Celebrate your extra day off with one of these 14 brunches.
When Portrait of America is viewed with Google Glass, ” images from American culture are revealed.”
The Washington Nationals’ Racing Presidents didn’t really have much to do on President’s Day, what with baseball season not starting for another six weeks. So yesterday, the quartet of executive mascots lent themselves out to the New York Islanders for the fourth consecutive year.
From George Washington to Barack Obama, many U.S. presidents have had a distinct impact on our fair city. So on this day that’s dedicated to them, we look back through history to see which president did what for D.C.
‘Presidential Cupcakes,’ on display Saturday at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, was both a celebration of Barack Obama’s recent Inauguration and a tribute to our 16th President’s recent 200th Birthday. It also happened to be President’s Day Weekend and, um, Valentine’s Day. And who wouldn’t want cupcakes on Valentine’s Day? Created by artist / baker Zilly Rosen, the best-seen-from-above piece consisted of over 5,600 cupcakes frosted with different colors to represent what would, in digital…
The end of next week could be pretty bleak. The excitement of early February, from Groundhog Day to the Olympics Opening Ceremonies to Valentine’s Day to Presidents Day, comes to a rushing halt as the long weekend draws to a close. Bereft of any elementary school-style holiday-appropriate window appliques, you may find yourselves plodding along, just trying to muddle through. But we here at DCist, well, we saw this coming. We knew you needed one…
For this Presidents Day installment of DCist’s ongoing series featuring overlooked local monuments, we asked ourselves: Who was the worst president of all time? It is always popular to maintain that the current officeholder is it, especially these days. But it’s worth looking a bit further back to consider the legacy of James Buchanan, our 15th president, who nonetheless managed to rate a memorial. Buchanan can be found along the eastern wall of the Italian-inspired…
Well, to those who have to work on Presidents Day, thank you for keeping Democracy afloat and the capital city running. To those who are sitting home behind your computers, why don’t you venture out and enjoy your city. But if you must stay put, here’s this morning’s roundup of news. With Mayor Undecided on Run, Allies Move to Different Camps: The Post reports this morning that some of Mayor Anthony Williams’ most-trusted political allies…
We hope you’re enjoying your Presidents Day weekend, especially if you have Monday off from work. Although this photo taken outside the Adams Morgan McDonalds was posted on photogene’s photoblog on Valentine’s Day, we thought it works for this weekend as well since we witnessed a fight spill from the sidewalk to inside the McDonald’s at 18th Street and Columbia Road and then back outside again. The Metropolitan Police officers breaking up the scuffle sure…
Don’t forget to check out DCist’s Arts Agenda and Weekly Music Picks for additional entertainment events, including gallery crawls and gypsy punk band Gogol Bardello Saturday at the Black Cat. FRIDAY: >> Everyone is buzzing about The Music/Kasabian show at the 9:30 Club tonight, but if you miss it, you can head to DC9 afterwards for the official Kasabian afterparty — just show your handstamp from the 9:30 Club and you can get in free…