Well, dear friends and lovers of the Atlas District, as I’m sure most of you already know, the streetcar has been postponed. AGAIN. And AGAIN. Groan, now the DDOT is projecting for an opening of late 2013 for the opening leg of an eventual citywide light rail line. Despite the completion of major construction and…
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Pinball Takes DC Back to the Arcade
On the top floor of the Georgetown Park Mall lies a wonderful secret – the home of the National Pinball Museum. A surprisingly informative tour yields all kinds of fascinating tidbits about the history of the game, including its origin – the French billiard game bagatelle. C’mon, hipsters — someone start an ironic bagatelle league already! The…
Alley Cat Finds Home in Local Palace
Al (the alley cat) went through hell to get to where he is now. And now that he’s been adopted by the newly-opened Red Palace (formerly neighbors The Palace of Wonders and The Red and the Black), he’s not going to let anyone else push him around. Al perches himself regularly on the end of the…
Wild Horses, Take Me Away
It’s another Monday, DC. Another start of another work week. Another day to sit at a desk. But what’s that? On your way to work you saw something out the window of your compact car that made you yearn to run free through a field of waving wheat all the more?! That’s right! Those are…
The Woman in Me
In this tangle of happy hours and sales that can be life in DC, it’s easy to bypass introspection. Remember that? From those school papers? Ahhh, yes, the unexamined life is not worth living and all that. Anyway, that’s what I took away from a recent panel discussion at Heiner Contemporary in upper Georgetown. The panel,…
Pop Culture Curmudgeon – Previews
You know what really grinds my gears? Movie trailers. In the last twenty years, American movie trailers have evolved from throwaway material to mini-works of cinema. Heck, the trailer for Pearl Harbor is leaps and bounds better than the film. Audiences now make sure to get to the theater on time so they don’t miss the previews. But…
Pressure Cooker: Brasserie Beck
No one is a bigger fan of Living Social and Groupon (and What’s the Deal and Bloomspot and so on–new fave: Scoutmob) than I am. But a new sense of panic sets in as these deals are about to expire. Not “Oh, I’m about to eat the price of this deal,” it’s “Oh, the waiters…
Oasis in an Entertainment Desert: West End Cinema
Is there anything going on in the West End? I didn’t even know DC has a West End, the desolate area between Foggy Bottom, Dupont, and the Rock Creek Park edge of Georgetown, populated by Starbucks and hotels. The only place I look forward to visiting around here is Trader Joe’s. Hmmm, free samples. Anyway,…
Cajun Cuisine on H Street
Long awaited and aptly named Tru Orleans, a Cajun themed restaurant and bar located at 400 H St NE, opened to trumpets and fanfare this past weekend. Let’s talk presentation. There’s a nice dining patio on the first floor. Venturing inside yields lots of small tables, a long bar, and lots of New Orleans art…
DC Style Is Real 