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‘Takorean truck’
courtesy of ‘yostinator’
You survived the earthquake yesterday. So that deserves lunch from a food truck, right? See which ones are out and about today.
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FREE FOOD ALERT: Make Your Own Pizza Kit
‘rakhi and her pizza’
courtesy of ‘staceyviera’
Cheese is fatty, meat toppings tend to be rich, and the sauce is sweet. Pizza toppings are also packed with a compound called glutamate, which can be found in the tomatoes, cheese, pepperoni and sausage. … But according to culinary scientists, they contain flavor compounds that taste even better when eaten together.
Getchyer pizza! Potomac Pizza’s four locations (listed below) will be giving out a free slice of pizza and soft drink to all customers from 12 PM – 4 PM today. The restaurant is calling it their “final slice of summer.” And to quell your sadness about summer ending, you can go eat your feelings in the form of delicious pizza.
Homemade pizza, even with the cost of electricity factored in, is ridiculously affordable. However, it does take some time to make. Most of it is hands off time, though (oven heating, dough rising), so as long as you’re at home already, it won’t feel like it takes that long.
It’s probably because you’re making it at home in a home oven. Those top out at 450 or 500 degrees F, which is a refrigerator compared to a pizza oven. You can compensate for that somewhat by getting a pizza stone and letting it preheat in your oven. If you are a fan pizza chef, check this link https://www.dough-re-me.co.uk/ for tips on your pizza dough.
The four locations are at:
- Chevy Chase Center: 19 Wisconsin Circle, Chevy Chase, MD
- Potomac Promenade: 9812 Falls Road, Potomac, MD
- Traville Village Center: 9709 Traville Gateway Dr. Rockville, MD
- Kentlands Market Square: 625 Center Point Way, Gaithersburg, MD
Note that there’s a limit of one free slice per customer.
By Tom Bridge
Neat view of the Quake through a Seismic Array
God I love science. Yesterday in the wake of the day’s events, I sat in Rustico in Ballston with a couple of geoscientists from NSF trying to find this exact imagery, and Jen sent it over last night late. It’s pretty impressive to see the seismic waves roll through the whole of the continent, even if they likely weren’t felt by anyone on the other side of the Appalachians.
By Tom Bridge
Updated Closures for 24 August
‘Sidewalk Closed Signs’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Several closures were announced in local and federal government artifices overnight. They are as follows:
Local:
DCPS is Closed today. They changed their minds from open-but-for-three-schools at 10:30pm last night to All Closed at 5:50am today.
Federal:
According to OPM, the following federal agencies are closed:
- Department of Health & Human Services
- Department of Labor
- National Building Museum
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Commerce Building A in Franconia
- Office of the Secretary of Defense at One White Flint in Bethesda
- Department of Health & Human Services in Laurel
- Archives in Suitland
It’s not yet clear why DCPS felt the need to close all of their schools today, aside from “an abundance of caution.”
By Nats Strand Men On Base, Drop 2-0 Game to Arizona
‘Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (27)’
courtesy of ‘Keith Allison’
After one strange (earthquake filled) day in Washington, D.C., the Nationals did their best to keep things on the diamond interesting. Washington took a 2-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in what was likely right-handed pitcher Jordan Zimmermann’s penultimate game of the season, but it was a well fought battle.
Neither team scored until the seventh inning. Arizona third baseman Sean Burroughs hit his first homerun of the season, a two-run shot, off Zimmermann to give his team the upper-hand. The Nats biggest issue of the night was stranding men in scoring position.
Washington had eleven base runners Tuesday night. Five of those runners reached scoring position. Continue reading
By brownpau
National Cathedral Earthquake Damage
The National Cathedral suffered some significant structural damage in the earthquake, with the tops of three of its tower pinnacles falling over, and cracked walls in buttresses and on upper floors. More info from their earthquake press release: Continue reading
By Patrick Pho
VIDEO: DC Earthquake Interrupts My Workday
As you all know, an Earthquake has hit the East Coast. When the quake happened I was in the middle of a video shoot with my co-worker Danny when all of a sudden our 14th floor office in Rosslyn started to shake. Watch the video to see Danny’s reaction.
