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Aug 11, 2014

Which One Of These Dogs Is The Next Romo? You Decide! (UPDATE: Winner!)

Voting ends Thursday at midnight.

Aug 07, 2014

Contest: Which Dog Will Be The Next ‘Romo’ Of D.C.?

“The King of Adams Morgan” is moving. Who will take up his mantle?

Sep 09, 2013

Eat A Ton of Water Ice, Win a Free ‘Very Large’ Steak

Taylor Charles Steak & Ice will hold an Italian water ice eating contest during the H Street Festival at 3 p.m. on September 21 at the Gospel Stage.

Jul 03, 2013

Startup ‘Incubator’ 1776 Launches Global Competition to Find Best New Tech Companies With $180K in D.C. Funds

D.C. is spending $180,000 on a contest to find the world’s best startup companies.

Mar 14, 2013

Peregrine Espresso Rules the Roast, Wins Best Coffehouse on East Coast Honors

D.C.’s Peregrine Espresso is good. How good? Good enough to be the best coffeehouse on the East Coast, apparently.

Nov 15, 2012

Capital Area Food Bank Manager Becomes First Local Winner of Food Network’s Chopped

Grace Lichaa, a 31-year-old manager at the Capital Area Food Bank, became the first local winner of the Food Network’s cooking challenge “Chopped” last week.

Oct 15, 2012

D.C.’s Most Acclaimed Bathroom Is No More (Oh Yeah, and a Restaurant Closed Too)

Georgetown’s Asian fusion mainstay Mie N Yu closed its doors last night, taking with it one of the city’s fanciest public bathrooms.

Aug 28, 2012

Pleasant Pops in Top 10 Finalists in American Express Contest for $25,000

Local popsicle purveyor Pleasant Pops is asking for your votes to win $25,000 in a contest sponsored by American Express.

Jul 31, 2012

Find a Hacker, Win a Gun

The Daily Caller got hacked yesterday and defaced with ads for hardcore pornography. In response, the conservative website is offering the person who tracks down the hacker a free semi-automatic handgun. Oh boy.

Jul 02, 2012

Record This Diss Track: ‘The Ballad of Pepco’

Pepco got you down? We’ve got the lyrics to a song about just how much grief the utility inspires, now all we need is the music.

 
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