On a recent Wednesday afternoon, a stream of customers flows into Peregrine Espresso on 14th Street NW. Almost no one stays very long, since nearly all of the dozen seats are filled. Two twentysomething guys in faded T-shirts and jeans casually chat at... »
It was a day a bit like today—mostly sunny, bright, albeit at least 10 degrees warmer—only a decade ago. I was taking a stroll through D.C.'s Franklin Square. It must have been around lunchtime, or thereabouts. A few scattered park benches were occupie... »
Nobody with ears would question the relationship between jazz and tap dance. Both are the product of intricate rhythms and fierce improvisation. But there may be no better demonstration of that connection than the pairing of pianist McCoy Tyner and tap... »
Good Stuff Eatery's Spike Mendelsohn and a bunch of his chef buddies are getting together on Saturday for a fundraiser at the Pierce School Lofts on Capitol Hill. Mendelsohn is making his signature Obama burgers. The Source's Scott Drewno is creating s... »
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A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Denny's to the Death: A Frozen Tropics reader alerts the blog that Sky Nails on Bladensburg Road has been gutted. The blog adds, "We previously d... »
Pity the poor BlackBerry user in D.C. For years, the devices carried a certain dorky status, at least among the Capitol Hill set; obsessively checking your email at happy hour showed you were important, or at least you thought you were. These days, tho... »