By brownpau
Virginia Earthquake Rocks DC
Hey, Washington, DC was just rocked by an earthquake! The tremor hit at 1:51 PM today, and the earthquake detail page on USGS shows an initial magnitude of 5.8, epicenter near Mineral, VA, somewhere between Richmond and Charlottesville. Twitter is alight with reports of shaking felt from down the Carolinas all the way up to Canada, and as of 2PM the streets around many buildings around Downtown DC are still teeming with people who fled buildings at the initial shock. The source of the earthquake was fairly shallow, just 6 km underground, which explains why the tremor was felt over such a wide area.
Metro is currently limiting trains to 10-15 mph while the tracks are checked for kinks.
Did you feel it? Where were you and what did you do?
By Tom Bridge
Irene on the Horizon
Well, as nice as good as the weather’s been the last two days, there’s a forecast that you need to be aware of for the coming weekend. Hurricane Irene, currently harassing Haiti and the Dominican Republic looks to be headed for landfall the middle of the weekend in North Carolina. NOAA suspects it may well be a major hurricane when it hits land, and that by the time it reaches the Chesapeake it would still be at hurricane strength.
To some forecasters, this storm is reminiscent of Hurricane Floyd, which dropped 14″ of rain on the DC area in 1998, left 500,000 without power thanks to its 70mph winds. Be on the lookout, DC, this one might be the first big storm since Isabel hit DC in 2003.
Food Truck Tracker
‘Arepa!’
courtesy of ‘yostinator’
Go on and get some good grub today. See where the food trucks are roaming around the city with our StrEATS-powered map.
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By Tom Bridge
Social Media for Statehood: Tweet Protest tomorrow
Mayor Gray announced via his Twitter account plans for a virtual march on Facebook and Twitter and other social networks tomorrow morning at 8:28am. His inspiration for the odd time comes from the 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28th by Martin Luther King Jr. Mayor Gray wants people to tweet:
Dr. King said “now is the time to make real the promise of democracy.” I demand full democracy for DC residents!
If you use a twitter client like TweetDeck or HootSuite, you can schedule this in advance, or you can use a service like Future Tweets to do it.
There’s no question DC is on the short of the representation stick, so get out and help raise awareness to the city’s unique plight.
By Tom Bridge
Newseum offers free admission on 9/10 and 9/11
‘Newseum’
courtesy of ‘ashlyhiggins’
We’re just three weeks shy of the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and while I suspect that many are going to engage in quiet personal reflection, there’s going to be a lot of commemorative events surrounding the anniversary. Newseum has announced today that they will be waiving their usual admission fees, and will have special artifacts on display, including parts of the Pentagon and WTC damaged during the attacks.
In addition, they’ll be running an 11-minute original short “Running Toward Danger” which highlights the journalists who ran along side the emergency responders toward the attacks, not away.
Newseum will also be opening their new exhibit piece on the role of the FBI in terrorism investigations before and after the attacks. Be sure to get passes on their website before the free days come.
Food Truck Tracker
‘Red Hook Lobster Roll’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Happy Monday, folks. Find out where the food trucks are rolling around. And a happy belated first birthday to LobstertruckDC!
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By Brittany
Friday Happy Hour: Chocolate City Cerveza Nacional
Chocolate City Beer officially launched Thursday night, with a party at RFD which was among the most-anticipated events of 2011’s DC Beer Week. The new “nano-brewery” based in the Edgewood neighborhood of Northeast brought all four of their beers for the occasion: Big Chair IPA, Cornerstone Copper Ale, 1814 ESB, and Cerveza Nacional de la Capital. The room was packed full of brewery friends and supporters and what seemed to be every beer writer in the city, everyone wading through the crowd to get their taste of the new beer and then, of course, dutifully Twitter their reactions.
