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Snow Saturday?

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‘Snowy Trunk’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’

While we’re still on the edge of the solid forecasting period, Capital Weather Gang is suggesting that it’s possible the DC area will see snow on Saturday. While there are still a lot of uncertainties at play here, if the coastal system that’s slotted for the weekend brings moisture at the right time, we might see some light flurries on Friday night late as the temperatures dip into the 30s.

I know there are some winter-lovers out there in our readership, but I can’t say that I look forward to snow, as a summer child.

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Metro’s terrible, awful, no good, very bad day.

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‘at least we’re not outside anymore!’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99’

If you took the train to work this morning, most likely you had an awful time of it. Metro had a power interruption on the Eastern end of the Orange and Blue lines, thanks to commercial power failure due to PEPCO between Potomac Avenue and Cheverly/Benning Road. That meant that Metro had to operate at lower speeds to backfill their power supply up the line through the area that was underserved.  In addition, that meant no 8-car trains on the Orange line throughout the system.

Add to that a sick passenger on the Red Line at White Flint, which required single-tracking from Twinbrook and Grosvenor, and another one at Dupont Circle, which caused a short delay between Farragut North and Dupont, and also reports of a deer on the metro platform at Arlington Cemetery, and you’ve got a pretty bad morning.  Metro is reporting that power should be restored today at the broken site, but it’s not clear right now if that’s enough time to return 8-car trains to service this evening before rush.

 

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A request for DC’s Occupiers

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courtesy of ‘Max Cook’

Whether you agree with the protestors occupying McPherson Square or not, you have to admit their staying power is impressive. Since the encampment began a few weeks ago, a 24/7 presence has been run in the park in the heart of downtown DC, a park that just underwent about half a million dollars in work, including about $200,000 in new sod for the park. The protestors are vowing to continue on through the winter.

The conditions with the rain and the occupation have gone downhill a bit, and it has been reported that later today the Park Service will be handing out flyers concerning the longterm future of the protests and the park. I have to hope that there is some kernel of care among the DC occupiers that will germinate in a plan to self-police the park and rotate the tent city at least a bit to prevent the destruction of hundreds of thousands of dollars of recent work to the park. Or, at a bare minimum, some commitment to cleaning up the park on the conclusion of the protest.

If you are a peoples’ movement, and I do believe that you are, have the decency to treat our public space with kindness when you’re done. We told the Tea Party the same thing.

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Friday Happy Hour: Poet’s Dream

Last Sunday was my birthday. The official celebration involved some of my best friends packed into a small room at my favorite bar and lots of fun, tasty cocktails, shots of whisky with the bar’s charming owner, and at least one half-gallon sized jug of beer (which was, to be clear, shared by a couple of people – or at least I hope it was). Fun, silly, very casual.

That birthday began very differently, though. At midnight on Saturday night, I was wearing a fancy dress, perched in The Gibson with its elegant, quiet vibe. To go with that grown-up setting, I was sipping the Poet’s Dream.

Clear, dry, and elegant, Poet’s Dream is simply Plymouth gin, dry vermouth, Benedictine, and orange bitters. The Benedictine gives it an herbal note, but overall, the composition is bracing but subtle. Lots of orange aromatics, but very little real sweetness.

Even though I am another year older, I am still far from actually being a mature, responsible adult. Perhaps, as my first drink of this new year, something as serious and respectable as the Poet’s Dream will set me off on the right direction.

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Caps Steamroll Flyers 5-2

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‘Perreault Shoots’
courtesy of ‘clydeorama’

Many in the hockey world saw last night’s match-up between our Washington Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers as a heavyweight showdown. In one corner, the undefeated Capitals who’ve won despite stretches of sporadic play and missing superstars. The other, a rebuilt Flyers squad looking to prove their makeover wasn’t just for show.

And then enters Alexander Ovechkin. Consistently successful against the orange-and-black, Ovie didn’t disappoint as he helped the Caps blow the game wide open and stuck the Flyers with their first regulation defeat. Continue reading →

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Hot Ticket: Drop The Lime @ U Street Music Hall – TONIGHT!!!

Well now here is something you just don’t hear everyday. NYC’s Drop The Lime has somehow managed to perfect the unlikely fusion of banging electronic beats and classic Rockabilly to create a sound that feels completely new and 100% from the heart.

During he past decade Drop The Lime has gone from clawing his way up out of the New York City DJ minor leagues, to running the highly influential dance music label and club night Trouble & Bass. He’s made a name for himself as a chameleon-like international DJ that is as comfortable remixing mainstream dance moguls like Armand Van Helden or Moby as he is dropping cutting edge originals with an seemingly endless series of EPs and 12″s.

