You must have known it would happen. You couldn’t have been entirely unprepared.
After toiling for literally months without any notice from Washingtonian magazine, we have at last been profiled in their Blogger Beat series. Yes, we’ve finally hit the big time.
Now, some of you might be disappointed in us, thinking that with this crazy mainstream exposure we’re just [...]
Archive for April, 2009
District, Schmistrict sells out
Posted in district, tagged blogger beat, famous, nerdery, washingtonian on April 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
PSA of the Day: Spy Museum for Free
Posted in district, tagged free stuff, penn quarter, spy museum on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I like free stuff, and I’m willing to bet you do too. As such, here’s a quick piece of wallet-happy news: The spendy Spy Museum ($18 admission) has started offering Community Nights—AKA free admission the last Wednesday evening of each month from 5 to 9 p.m. And hey, that’s tomorrow!
Sign up online for your free [...]
Friday Fries Day: 1409 Playbill Cafe
Posted in district, tagged 1409 playbill cafe, french fries, logan circle on April 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In which we review a local establishment’s French fries. Because it’s Friday, which sorta sounds like “Fries Day,” and there’s a whole weekend of French fries-eating ahead of you.
Place: 1409 Playbill Cafe, 1409 14th St. NW
Menu Says: Sweet Potato Fries
Price: $2.99
This fries-eating opportunity came about somewhat unintentionally. We had just been meaning to [...]
The internet will show me the way
Posted in district, tagged bicycles, google maps, maps, transit, WMATA on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I like maps a lot. I’m also into public transportation and bicycling. So yesterday was a pretty good day for me as far as the internet goes.
First, I saw Greater Greater Washington’s new map that overlays the Metro rail lines onto a Google Map along with all bus lines that have a headway of less than [...]
A sweet (Earthy) home office
Posted in district, schmistrict, tagged alexandria, earth day, reclaimed art, recycled art, torpedo factory art center on April 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Happy Earth Day! Ever since my dad launched this do-good holiday in 1970—Ed. note: that’s a bold-faced lie, but he did participate in the first one—I’ve had a soft spot for it. So in my dad’s honor, I thought I would post a really random picture of this wild desk cobbled together from what appears [...]
Regrets, I’ve had a few
Posted in district, tagged ben & jerry's, free, ice cream, regrets on April 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Those who share my affinity for desserts have no doubt heard that today is free Ben & Jerry’s scoop day. This is a pretty major holiday for us sugar-philes, as evidenced by the massive lines that form when this day on the calendar rolls over each year.
But (and I don’t mean to shock you), I will, [...]
Flaming Lips don’t really “get” Earth Day
Posted in district, schmistrict, tagged earth day, flaming lips, national mall on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you would, allow me a moment to climb onto my soapbox: Was anyone else irked by the Flaming Lips’ anti-green antics at the Earth Day concert on the Mall yesterday? I mean, a free Flaming Lips performance is pretty sweet and all, but it smacked me as a little off-message when frontman Wayne Coyne [...]
In this lifetime you can mix knives and paper doves
Posted in district, tagged appleseed cast, dancing, dc9, music, william elliott whitmore on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
DC9, you know that I love you.
Well, love may be too strong of a word, but we can say that my affections for you run high. With your cozy proportions, reliably excellent bookings, and grainy CCTV screens, you’re just a fantastic little venue. I’d go to one of your shows anytime!
But DC9, you hurt me [...]
Jenga Buildings
Posted in district, schmistrict, tagged architecture, jenga, the lacey on April 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Slate just posted a cool architecture slideshow based on the concept of “The Jenga Effect.” Maybe partially because I love board games—and growing up played a pretty sweet “Jenga” set handcarved by my uncle—I love how buildings like the New Museum of Contemporary Art in NYC look like precariously stacked building blocks. (Slate’s slideshow also [...]
Friday Fries Day: Good Stuff Eatery
Posted in district, tagged capitol hill, french fries, good stuff eatery on April 10, 2009 | 5 Comments »
In which we review a local establishment’s French fries. Because it’s Friday, which sorta sounds like “Fries Day,” and there’s a whole weekend of French fries-eating ahead of you.
Place: Good Stuff Eatery, 303 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Menu Says: “Spike’s Village Fries, topped with fresh thyme, rosemary & cracked pepper.”
Price: $3.79 for the large size.
Good Stuff pretty [...]
