Looks like Vinoteca will have to add a few more bottles of chianti to its wine list now that its backyard bocce court and patio have opened. more ›

If kickball is simply too sporty for you, you've got two new ways to drink a whole lot and not feel guilty about it. The city's growing bocce league has announced that their fall season will take place indoors at the American Legion and Pour House on Capitol Hill. Instead of forcing participants to actually walk from the usual outdoor fields of play to the bar and then drink, the new arrangement -- on astroturf and with lighter balls -- will allow both to happen at once without the peskiness of Mother Nature or laws regulating public drinking to get in the way. Similarly, Frozen Tropics is reporting that a Skeeball tournament will be starting up at the H Street Country Club this Sunday, with a complete league set to kickoff this Winter. With only two Skeeball machines at the bar though, we have a hard time imagining this will be able to include a lot of people. more ›