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Cake Wrecks Book Signing in Bethesda Cancelled

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‘CakeWrecks’
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Last I checked, 384 people had RSVPed to meet Jen Yates, founder of Cake Wrecks, in Bethesda tomorrow night. Unfortunately, the tour for her new book, Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Hilariously Wrong, has been cancelled. According to her latest post, Jen’s husband is in critical condition.

Cake Wrecks is a hysterical, award-winning blog. If you haven’t checked it out, today might be a good day to send some good vibes to Jen.

And if, perhaps, you’ve already prepped your cupcake for what would have been tomorrow night’s cupcake-sized cake wreck competition, a photo in Jen’s inbox (or our Flickr pool) would surely cheer her up.

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Sex Club Death in DC

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‘All that remained from our block of hell’
courtesy of ‘tomeppy’

Borderstan was on top of things this weekend when a body was found inside a building that moonlights as a gay and bi-sexual male sex club at 14th and Corcoran near Logan Circle. One of the commenters on the entry suggests that the death may have been the result of an accidental fall on one of the staircases inside the building. Another is requesting anyone with information about the fall (which took place around 5am on Sunday morning) get in touch with Detective Patterson at 202-645-7065.

This isn’t the first incident at the club, a fire broke out in 2005. I had no idea that Sex Clubs were totally a thing in DC, but judging by this gridskipper map, I’m totally wrong. Huh. Who’d’ve thunk?

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Hey Virginians, today’s voter registration deadline day

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‘November 4th.’
courtesy of ‘dharmabumx’

After last year’s voterpalooza it’s hard to believe there might be anyone motivated to vote who hasn’t already signed up, but who knows. Maybe you turned 18 since then or arguments about thesiss thesis-es? theesees? the papers one writes to get your doctorate. Regardless, today’s your deadline to get registered in time for November’s election if you’re not already good to go. You can get the PDF for the Virginia voter’s registration form to print out and as long as it’s postmarked today you’re golden. The USPS finder will tell you where the closest place is to get the envelope hand-canceled with today’s date.

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Express’ Best Of

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Everyone’s got an opinion here in DC. We’ve got opinions about politics, about news, about sports, and about pretty much anything we do. It’s great, because everywhere you go, you get people’s passionate side. It also means that pretty much everyone has a “Best Of” list, from the City Paper’s massive Best Of, to the Washingtonian, to even the Arlington County Business Asssocation. Enter the Post Express, which opened their Best Of this weekend.

Somehow we got left off the best blog list, so go right ahead and write us on in!

Special Events, The Daily Feed
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All DC Dogs Instantly Become Calm, Submissive

Courtesy of National Geographic

Courtesy of National Geographic

Cesar Millan: the man, the myth, the Dog Whisperer, will be in DC today during lunchtime! National Geographic (1600 M St NW) is showing a sneak peek of the new season at 12pm and then Cesar will be signing copies of his new book, How to Raise the Perfect Dog, at 1pm. Tickets are free and on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 11am in the Grosvenor Auditorium lobby. I wonder if he’ll use the shh! noise and bite motion on me if I get too excited…

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City Paper Brings Crafty Bastards Back

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If you’re looking for something to do this weekend that’s homemade and unique, check out Crafty Bastards on Saturday from 10 to 5 at The Marie Reed Learning Center in Adams Morgan. Don’t take a cab, though, as the cab strike may be going on Saturday, so plan to use Metro and a bus, or park somewhere a good distance away and walk over. It’s always kinda fun to see what the crafting community is up to, and remember: homemade is in this holiday season.

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DC Gets an Urban Daddy

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I know, chances are you don’t need another email newsletter in your life, but this one’s interesting enough to consider. UrbanDaddy.com, aimed at the guys who watch a bunch of Entourage, is starting up a DC-specific daily email, designed to point you at the hotspots before they’re hot. I think these tend to be good bellwethers to use to find out what’s going to be crowded this weekend so you can head someplace else. But give it a look.

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Warren Brown’s Face All Over the Place

Warren Brown in the Dell ad

Cakelove founder, former Food Network personality, and DC entrepreneur Warren Brown has been all over the place lately. I spotted him today in this Dell ad on washingtonpost.com, and last week in a TV spot for American Express’ small business products.

I suppose that large companies are lining up to beg small entrepreneurs for their business could be an indicator that the economy is on its way back. In any case, it’s nice to know Brown’s getting some endorsement love what with all the sudden bakery competition in DC. No comment on that weird scarf thing he’s wearing, though.

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Locovore Events At Ronald Reagan Building

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‘cherry tomatoes in blue boxes’
courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’

The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center handed out fliers today announcing Capital Harvest, a new foodie event in the heart of the city. On Friday, October 16 and Friday, November 13 Penn Quarter residents and workers will be able to stop by the plaza for local produce vendors and chef demonstrations by Chef Todd Gray of Equinox (one of my favorites!) and others.

More than 18 local growers will be offering a wide variety of freshly picked fruits, vegetables and cut flowers, as well as meat products and seafood. Stop by the plaza from 12:30 to 5 p.m. those Fridays in October and November to partake.

