Jun 24, 2012

Photo by Hawaii2DC Crew teams have been cleaning up neighborhoods and fixing downed power lines this weekend after powerful storms blasted through the D.C.-area on Friday night. “The District Department of Transportation says crews were working Saturday morning to remove downed trees, branches and debris. The agency says that it had already received...

Jun 21, 2012

Jungil Hong, 49 DAYS LATER IN THE NEXT DIMENSION, 2009, mixed media on panels, in CTRL+P opening June 23. >> With so much art, it may be impossible to know if you’ve seen all there is to see at Artomatic, but with the final weekend upon us, now is the time to explore one more floor and see one final performance. Tonight at 8 p.m., join our very...

Jun 20, 2012

Nothing screams “AMERICA!” more than shoveling massive amounts of greasy food down your gullet in as little time as possible, right? Z-Burger has announced its fourth annual Independence Day Burger Eating Contest, set for July 3 at its Tenleytown location (4321 Wisconsin Avenue NW). The resulting indigestion might be severe, but the prizes...

Jun 20, 2012

Arlington, D.C.! Well, that’s what Google maps says. Well, it was a brave occupation while it lasted. A reader tipped us off to the fact that Google has gone and corrected an error on Google Maps-pictured above-that listed a small portion of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as being in D.C., instead of Arlington County. The update map more...

Jun 20, 2012

At the public memorial last month for Chuck Brown, Mayor Vince Gray told a packed Walter E. Washington Convention Center that as a lasting tribute to the Godfather of Go-Go, he would designate one of D.C.’s public spaces as “Chuck Brown Park.” Today, Gray asked the D.C. Council to rename the western half of Ward 5′s Langdon Park as Chuck...

Jun 16, 2012

Photo by Mike Crosby for the National Zoo The National Zoo has yet another adorable creature it wants your help naming, and this time it’s a baby black howler monkey born on March 22. Voting is taking place at the zoo’s Facebook page, and wraps up on Friday, June 22, just in time for the little critter’s three-month birthday. The...

Jun 15, 2012

D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi is likely to be reappointed to a third five-year term today, reports the Washington Times. The move ends speculation as to his future in the position; last month, a former D.C. councilmember and a prominent D.C. activist argued that scandals and frauds under Gandhi’s leadership called into question his ability to...