Food Truck Tracker
‘Curbside Cookoff 2010’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
I…like…food trucks and I cannot lie, you other brothers can’t deny that when a food truck rolls up to your place and puts food in your face you get HUNG-RY. Geez, I think the heat is getting to me. Eat at a food truck. Have a good weekend.
By Addison H
Area Under Hardwood Quarantine
Photo Courtesy: www.emeraldashborer.info
Did you know that our area is under a hardwood quarantine quarantine due to the discovery of the destructive Emerald Ash Borer? Although roasting marshmallows around a cracking campfire or backyard firepit is probably the last thing on anyones mind during the dog days of summer, this is the time of year when many homeowners and outdoor lovers start stocking up on firewood for the (blissfully) cooler months ahead.
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Zimmermann, Flores Come Through Big for Nats in 3-1 Victory
‘PRE’
courtesy of ‘MissChatter’
Two years ago, right-handed pitcher Jordan Zimmermann and catcher Jesus Flores founds themselves sidelined due to injury. Since then, Zimmermann has returned to the Nationals’ clubhouse after successful Tommy John surgery and Flores has regained his spot behind the plate which makes them regular fixtures in Washington’s 2011 25-man roster.
Flores, although he fills a current slot on manager Davey Johnson’s lineup card due to Ivan Rodriguez being placed on the disabled list, is a player Johnson is proud of this season. He is also the reason the Nationals scored their first run in Thursday night’s 3-1 victory versus the Cincinnati Reds while Zimmermann got the necessary work done on the mound. It was Flores’ first homerun – a solo shot – since May 8, 2009.
The 26-year-old catcher has since recovered from a torn labrum, an injury that cost him almost two seasons. Thursday’s starting pitcher Zimmermann spent time with Flores in Viera, Fla. during their recovery time together forging bonds that made Thursday’s 3-1 victory a special success for Nationals. Continue reading
Matt Purke Introduces Himself
‘Matt Purke 3’
courtesy of ‘jondejong’
Nationals draft pick LHP Matt Purke, who signed with the team in the late hours of Monday night, introduced himself to the core group of Nationals beat writers this afternoon from the team’s ballpark at the Navy Yard. He spoke with what Dave Nichols of Nats News Networks called “a quiet confidence.”
What convinced him to sign with Washington? “They come highly recommended,” he said. “I’ve seen the things they’ve done the last few years with the prospects they’ve brought in and the Major League players as well. This organization is going to be very strong, they’re building, and they’re going to be a serious team to deal with in the years to come. I knew I wanted to be a part of that and hopefully to be a helpful piece in the puzzle.” Continue reading
By Tom Bridge
Georgetown Basketball team involved in International Incident in China
It’s hard not to see this video and wince, both at the terrible brawl and the stomping of people, and also the underlying international incident it represents. The Post’s Gene Wang was on hand and has posted an account of the game and the fight, which is oddly absent from some of the Chinese accounts of the game. The Hoyas, on a goodwill basketball tour, have played two games in Beijing, and have a few more games to go in Shanghai.
By Don
Double Donation Dollars for DCCK
Double your money! Admittedly it only doubles after you part with it, but what the hell – you want to be a better person, don’t you? (I’ve met some of you – if you don’t, you should. For serious.)
Well you have a few hours left to do more good with less – DC Central Kitchen has a generous donor – the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation – committed to matching every donation through the rest of the day, up to around another $8,000 as of the time I’m typing this.
So if you just drop $10 on them over here it’ll mean $20 in their coffers. Good for your soul (did I mention it needed it? Really. C’mon), good for them, good for our community. If you believe the American Enterprise Institute, good for the economy – they claim a $1 donation has an eventual $15 benefit for GDP. You want to help the economy, don’t you?
Edit: I twitter-harassed DCCK because I wasn’t clear from the header – they’re trying to hit $25,000 in donations for the day but the matching grant exceeds that target. So, if enough of you have dropped some cash to push them over the target by the time you read this you can still donate some more and get that extra oomph.