A member of the 2007 Georgetown Men’s basketball team just sold his Final Four ring on Ebay.
Vox Populi mentions that the Ebay listing guarantees the ring is 100% authentic, made of solid 10-carat gold, and all for the low-low price of … $1,450.
The owner of the ring has chosen to remain anonymous, but for how long? Once that piece of flashy jewelry is received on the buyer’s end, all anonymity will cease since the authenticity guarantee also ensures that the player’s name and uniform number appear on the ring itself.
Had enough art galleries, fine dining, craft cocktails, and theater from us lately? Okay. Washington Combat is presenting Battle of the Legends, featuring matches between some of the best-known Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, making this DC’s first major MMA event. It’s at the DC Armory on May 15th. Tickets start at $27 and the event starts at 7PM.
For the next four weeks, the Addison/Ripley Fine Art gallery is showing the work of local artist Dan Treado. Though Requesting Quiet is his first public showing in a few years, his art retains his signature imagery with layers of color and airy associations on top of a depth that pulls the viewer into the piece. “In some of the paintings, appropriated samples from selected illustrations and texts provide tense contrast. In others, a crazy quilt of disparate organic images is woven together by this talented painter,” states the gallery’s exhibition description. “At once cryptic and mesmerizing, the paintings demonstrate a rich complexity and accomplished maturity. They may ‘request quiet’ but they shout and crackle with energy.”
When I got the invitation to Dan’s show, I was intrigued by the description of his work, not to mention the interesting titles on some of his pieces such as “Shoulda Traveled More,” “In the Key of Shut Your Mouth,” and “Ow, My Leg.” I’ve known Dan more for his incredible exhibition work at the Spy Museum; the opportunity to see a different side of his creative mind was too good to pass up. So this past weekend, I attended the show’s opening night and was quietly amazed at the sheer emotional tapestry on display.
Dan was gracious enough to sit down with WeLoveDC for an interview on his work and his love for the city. Continue reading →
A fan in Santa Fe once called The Constellations a real-life version of The Royal Tannenbaums. That sentiment is true.
This band of Atlanta brothers and sisters agree. The Constellations embody the highly intelligent nature of the disillusioned Tannenbaum family. All they’re trying to do is carve a path and find themselves in the process.
The Constellations have a two and a half year rotating line-up change to blame for their eclectic approach to music making. For frontman Elijah Jones and the rest of the gang, the studio is the playground and the instruments are the toys. Continue reading →
Last night, the word came first via tweet, and then via story: Voice of the Hill has stopped operation. A community paper that began its life as a website, the print monthly cited rising costs and declining revenue. The paper lost their founder, Bruce Robey, just a few months ago to a heart attack. Losing the Voice is particularly difficult in a town whose paper of record is a national news organization and not a more local body.
The Post’s Marc Fisher penned an obituary for the paper, and our friends at The Hill Is Home and DCist have noted their departure. This is a big gap in the world of the hyperlocal, and we hope that there will rise from its ashes, as we’ve seen elsewhere, a dedicated publication to match its departure.
Today, local area police are cracking down on High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane violators, aka: you lousy, stinking cheaters, as part of Capitol Region HOV Awareness Day.
So if you’re traveling in an HOV lane during rush hour either by yourself or with a dummy or your imaginary friend Buster, or with a blow up doll as your “other passenger,” you could a face a $90 fine and one point on your Maryland driving record or fines reaching as high as $1,000 and three points on your Virginia record.
In a post to Newsweek, Washington Post Co., the magazine’s owner, has announced that it has retained a firm to guide the sale of the weekly newsmagazine. Newsweek has been around since 1933, and it was purchased by WaPo in 1961. In the statement, Donald E. Graham, chairman of the organization, cited that the magazine has been losing money for several years, and stands to also lose in 2010 “despite heroic efforts on the part of NEWSWEEK’s [sic] management and staff.”
Maryland authorities revoked the license of a Riverdale funeral home when, during a surprise inspection, they found 40 bodies in bags stacked in their garage. The remains were in poor repair with their identification tags damaged, or in some cases, absent. Chambers Funeral Home has a contract with Georgetown University to remove and cremate the remains after cadaver dissection by medical students, and there’s a decent chance that’s where the bodies came from, instead of representing bodies of clients awaiting burial.
Mayor Adrian Fenty is now the next step in the District joining the other 14 states that currently allow medical marijuana to be distributed to residents, according to The Washington Times.