This year however Drop The Lime has unleashed his most original creation to date; a mutant blend of 50’s rock-n-roll and twisted electronic beats. What is most impressive about this new phase of Drop The Lime’s career is that his new sound is much more than just another studio creation; he has been hitting the road hard with a full live band and working the Brian Setzer-inspired vocal duties himself. Drop The Lime brings his new sound, his full live band, and his impeccable hair-style to U Street Music Hall tonight!

Drop The Lime (LIVE)
w/ Japanese Popstars & Stereofaith
@ U Street Music Hall
9/20 – 9pm
$10

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(Bonus) Winning Ticket: Star Slinger at U Street Music Hall

We Love DC is delighted to give one of our readers a pair of tickets to see Star Slinger at U Street Music Hall on October 25, courtesy of our friends at his label, Green Label Sound.

For anyone who missed seeing Star Slinger open for Baths back in February, the noted UK producer and remixer makes delightful music that is nostalgic for 1970’s American pop, but inflected with electronic, futuristic touches, and a bit of a Manchester sensibility. Oh, and this is going to sound amazing at U Hall, I pretty much guarantee you.
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DC Firefighters Union stepping into Twitter

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courtesy of ‘gypsybug’

I lamented long and hard the demise of @dcfireems last week (for to call the current feed alive is an insult to everything it was once), but it seems that even if that feed is down, there’s another doing good work.  The new @IAFF36 account, run by Local 36 of the International Association of Fire Fighters based here in DC, is working hard to keep up Pete Piringer’s legacy. If the brass at DCFD don’t have interest in telling the city what’s going on, it’s clear that the rank and file sure do.

Bravo, @IAFF36. Looking forward to seeing more from you! Perhaps you can get Kris Baumann and the FOP to counter the very bland @DCPoliceDept?

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NOW at Night Lights Up the Corcoran on Friday

Photo by Dakota Fine, Courtesy of Corcoran Gallery of Art

This Friday night, you will want to put on a suit or party dress and head over to the Corcoran Gallery of Art for NOW at Night. Presented by the Corcoran Contemporaries, a group of arts patrons with a particular interest in supporting contemporary art, NOW at Night benefits NOW at the Corcoran, the institution’s dedicated contemporary gallery.

By no means an old-fashioned charity event, NOW at Night promises to be more of a chic, hip party. Remember our coverage of the gallery’s spring affair, ARTINI? For NOW at Night, however, instead of focusing on the elaborate cocktails, eyes will be on multimedia entertainment from the renowned Paul D. Miller, AKA DJ Spooky, a special viewing of 30 Americans, and a last chance to catch the current NOW exhibition, Chris Martin: Painting Big before it closes.

Tickets are still available and are for sale on the Corcoran’s website through Wednesday, October 19. Advance purchase is required – tickets will not be available at the door.

Now, go order tickets and start thinking about what you are going to wear!

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A Wine Riot is Popping Off in DC

Photograph By Second Glass, Used with Permission

This weekend, the Wine Riot tour is coming to Washington. Billed as a “non-pretentious wine tasting event created with the 21-35 year old set in mind,” it presents an opportunity to taste 250 different wines in a casual and upbeat environment set up inside Constitution Hall. Organized by Boston-based wine-marketing company Second Glass, they have held Wine Riot events in other cities that have attracted big crowds interested in sampling new wines, posing in whimsical photo-booths, and having a good time.

You may find a new favorite wine at the event, too. Second Glass says their research shows these events continue to influence what attendees buy and drink for an average of six to nine months after the Riot. That is not surprising because, under the playful exterior, Wine Riot is all about wine appreciation and education. Their “Wine Intelligence Unit” helps tasters out and guides them through their options. There are also “Crash Course” classes throughout the event which focus on specific topics.

Each ticket ($50 – $60) entitles the attendee to a logo wine glass which they can refill an unlimited number of times with samples over the four-hour block on Friday or Saturday night or Saturday afternoon. Food will be provided by Luke’s Lobster for those who want some crustaceans with their chardonnay.

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Gray campaign under federal grand jury investigation

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courtesy of ‘Max Cook’

We’d known this was coming. We’d heard that since Sulaimon Brown’s allegations of impropriety surrounding the Gray campaign, and Brown’s subsequent flame-out, were being investigated that this could turn criminal at some point. The Post dropped the bombshell in a Sunday A1 story that there was a grand jury impaneled to hear testimony concerning actions within the Gray campaign. The testimony to date, according to the Post, centers around Howard Brooks, Lorraine Green and Brooks’ son Peyton Brooks, and some shady dealings with cash and money order contributions, as well as the concerning matter of Sulaimon Brown.

The Examiner has some additional analysis concerning the immunity deals, which are certainly not what the Gray administration wanted to see right about now. They can just hope at this point that it’s just a few rogue individuals working without knowledge of the top of the campaign. If that’s not the case, it’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better.