The first 200 people in line at the Logan Circle restaurant will get a free bowl of Southeast Asian eats.
Washington is a city of symbols, be they of democracy, of death, of individual achievement, or of power. The District, while serving as a vibrant home to 600,000 residents, doubles as a reflection of America’s resolve and commitment to the country’s founding principles and those who have fought for them over the last 200 years — Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington, Roosevelt, and legions of soldiers and civil rights activists that have furthered the cause of…
>> Don’t forget to catch part of the US ASEAN Film, Video & Photography Festival before it ends on Saturday. The festival features fifteen nominated and selected films by talented independent filmmakers from Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. The accompanying photography exhibitions showcase works that capture the beauty of Southeast Asia. Films are shown in the National Geographic Society’s Gilbert H. Grosvenor Auditorium. You can buy tickets here. >> Another photography exhibit of interest opens…
Maybe it was just the desolate path we walked to work, but it really feels like D.C. is a ghost town this week. Appreciate it while it lasts – inauguration festivities will be starting up in not too long, and they’ll be as elaborate and crazy as it gets. For example:”The Ritz-Carlton plans to give its guests white chocolate cowboy boots, yellow roses and red, white and blue cocktails with a special ‘handmade’ Texas vodka.”…
Happy Monday, D.C.! We hope you enjoyed your holidays. If you’re back at a half-empty office like DCist is, keep checking back for periodic updates – we’re still on a slower-than-normal publishing schedule, but we’ll have a few posts throughout the day. Thousands Killed in Southeast Asia: The big nonlocal news story is that a huge earthquake caused tidal waves throughout southeast Asia this Sunday, killing more than 20,000. The hardest hit countries were Indonesia,…
(From DCist contributor Angela Gaw) Now that we’re smack dab in the middle of the holiday season, people always seem to fill their time with more errands, more work, more last-minute shopping, and, in other words, more ways to avoid what this season’s really about: kicking back and chowing down. In the true spirit of the holidays, we have a suggestion for a little treat you can find at many area malls that can give…
Former CIA Director George Tenet has accepted a teaching position at his alma mater Georgetown University. The Hoya and the Associated Press cover the university’s announcement. Tenet will begin serving immediately, and teach his first course in fall 2005. The Hoya story contains quotes from Tenet on a number of issues, including this tidbit on the origins of terror:Tenet also called on the world’s developed countries to take an active role in assisting other nations…