If approved by Fenty, Congress would have 30 days to review the bill before becoming D.C. law. As of Tuesday, D.C. Council passed the measure allowing patients with HIV/AIDS, cancer, or similar illnesses to obtain up to two ounces of medical marijuana a month pending a doctor’s recommendation. They can also have the best delta-8 THC brands delivered directly to their home when they best buy marijuana online.
In addition, Delta-8 is a recently emerged cannabinoid. It contains neuroprotective properties that may help reduce anxiety, pain, and nausea. It also produces psychotropic effects similar to delta-9, the primary form of THC in cannabis, but delta-8 gummies are less potent. Delta-8 is found in trace amounts in cannabis and hemp plants, and as hemp is legal to grow anywhere in the US and more readily available, the cannabinoid is often sourced from that. Daily use of delta 8 thc gummies 300mg can help reduce feelings of stress and anxiety.
Roll Call (subscription required) reports today that members of Congress won’t likely step in to stop the District’s medical marijuana program from moving forward. Legislation legalizing the sale and use of marijuana and weed online for medicinal purposes passed the D.C. Council on a second vote last week, and now goes to Mayor Adrian Fenty for his signature before heading to the Hill for the usual 30-day congressional review period.
Some Republican members of Congress are opposed to the law, but they admit that Democratic control of the House will make any moves against it extremely unlikely. More importantly, medical and recreational marijuana just doesn’t stir political passions as much as it used to at Los Angeles county.
That’s not to say that a change in who controls Congress or the White House won’t eventually come back to haunt the District, with the threat of a return of budget riders prohibiting certain local initiatives. But as restrictive as the District’s medical marijuana law is, it may still not even garner much attention if Republicans were to take control of Congress again in the years to come.
If you’d like to get more in formation about medical marihuana, we suggest to see more at Weed Seeds USA.
Why is comedy a perfect fit for this early blast of heat and humidity we’re getting? Because it’s frequently performed in basements. It’s an art form perfectly suited to dark, windowless rooms where you laugh at things you would never admit to finding funny in front of your grandma.
Tomorrow night (May 6th), Ed Blaze presents his monthly Metro Comedy Special at Station 9 on U Street. The show features Nema Williams, Travis Spencer, Jessica Brodkin, Tommy Taylor, Anna Pope, Clayton Wilcox , Kyle Martin, Michael Nercesian, and Marcus Brown. That’s a lot of comedy for $15 ($20 at the door) and the show starts at 8:30. Continue reading →
Happy Cinco de Mayo, DC! 148 years ago, Mexico was able to defend an attack lead by a much larger French army. To celebrate their victory they drank margaritas, cerveza, and ate chips and salsa. I’m joking of course, but when it comes to drinking margaritas, I don’t kid around. That’s why I feel the need to tell you about the Cinco de Mayo drink specials being served at Masa 14 tonight from 5pm to 2am.
Priced at just $5 each, the flavors include hibiscus, blueberry, tamarind, coconut, and the signature house margarita. Additionally, the restaurant will be pouring a “Banderita,” or tequila tasting sampler, which will include three separate shot glasses filled with lime juice, homemade Sangrita, and El Jimador Silver Tequila.
Save me a seat at the bar, DC. These are not your father’s margaritas.
The Nationals weren’t content with their 3-3 jaunt through Florida and Chicago, said Jim Riggleman after tonight’s contest. It showed in their performance tonight against the struggling Braves. But, as with many things the Nationals do, it was subject to some initial difficulties. Livan Hernandez, on the mound defending his NL-leading ERA, had a rough first inning, throwing 41 pitches and giving up an unearned run. He did, however, pull it together and throw 5 1/3 innings of 2-run ball, and hung on through 123 pitches to pick up his fourth win.
This afternoon, Eleanor Holmes Norton released the specifics of the McCain-Tester Bill designed to make it much easier to acquire and carry a firearm in the District. The bill’s provisions include:
Concealed carry for all residents.
City may regulate, but not outright prohibit, the carrying of guns in public.
Repeals the ban on assault weapons, including .50 cal weapons.
Prohibits property owners from banning tenants from having guns on premises.
Prevents the District from making changes to its gun laws henceforth
Repeals prohibition of 10+ round magazines.
Repeals the Registration requirements.
Repeals prohibition against certain categories of firearm owners, including the mentally ill.
Repeals requirement for gun training.
May permit sales between individuals without background checks.
Repeals design safety standards.
Repeals requirement for ballistics testing.
Reduces penalties if a child is injured by a negligently stored weapon.
If escalators are an integral part of the passengers’ ride and experience why don’t they work? Metro interem General Manager Richard Sarles announced today that a group of consultants are being brought in to help solve the “ongoing problems with escalators and elevators.”
