Don’t run out just yet, as the special doesn’t start until 4 p.m., but Robeks is offering smoothies for just $1 this afternoon — not free, but certainly significantly discounted compared with the $5 you normally have to plop down for the privilege of sucking pureed fruit and ice through a straw. There are two Robeks in D.C.-proper: one at 4523 Wisconsin Ave. NW and the other at 1707 L St. NW. There’s also a…

Alien Veggies Though you can’t tell by the weather, we’re on the winter side of autumn, and the farmers’ markets are showing the full bounty of autumnal harvests—and I’m not just talking about apples and pumpkins. You’ll be seeing some weird stuff if you wander around your local farmers markets. Stuff like long neck pumpkins; bright lights chard, and kohlrabi will be laid out in a rainbow of vegetables (if you’re early and the stands…

We’ve heard your calls for doner kebab coverage, so we postponed our dreams of a weekend of Sudanese moulokhia and Bulgarian meatballs just to set forth in search of Turkish delights (but not Turkish Delight). Instead of hitting the more obvious Cafe Divan, which many of you likely know about already, we decided to take a chance on newcomer Rumi. Rumi occupies an unlikely location for a Turkish restaurant and carry-out, tucked away on the…

Is it too early to be thinking about the fall TV season? Well, the FOX network says no and we agree. So what if it’s not even Labor Day yet? FOX officially kicks off their new season tonight with the season premiere of Prison Break at 8 p.m., and the series premiere of the new, D.C.-based show Vanished at 9 p.m. And, we gotta say, it’s not a moment to soon. Vanished revolves around the…

MONDAY: Tony Kushner will discuss the plays of Arthur Miller with Jeffrey Brown at the Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave NW. Topics may or may not include who the baddest Jewish playwright of our time really is, and whether anyone who convinced the likes of Marilyn Monroe to convert has any competition in that category to begin wtih. Tickets are $13 each; two tickets are included with the purchase of a book. 8:15 p.m. WEDNESDAY:…

Rumor Mill Grinding Up There may be changes afoot where the West End, Foggy Bottom, and Downtown meet. In the midst of this vortex, Smith Properties is redoing the office building that houses a law firm, a Bank of America, a cell phone store, and—most importantly—Galileo Restaurant. Galileo?! Duhn Duhnh Duhhhhhhhhn. The building itself at 2101 L St. NW is coming down, but what of the best Italian restaurant in the District? What of local…

Don’t forget to clear a little space in your busy social calendar for DCist! We’re holding another one of our infamous Happy Hour celebrations tomorrow evening at 51st State, and it wouldn’t be the same without you. Come out around 6pm and mingle with bloggers, editors, writers, readers and others who also have to work tomorrow. Here are the details: What: DCist Veterans’ Day Happy Hour! Where:51 State (2512 L St. NW) When:Friday, November 11,…

It’s been too long, hasn’t it? This Friday, DCist presents our fifth official happy hour. It was September when we last saw some of you, so come out and let us know what you’ve been up to. Even bloggers need a little face time every now and then. This time around, DCist editors, writers, and hangers on will be meeting at 51st State, for a no frills (but plenty of thrills) low key and informal…

FRIDAY: The five Canal Square Galleries (MOCA, Fraser, Parish, Alla Rogers and Anne C. Fisher) are having the monthly 3rd Friday openings tonight with five new shows to formally open the DC art season. Wine and sangria will abound! Mmm. Sangria. 6-9 p.m. Looking for a low-key night because you still have a hangover from the DCist happy hour? Oh, is that just us? There are plenty of flicks opening up tonight; we’re partial to…

Sometimes we wish Lockhart Steele would be down here in D.C. We think he’d have a field day analyzing this new development set to go up across the Union Station railyards in Northeast in an area we like to call NewYoFla, the area immediately to the east and west of the intersection of New York and Florida avenues near the railroad tracks. Anticipating the arrival of the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet University (that’s an awful…