vacation courtesy of mother nature, you don’t actually get tomorrow off. So, make sure you’re in school tomorrow, don’t don’t do crack, follow your dreams, etc….

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The Palace of Bro-nders

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‘THE BRO CODE !!’
courtesy of ‘shym0n’

I’ve been kind of underground for the last week as the ol’ day job went into annual conference mode and I was working 12 hour days for a week and a half. But that’s over now and I’m catching up on all the stuff I missed on the Internet during that time. John’s post about Spider Kelly’s rebirth as a bro-haven reminded me that BYT preserved possibly my favorite Craigslist housing posting ever: The 6BR Bro-Palace.

It’s clearly a joke post, but the quantity and variety of bro-related puns, dare I say, the brocabulary, in this post causes me to want to raise a protein shake in honor of the writer. I think “Temple to Broseidon” is my favorite.

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Please Sir, Can We Have More Restrooms?

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‘Women’s Room Sign’
courtesy of ‘mrkathika’

Here’s an interesting little piece of potty humor that doesn’t involve having a dirty mind.

There’s a lack of women’s restrooms in our government buildings. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee seek to end this potty drought by introducing the “Potty Parity Act” bill today. The bill requires federal buildings of the future and buildings leased by the government to have a 1:1 ratio of men’s to women’s restrooms.

The bill’s lead sponsor, Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) told WaPo that a lack of restrooms in our government buildings has become an issue because these buildings were constructed long before masses of women entered the federal workforce. According to Towns, some women have even suffered work-related problems and been fired as a result of their inability to take the time necessary to address health or medical concerns.

The addition of more women’s restrooms would aid the effort to help halt these uncessary women’s health concerns in the federal workplace.

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When is an Earmark not an Earmark?

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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’

One of the side effects of finally knowing where I’m going to live at the end of next month is that I’m now paying a lot more attention to news stories involving my future Council member, Harry Thomas of Ward 5. Mike DeBonis reports in the City Paper this week that Councilman Thomas was instrumental in steering money toward certain nonprofit programs in the Ward, and argues that while the grants weren’t made through the earmark process, the fact that they weren’t competitively bid makes them earmarks in spirit, even while Council Chair Vincent Gray is banning earmarks in an effort to clean up the corruption in the process.

While agreeing with DeBonis that the grants should have gone through the normal bid process to keep everything above-board and without the appearance of preferential treatment, I continue to think it’s a pretty disgraceful state of affairs that we have a situation where a member of the Council can’t provide an opinion on some anti-gang programs in his Ward (which, you may have noticed, has a bit of a crime problem) because a different member of the Council seems to have corruption and grift trailing in his wake wherever he goes.

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Spider Kelly’s Reopens

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‘Raspberry Mojito’
courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’

Spider Kelly’s has reopened after a multi-week closing to double the size of the location and, apparently, is now a veritable Bro-topia of epic proportions. From the Thrillist email announcement:

…the formerly sit-down, slim galley bought out the three adjacent storefronts and transformed into a sprawling bastion of athletic boozyness; its all-new massive, wrap-around diamond plate main bar’s ringed by 25 flatscreens, dart boards, pool/shuffleboard tables, and arcade rigs like Golden Tee and Big Buck Hunter…

Also present are is a new menu, thirteen beers on draft (as opposed to the previous bottle-only policy) and all sorts of kitschy cocktails such as “Bourbon Cruiser” and “Sex On Wilson”. They’ve got some specials for you to try out on Thursdays during the Tournament: $2 Miller Lite, $3 Craft beers and $3 margaritas/mojitos.

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DC EMS Overtime a Problem

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‘Party Animals on First Street, SE’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’

Councilman Phil Mendelson will be looking into the nearly $5M in overtime paid out to Fire and EMS workers so far this fiscal years, with several workers taking home substantial amounts of extra cash, in some cases amounts of more than their annual salary, thanks to Overtime abuses. Does DC Fire/EMS need more people? Is it just people abusing the system?

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Now You See It, Now You Don’t

A topic often discussed in photography, especially with regard to buying and selling, is the archival quality of the print.  When you are purchasing a photograph, much like investing in a classic car, you want it to last as long as possible without any colors fading.  Most photographers or dealers will print on “archival” paper using “archival” ink and will frame it using materials such as UV glass, ensuring that the photograph lasts as long as humanly possible after it’s hung on the purchaser’s wall, oftentimes longer then 200 years (or so we hope).

Imagine if this idea were taken to the opposite extreme?  What if I told you that I knew of hundreds of photos that you couldn’t buy, you couldn’t hang on your wall, and that you would only be able to view for one hour before they were never seen again?  Well I do, and they’re part of a new project called One Hour Photo.

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99 Cent Shakes At Tenleytown Z-Burger

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‘Shamrock Shake’
courtesy of ‘sarae’

I don’t know about you, but this ridiculously gorgeous weather is making it quite hard to focus on the work at hand today — not to mention it’s St. Patrick’s Day.

Need an excuse to get out of the office? If so, head over to Z-Burger for a 99 cent chocolate mint milkshake in honor of every American’s favorite non-American holiday (or at least, from the amount of green I’ve seen the past few days, I’d say it seems like it is).

All you’ve got to do in order to shell over less than a dollar for the shake is say “Shamrock Shake.”

The shakes are available at the Tenleytown location at 4321 Wisconsin Ave., NW until 10 p.m.