About time.
As someone who relies on her own two feet and Metro for all of her travel needs, I’m baffled that it has taken Metro this long to admit that this issue is worthy of recruiting outside help. If it don’t work, fix it. If you can’t fix it, try and find someone who can.
This is a great way to get first hand experience with Sprint and Olympic distance triathlons and feel the pulse and spirit that these events bring with them. Did I mention that volunteers get a free t-shirt? Woot!
Echo & the Bunnymen played to a sold out Black Cat on Friday night. It was a rescheduled date from their canceled Fall 2009 tour.
Ian McCulloch wore sunglasses and a long coat over his sweatshirt. He smoked many cigarettes and told many, many indecipherable anecdotes. His singing voice sounded spot on and mentally he held it together through most of the set (contrary to what I have heard of earlier Bunnymen tours this century). It was during the encore that Ian began to ramble on with medleys and tributes that stretched some of Echo’s best songs to their breaking points. I won’t say that this aging post-punk genius isn’t due his eccentricities though. All told, minus the encore nonsense, he gave us an excellent show chock full of fan favorites. Original member Will Sergeant was there too, killing it on guitar. The backing band was very tight. If you closed your eyes you would think you were listening to the 80’s line-up. Except for the keyboards which seemed to disconnect slightly in the set’s later half.
I last saw Echo & The Bunnymen play in 2003 in Spain in front of a massive crowd (50k?) at the Festival Internacional de Benicassim. That show was totally rock star. It looked and sounded epic. Friday night’s show was intimate and informal. Ian and the band hardly seemed to be putting on a show at all. The feel was very relaxed as if the band were playing for old friends rather than paying customers. Judging from the very warm reception the band received, in a way I guess they were. Continue reading →
The council was quite adamant in opposition to the law, despite significant national support for the law. In addition to the formal boycott measures, which require further discussion and votes, the council unanimously presented a bill that would require that MPD not transmit arrest data to Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
So far, Strasburg (3-1 in Double-A play) is putting up the numbers and ranks among the Eastern League’s top pitchers after 27 strikeouts, 0.86 WHIP, 8.18 baserunners per 9.0 innings, .165 batting average against and 1.64 ERA in five starts with the Harrisburg Double-A team.
Strasburg will make his Triple-A debut on Friday against the Gwinnett Braves.
Laertes (Justin Adams) and Hamlet (Graham Michael Hamilton) in "Hamlet" at Folger Theatre. Photo credit: Carol Pratt.
For many of us, Hamlet was our first introduction to Shakespeare. We come to any performance marked by the ghosts of favorite actors and concepts, never able to fully be open to the play. Enter the clean, refined vision of director Joseph Haj to help you see the play fresh. From the very first moments, fast-paced and full of danger, to the wrenching final image, we know something is different in this state of Denmark. It’s a decidedly contemporary jewel-box of a production, and one I highly recommend.
Playing now through June 6 at the Folger Theatre, this Hamlet is highlighted by the stunning set design of James Kronzer and a heartbreaking lead performance by Graham Michael Hamilton. Your first sight of the all-white set’s striking modernity contrasted with the Elizabethean background of the Folger is a beacon of the director’s mission – let the simplicity of the text shine through. Everything is laid bare here, in grim tones of neutrals and grey, just as Hamlet bares his inner thoughts to us in the famous monologues detailing his struggle to avenge his father’s death.
And it’s fast. I don’t think I’ve had the pleasure of seeing a more effectively streamlined Hamlet (definitely not the four-hour Branagh version I sat through at the RSC years ago!). Purists may be upset at some of the cuts, but it serves the purpose well here to do some judicious snipping. But it’s not just the cuts that drive the action – Haj allows the ensemble few moments of rest, setting a pace that doesn’t labor but flies. Too often productions of Hamlet take the view that the prince is waffling, procrastinating – here, he’s moving briskly along on his search for truth, battering at the roadblocks in his way. Continue reading →
This is a shameful moment for me. Coors, the brewer that brought us the swill that’s “as cold as the Rockies” has developed a beer that I’m a touch excited about. Maybe excited is too strong a word. I’m intrigued. Batch 19, a new lager from Coors, is being tested in DC at a few select locations. The beer is modeled off of a pre-prohibition era recipe and promises “a bold hoppy flavor that is surprisingly well balanced.” DC is one of five cities in the country that Batch 19 is being shipped to, so, at the very least drinking it will be a unique experience. As to the actual quality of the brew, I guess we’ll have to wait and see. You can get Batch 19 starting this month at Iron Horse, the Saloon, 18th Amendment and We the Pizza.
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