Beginning in August, city officials project, cyclists going from east to west through downtown D.C. will finally have a dedicated lane.
>> Ocean City: Making it harder to score hookers on your beach weekend since 2007. [WTOP] >> Metro is going to start distributing free bottles of hand sanitizer in stations beginning next week, in an effort to prevent the spread of flu germs. Except only 2,000 riders at each station will get them, on a first come, first served basis. We’d like to suggest they distribute them based on filthiness. You should have to…
We’ve known for the last year that famous Georgetown eatery Nathan’s wasn’t long for its current location. Owner Carol Joynt has been pretty open about her plans to relocate by April 2009, when her lease runs out. Since then, speculation as to what kind of business will nab the prime spot on what’s seen as the toney neighborhood’s most important intersection has been a popular topic. This morning, an alert tipster pointed us to this…
Vapiano: Hopefully Better than the Name Sounds DCist swung by the opening dinner last night at Vapiano, now open at 1800 M Street NW. It’s a European-based pizza, pasta, and salad bar that claims to be leading a new trend in the restaurant industry deemed “Fresh Casual” (which was strange, given the greeters at the dinner were dressed to the nines). What does that mean? Vapiano explains it as “somewhere between the nicest of fast…
DCist reader David writes in with this important question: Where does one get kegs in D.C.? I’ve lived here around a year, and have no idea. Online price lists are a plus, as is a NW location. We hear you, David. Sure, we’re not in college anymore, but sometimes when you’re set to throw a really big par-tay, going with a keg can be the most cost effective and least messy (no bottles to clean…
Things are looking a little down for mainstream sports in the district. The Nats are cellar-dwelling. Our two favorite eccentric stars are sidelined. We can always count on DC United to keep our spirits up, but their success only nudges the District’s collective batting average above the Mendoza line. With this in mind, we’re eagerly looking beyond coverage of sport’s established powers. Fresh off of their most successful season ever, the Washington Renegades men’s rugby…
Once mainly a dumping ground for hotels in easy striking distance of both Georgetown and downtown, the District’s West End neighborhood has lately experienced a building boom that may bring more residents than ever into the quiet area east of Rock Creek Parkway, north of Foggy Bottom, and west of Dupont Circle. For years, the West End had been a veritable eye of the storm — remaining oddly quiet, while the rest of the…
The District will have one fewer place for middle-aged letches to hit on dancing college girls drinking watered-down hurricanes, when Friday night fades into Saturday morning and Lulu’s Club Mardi Gras packs up its multicolored awnings for good. Lulu’s has long been a fixture at the changing corner of 22nd and M Streets NW. Longtime owner Ulysses “Blackie” Auger sold Lulu’s years ago, and when he passed away in November 2004, his family opted to…
By DCist Food and Wine Contributor Michael Mugmon. After work on Friday evenings, DCist ponders our many social options. Head over to the local T.G.I. Friday’s and tell the wait staff that it’s our birthday? Think earnestly about exercising before deciding to watch What I Like About You? More often than not, DCist eschews –- well, postpones –- these alternatives and makes a beeline for the Wine Specialist and its weekly Friday night wine tastings….
The recent trend toward giant beaded necklaces seems inspired by the oversized-sunglasses-clad, jumbo-hobo-bag-toting, venti-skim-latte-swilling Olsen twins’ style philosophy, or, “the bigger the accessory, the smaller you look.” If you haven’t yet tried the massive bead look, we should warn you that initially you might feel a bit ridiculous. But once you conquer your insecurities about looking like Wilma Flintstone, you may find yourself piling on multiple stands and going bigger and bolder with bead size….
