>> Dan Steinberg has some classic footage on “Bog TV’ of Preakness Race fans drunk off their gourds. One guy’s insistence that “this is what Maryland is all about,” and by “this” he means heavy drinking, is just fun for the whole family. [D.C. Sports Bog] >> Fairfax County police locked down Willow Springs Elementary School in Centreville this morning after reports of a shooting in the nearby area. The school re-opened around noon without…
Allow us to throw out some hearty congratulations to DCist alumna Catherine Andrews, who, like others before her, has broken free of the warm DCist nest to spread her wings and soar through the brilliant skies of Big Time Professional Journalism. Or you know, hooray, DCist Catherine got a cool job at Washingtonian Magazine! Having recently graduated with a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern, Catherine has just begun as a Senior Online Editor at…
Ah, late autumn, when we all gather around the Thanksgiving turkey in our flip-flops and cutoffs, raise our frozen drinks to friends and family, and jump in the pool. But while it may be true that this year we can swim any day in November, January’s not making any promises, at least according to several teams of local weather forecasters, who’ve compiled their tea leaves and groundhog shadows into predictions for the coming winter. Enjoy…
Tonight is the night — we’ll be celebrating Butterstick’s one-year of cuteness at Chief Ike’s Mambo Room in Adams Morgan, 1725 Columbia Road, NW. And in his honor, we’ve gotten some good drink specials lined up — $5 Captain Morgan drinks, $4 Paulaner Hefeweizen’s, and $3 Pabst drafts. From what the zoo folks tell us, Butterstick loves his Pabst. There will also be some good music on both floors. And yes, we do have a…
Good morning, D.C. Check out this lovely shot of the Capitol by Grundlepuck. The statue looks sad, or at least concerned — perhaps it’s contemplating the fate of Rep. Bob Ney, the self-proclaimed “Mayor of Capitol Hill.” According to the Post, Ney’s just been further implicated in the Abramoff scandal. Duncan Drops Out Of Race: The Democratic field in the race for the Maryland governorship. Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan has withdrawn from the race,…
Today, DCist would like to introduce Three Stars, a feature in which three local music acts are viewed, reviewed, and interviewed. The feature will run every few weeks, for three days, until we run out of notable local musicians. Today Catherine Andrews discusses Death By Sexy. This version of Three Stars will continue Wednesday with Barakus and Thursday with Full Minute of Mercury. Death By Sexy Oh lordy, we thought, as a man leapt up…
Catherine Andrews contributed to these picks FRIDAY: >> It’s your duty as a local music loving citizen: you must make it out to the Black Cat tonight to catch the line up of Washington Social Club (read our interview here), Monopoli, and Cartel. Their live shows range from frenetic to slowburning to melodious, and they’re all a treat. DCist will be there with stacks of t-shirts to sell and info about the site. 9:30,…
Catherine Andrews contributed to these picks FRIDAY: >> Okay, so it’s not quite as groovy as the sing-along versions that swept the country over the last few years, but if you’re looking for something a little bit fun and a whole lot wholesome tonight, you could do worse than the National Symphony Orchestra accompanying “The Wizard of Oz” on the lawn at the Wolf Trap. 8:30 p.m., $18 to $38. SATURDAY: >> Chopteeth, a…
While everyone seemed to enjoy what was going on inside RFK Stadium for the Nationals opening day goings on, there was much strife outside (and we aren’t talking about the stadium funding/voting rights protests). As if getting into the stadium wasn’t difficult enough (as you can see from this photo from Catherine Andrews’ Flickr photostream), getting to the stadium campus itself was a struggle. As has been reported by the Post, metrorail was packed to…
(Written by Kanishka Gangopadhyay and Catherine Andrews. All photos by Catherine Andrews) Just south of the convention center and north of Mt. Vernon Square is a fairly dismal block of real estate occupied by a venerable leather bar and a Morrocan restaurant. On Friday the two welcomed an unlikely new neighbor, Avenue — the latest entry into the District’s “velvet rope” scene. Tempted by the promise of an open bar, a few DCists stopped…