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Something new for parents to worry about

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courtesy of ‘Shi Yali’

Today’s Metro Connection on WAMU is going to be discussing the subject of “crumb rubber,” a sort of mulch made from old tires that’s been the up and coming material. Sometimes it’s put out in chunks, sometimes surfaces are made out of it, like running tracks or the flooring in the playground area out at the national zoo.

Apparently a memo has been leaked from the Environmental Protection Agency that indicates some concerns with the use of crumb rubber. I can’t find a copy of it at the moment so it’s unclear whether this is a general issue or just in regards to childhood exposure. Presumably these are questions that will be answered on Metro Connection. Right before a thousand other questions are raise and not answered.

Listen live or look for a recording to be available online sometime this afternoon.

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Rhinos with Glue-on Shoes?

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Mere days after Happy the Hippo left the National Zoo to go live with a harem — or as We Love DC author Carl suggests, pushed out by gentrification, the arrival of the elephants — comes the promise of more fun stories of zoo animals.

On Monday night at Shirlington’s Signature Theatre, former National Zoo Director Lucy Spelman will give a talk about her book, The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes and other surprising true stories of zoo vets and their patients. In addition to up-close-and-personal accounts of the zoo’s residents, she’ll talk about the special bonds between human and (very large) beast.

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Fringe Does DC

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‘Federal Center SW Metro Stop’
courtesy of ‘KrS-NrY’

If you caught last night’s episode of Fringe, you might’ve noticed that it was set in DC. But, like much of 24, it wasn’t actually here. They had the station interior supposed to be more like that of Union Station, with train announcements and track assignments. So, Fringe Producers, in case you were curious: This is what the inside of Federal Center SW’s Metro actually looks like. See how it’s dark and foreboding, sort of like your show? And not exactly like a train station in any way shape or form?

I was, at least, pleased to see that they got some of the details of the metro system right, with signs referring to Blue line trains, and that one of the signs in the background seemed to resemble one of the System Advisory notes, so I’ll give you a pass, but please, come check out DC, you won’t regret it.

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Accident at Georgetown Whole Foods

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Fire trucks arrive

At around 7pm last night, an elderly driver crashed into the underground garage entrance of the Whole Foods at 2323 Wisconsin Avenue NW.  Details are still emerging as to what caused the accident, but The Examiner reports that the elderly woman driving the car had minor injuries, there were no other injuries reported and that the building structure suffered minor damages.

According to an eyewitness report, who was in the Whole Foods by the meat counter, there was a loud collision-like noise and a rumble from the impact.  Immediately, a Whole Foods employee came running up the garage stairwell, yelling for the entire store to clear out and customers began heading (in a somewhat civil manner) to the Wisconsin Avenue exit.

When I interviewed a Whole Foods’ employee, who was a witness to the accident, they  said the elderly driver had been coming down the garage entrance and had sped directly into the wall. The employee speculated that perhaps the driver had stepped on the gas instead of the brake.  From the picture I took from the top of the garage ramp (which is as good as I could get from my pauper cell phone,) the entire front of the driver’s car was smashed in, indicating to me, that the car was going very fast at the time of impact. That no one was seriously injured in the accident is a great fortuity considering the amount of Whole Foods’ employees and customers present at this high volume shopping time. Continue reading →

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Stand Up and Be Counted!

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The Washington Post just ran an article about a campaign to spread the word that everyone living in America should complete a Census form.  With the 2010 Census kicking off in a few short months, efforts are underway to educate minority populations (particularly Latinos who may be here illegally) that completing a Census form does not put one at risk of being deported.  Census workers take a vow of confidentiality and will not report people living here illegally to immigration officials.

Filling out a Census form is very important– it’s the one time every ten years that the government gets an accurate idea of the population of the country, and it can affect everything from congressional representation to state funding allocations.  So consider this a public service announcement: when you get your form next April, fill it out and send it back, regardless of your legal status.  The more DC residents that respond, the more funding the city will get for community services and facilities that we all use.

Food and Drink, The Daily Feed
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Serious Eats on the Half Smoke

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My good friend Craig pointed out Serious Eats’ article on the Beloved Half Smoke, which includes a fine history of this excellent regional delicacy. True fact: for the first year I lived in DC, I couldn’t believe that the street hotdog carts sold half-packs of cigarettes. I had no idea just how clueless & stupid when a friend of mine introduced me to the real deal. Craig was also quick to point out that you can even get half smokes shipped anywhere in the US via the ever-awesome Ben’s Chili Bowl.

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Fall = Chilly = Chili = Cook-off, right?

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‘Mark Ein’
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’

Miriam’s Kitchen‘s is hosting its first ever Chili Cook-Off. You can participate in one of several ways: show off your momma’s best recipe, judge the chili entries, or simply fill your belly with tasty samplings and enjoy the fun. But pick your role soon, because there are only 15 chefs, 10 judges and 40 tasters allowed.

The competition throws down on Thursday, October 22 from 7-10 pm at a private home in Columbia Heights. Click here to sign up.

Not that helping out a local food kitchen while having a little fun isn’t good enough, but to sweeten deal, We Love DC’s very own, Kirk, will be whipping up a pot of goodness just for you, Dear Reader.