Artist Shepard Fairey paid a visit to Logan Circle this week to prettify the much-trafficked P Street. He painted one of his signature murals on one side of our beloved Logan Hardware, while bedazzling the other with a lofty campaign ad for Barack Obama. Here at district, schmistrict, our obvious conclusion is that if Obama [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Where to go for the Economic End Times
Posted in district, schmistrict, tagged columbia heights, economic meltdown, gentrification, lack of smack, ledroit park, logan circle, new york city on October 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Alright, some good news on the economic front today. Well, good news for the Washington region anyway. Business Week has decided that Arlington and the District are the top two cities to live in during the upcoming Horrible Recession. Now, because Business Week is by definition uncool, they gave Arlington the top spot and relegated [...]
D.C. versus Washington
Posted in district, schmistrict, tagged 2008 election, debate, education, mayor fenty, michelle rhee on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At the trail end of last night’s debate, D.C. got a shout-out. Sure, all of America is conditioned to hear about Washington—that mythical place (presumably lurking in the tunnel underneath the Capitol?) where all of us evil moneygrubbers go to be corrupt and, uh, stuff.
But no—last night Senators McCain and Obama made a distinction. They [...]
Conquistadors of Awesome Views
Posted in district, schmistrict, tagged central park, clifton and 13th streets nw, columbus day, met, old post office tower, view, washington monument on October 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In honor of Christopher Columbus, Noah and I spent Monday morning colonizing our own plot of wilderness. And by wilderness, I mean Central Park (fairly unfamiliar to us, well-trodden by many before us). So as we drifted aimlessly through the park, we dutifully decided to mark our territory like all good wannabe Magellans. And how [...]
Exploring the outer limits of public transportation
Posted in schmistrict, tagged apple orchards, metro north, new york city, public transit, staten island on October 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Everyone knows this, but it’s worth repeating: one of the best things about living in the District is that you don’t need to own a car. Since Katie and I fall into this enviable group, we are unabashed supporters of all things public transit. We love being able to get places, all places, without a car. And because [...]
I am both For and Against public art benches.
Posted in district, tagged art, come-hither pose, linda hesh, vegetarianism, washington project for the arts on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Uh, what in God’s name is this, you ask? Why, it’s a public art project by local artist Linda Hesh (not pictured), featuring a turquoise and red bench stamped “FOR” and “AGAINST,” respectively. Willing passersby are invited to pose for a snapshot sitting on the bench of your choosing, and scrawl on a notepad [...]
This is probably the best thing you’ll see all day
Posted in schmistrict, tagged adorable children, sarah palin, the finger on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
via The DCeiver. I don’t even care that it’s probably fake.
Maryland defeats the District
Posted in district, schmistrict, tagged google maps, MTA, public transit, WMATA on October 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hmm…it appears that I may have been a little premature in reporting (seriously, it was a lot of hard work getting this scoop!) that Google Maps is pretending to have a public transit option for their D.C. directions without actually making the info available.
A couple of searches for District destinations successully yielded busing directions, albeit ones that were…well, quite a bit strange.
For instance, [...]
Ethnic Eating: Anywhere but the District
Posted in district, tagged annandale, asian food, ethiopian food, ethnic food, nova, rockville, sushi on October 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A few weeks ago, our friends organized an Asian-themed potluck dinner in honor of our friend Devin’s birthday. If I do say so myself, the spread on the table was fairly impressive for a cluster of financially strapped 20somethings—particularly with the majority of us being an unmistakable shade of lily-white. (As usual, Noah and I [...]
Green Guilt
Posted in schmistrict, tagged carbon offsets, climate change, environmentalism on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The sky may be falling—from Iceland to Main Street—but apparently one commodity is inexplicably on the upswing: the sale of carbon offsets. That’s right, a (small) glimmer of hope shines through the financial hell we’ve come to know and loathe, says the Washington Post.
Though greenwashing issues swirling around carbon offsets are convoluted and confusing, my [...]
