Jan 16, 2012
People’s Noodle Bar Pop-Up Levels Up
Starting tonight, the ramen bar, surreptitiously intermixed within the walls and operations of Señor Chicken, will expand its service from one night to Monday through Saturday from 5 to 9:30 p.m.
Jan 10, 2012
Old Wood, New Bar Unveiled at The Passenger
The Passenger has a new bar. Or is it an old bar?
Photo by lifeinthedistrict Only one month into Fall and we have our first weather-related meme of the cold season: Snowtober. While the effects of this storm won’t reverberate for weeks on end, lifeinthedistrict’s shot will be a lasting reminder of things to come….
Oct 29, 2011
Updated: Occupy DC Not Planning Any Secession
UPDATE (5:45 p.m.): Justin Jacoby Smith, a member of the Occupy D.C. media team, has responded to DCist, saying, “at this point, we don’t have any formal plans and nothing in the works,” in regards to secession. Smith confirms that the document in question is a “declaration of grievances, a list of things we are worried about,” and is currently being drafted by a declaration committee.
Photo by philliefan99 The ‘burbs of D.C. can be a harrowing place for the uninitiated. Things to fear: games of chicken with deer, falling trees, cougars on the hunt (the kind wearing leopard print skirts). So not too many eye brows were raised when several McLean Gardens residents spotted a large cat, supposedly a mountain lion, last week. Animal control officers have not confirmed the the species of the large cat, however all three…
Oct 29, 2011
Saturday Just Let it Out Photo: October 29, 2011
Photo by Craig Hudson Stagnant job market, chasmic wealth disparities, Demi/Ashton breakup. With the prospect of our county — heck, our world — crumbling around us, what is there left to do? Just throw your head back, and let everyone within earshot know that ‘hey, ho, we ain’t taking it any more.’ That could use some work….
Oct 23, 2011
D.C. Grey Market Comes to Brightwood
Yesterday, 24 of D.C.’s local artisan bakers, chefs, canners — just plain food enthusiasts — creeped down into a Kennedy Street apartment basement to serve some of the city’s best underground fare.
Oct 23, 2011
D.C. Grey Market Comes to Brightwood
Yesterday, 24 of D.C.’s local artisan bakers, chefs, canners — just plain food enthusiasts — creeped down into a Kennedy Street apartment basement to serve some of the city’s best underground fare.
Photo by iananovich We all already know about one of Georgetown’s silver screen creepy claims to fame. But this coming Halloween we shouldn’t forget the other bumps that lurk in the neighborhood’s shadows: sugar-starved zombies, misnamed cuddlers and world-conquering machines. Jokes aside, it’s nice to see some good old-fashioned eerie spots still exist along its cobble-stoned streets….
Photo by Eric Spiegel Now that inspections of the NationalWashington Monument and National Cathedral for earthquake damage have completed, it was only a matter of time before any numbers came out regarding the cost of repairs. During a post-tour press conference outside the National Cathedral Thursday, Mayor Vincent Gray told reporters that he would ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency for $22 million in federal funds for various repair projects. According to Mayor Gray,…