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Photo of the Day: February 12, 2012
Whitney Houston Has Died At Age 48
No Foul Play in Death Near National Mall, Police Say
Afternoon Snack: Candy hearts edition
What do a notorious Philadelphia Mafioso and a student of Joseph Beuys at the Dusseldorf Art Academy have in common? A name – and careers that were colorful in markedly different ways. Peter Heisterkamp, besotted by American culture, took the name of boxing manager/racketeer Frank "Blinky" Palermo as his own and forged a brief but influential career that was but a blip in the life of his namesake. Blinky Palermo, the man behind Jake LaMotta and Sonny Liston, died in 2006 at the ripe old age of 91. Blinky Palermo, the artist, died in 1977 at the age of 34. Who says boxing is more dangerous than art?
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Driving to Green Olive Buffet & Grill is like entering another world. The restaurant sits about halfway between Old Town Alexandria and Mount Vernon, an area little known to most Washingtonians. A 30 minute drive from downtown D.C., this stretch of Old Richmond Highway is a mix of newly developed shopping centers, chain restaurants, and relic motor lodges advertising vacancies and modern conveniences such as A/C and free HBO. That and the best old-school Chinese/American buffet in the region by far.
That's Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) in the video, taking the bus. This is part of Wells' new Rediscover the Bus campaign, aiming to look at other systems as models to improve service and thus attract new riders.
The Metrobus system cannot simply be a commuter route for getting people in and out of the city for their workday - it should provide reliable and attractive alternatives to move about our neighborhoods, support our local small businesses, and connect us to all the amenities throughout the city.
MOVIE: The Hirshhorn (700 Independence Ave. SW) presents Bill Cunningham New York, a documentary about the New York Times fashion photographer who, even though he's in his 80s, explores the city by bike, capturing style in the wild. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Free.
HR-57 To Reopen on H Street NE Next Week
CapitalBop reports that jazz venue HR-57, which closed its 14th Street NW location late last year, is scheduled to reopen in its new digs at 816 H Street NE next week. A planned January opening never materialized due to delays in obtaining a liquor license. The official opening is now scheduled for next Wednesday, March 16, and owner Tony Puesan also informed CapitalBop that he is looking into opening a blues venue in the Atlas District.
There are five more days until the opening of the 2011 DCist Exposed Show at Long View Gallery. Grab your tickets for the Tuesday or Wednesday night receptions and check out the great work of pablo.raw and other Exposed winners.
Rorschach hasn't lost its immersive touch.
he heroic public affairs staff at the National Zoo heard my plea this morning for adorable baby animals and sent me this video of two-year-old (so maybe more "toddler" than "baby") gorilla Kibibi, who had her first medical exam yesterday. Above is Kibibi waking up from her post-exam haze; you can find two more b-roll videos on the Zoo's Flickr page. Though be warned, they are actually full-on medical exams, so if needles wig you out, just click over to these crazy adorable photos of baby Kibibi romping about with mom instead.
Food & Wine has made a list of the top 25 burgers in the U.S. Local favorites Palena Cafe and Ray's Hell Burger both made the list. They note that the basic beef burger on brioche at Ray's is the signature along with all the delicious complimentary topping options that come with it. And as we read it's hard not to crave the burger at Palena Cafe with truffled cheese and garlic mayo.
Sulai-Scandal Update
The Post reports today that Mayor Vince Gray has gotten himself an attorney, and not just any attorney -- he's chosen Robert Bennett, who represented President Bill Clinton, to be his go-to legal representative. The Post similarly reports that Sulaimon Brown has spoken to the FBI, and the U.S. attorney's office released a statement saying it's assessing whether or not to get involved. And in somewhat related scandal news, the City Paper's Alan Suderman tweeted yesterday that tomorrow will come the long-awaited report by attorney Robert Trout on the parks and rec contracting controversy that dogged the closing months of Mayor Adrian Fenty's tenure. The report was commissioned a year ago this month.
>> If you're an aerial photography nerd like me then you'll want to check out Christoph Engel's exhibit , which opened last night at the Goethe-Institut Washington. Golf courses in a barren landscape look like fingers; fields watered by center-pivot irrigators look like sequins and the occasional Pac Man. On the surface these landscapes might look beautiful but there is a dark side to the way humans interact with the land – large swaths of earth being altered and ecosystems getting pushed to the brink of destruction.
A soggy good morning to you, Washington. It's my turn to run the sandbox while Aaron continues his vacation, so you can expect 15 or 16 posts about DCist Exposed today with – oh we hope! – a surprise zoo baby gallery or two. (Are you listening, National Zoo?) Or maybe we'll just get desperate and grab some animal videos from outside the DCist coverage region and call it a day.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
We here at DCist HQ hope editor-in-chief Aaron is having a grand day off and that there weren't too many typos and misspeellings while I guest-helmed the ship. And here are your toaster-leavins for the day.
Is your kitchen a mess? Does it happen to be in a restaurant you own that happens to be in financial straits? Do you enjoy getting yelled at until you cry? If your restaurant meets these criteria and happens to have been open for over a year and with an occupancy of at least 35, you might be the perfect candidate for Chef Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. The show is casting for a struggling restaurant in the D.C. area that needs help getting on its feet from Chef Gordon Ramsay.
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