http://www.washingtonian.com/ Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:09:39 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ en hourly 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/wWnkdI8yLS0/nfl-player-moise-fokou-charged-with-dui.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/crime/nfl-player-moise-fokou-charged-with-dui.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:08 -0500 Tanya Pai http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/crime/nfl-player-moise-fokou-charged-with-dui.php Tennessee Titans linebacker and local sports star Moise Fokou has been arrested in Washington and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or a drug. The allegations only concern the use of alcohol; Fokou has pleaded not guilty. A United States Park Police officer arrested the 27-year-old Fokou http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/crime/nfl-player-moise-fokou-charged-with-dui.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/QdJT9ga9BTk/photo-friday-bride-groom-takes-over.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/photo-friday/photo-friday-bride-groom-takes-over.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:05:12 -0500 Tanya Pai http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/photo-friday/photo-friday-bride-groom-takes-over.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/photo-friday/photo-friday-bride-groom-takes-over.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/jhGU01dd5NA/the-wonderland-circus-2.php http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/17/the-wonderland-circus-2.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:12:25 -0500 Event Submission http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/17/the-wonderland-circus-2.php The producers of The Capital City Showcase, the variety show that brings you some of DC’s finest performing artists, return to The Wonderland Ballroom with their latest installment of The Wonderland Circus on Wednesday May 22nd at 8:30pm! The Wonderland Circus is the new variety show where anything goes! See http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/17/the-wonderland-circus-2.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/Qf0YpFi1Bkw/a-night-of-poetry-at-the-turkish-embassy-with-sidney-wade.php http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/17/a-night-of-poetry-at-the-turkish-embassy-with-sidney-wade.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:10:13 -0500 Event Submission http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/17/a-night-of-poetry-at-the-turkish-embassy-with-sidney-wade.php Poet Lore and the Embassy of Turkey present a reading by American poet Sidney Wade on Tuesday, June 11, 7 PM, at the Turkish Embassy in Washington, DC. Sidney Wade is the author of six books of poetry, poetry editor of Subtropics magazine, past president of AWP, and a former http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/17/a-night-of-poetry-at-the-turkish-embassy-with-sidney-wade.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/ZofIBm6rk8A/bike-to-work-day-breaks-ridership-record-slideshow.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness/bike-to-work-day-breaks-ridership-record-slideshow.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:45:26 -0500 Melissa Romero http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness/bike-to-work-day-breaks-ridership-record-slideshow.php Clear, sunny skies this morning welcomed the more than 12,000 people who commuted by bicycle in honor of the annual Bike to Work Day, an event that promotes bicycling as a green-friendly commute option—a record number of participants, according to Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. Riders http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness/bike-to-work-day-breaks-ridership-record-slideshow.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/tMFWEfqqRBE/friday-link-list-mermaidy-miu-mius-fashion-blogging-parodies-sweetlife-street-style.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/style-news/friday-link-list-mermaidy-miu-mius-fashion-blogging-parodies-sweetlife-street-style.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:30:33 -0500 Michelle Thomas http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/style-news/friday-link-list-mermaidy-miu-mius-fashion-blogging-parodies-sweetlife-street-style.php We’re just jealous we didn’t find these mermaid-glam sequined Miu Mius first. Currently reworking this month’s budget to somehow, some way accommodate these babies. [The Cut] Also at the Cut: Lessons in blue eyeshadow, GIF-style. [The Cut] Our friends at Refinery29 braved the day’s downpours to capture some sweet http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/style-news/friday-link-list-mermaidy-miu-mius-fashion-blogging-parodies-sweetlife-street-style.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/tDHEPw5b31I/food-news-review-spring-dining-guide-another-shophouse-bourbon-steak-lawsuit.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-restaurant-news/food-news-review-spring-dining-guide-another-shophouse-bourbon-steak-lawsuit.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:15:04 -0500 Jessica Voelker http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-restaurant-news/food-news-review-spring-dining-guide-another-shophouse-bourbon-steak-lawsuit.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-restaurant-news/food-news-review-spring-dining-guide-another-shophouse-bourbon-steak-lawsuit.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/Ll_GrJvjUoo/2013-tech-titans-reception-photos.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/parties/2013-tech-titans-reception-photos.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:47 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/parties/2013-tech-titans-reception-photos.php Washingtonian celebrated the 2013 Tech Titans with a reception presented by Google at the US Chamber of Commerce on May 15, benefiting the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship. Attendees enjoyed delicious fare from Federal City Caterers and tasty drinks including a Knob Creek specialty cocktail, and listened to music by Millennium http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/parties/2013-tech-titans-reception-photos.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/J-4SZqm-6Bw/washingtonian-tech-titans-reception-2013.php http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/politics-personality/washingtonian-tech-titans-reception-2013.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:40:15 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/politics-personality/washingtonian-tech-titans-reception-2013.php http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/politics-personality/washingtonian-tech-titans-reception-2013.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/_xpM8a79uaU/bridal-parties-beauty-edition.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bridalparty/bridal-shower/bridal-parties-beauty-edition.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:30:11 -0500 Irina Grechko http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bridalparty/bridal-shower/bridal-parties-beauty-edition.php Skip the typical night of drinking and dancing and spend your bachelorette party or bridal shower getting pampered with your girls. Whether your maid of honor is planning a sweet surprise or you’re taking the reins, a number of local salons and spas offer all-inclusive, hangover-free bridal packages. Click http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bridalparty/bridal-shower/bridal-parties-beauty-edition.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/x7A3XHYoJoo/washingtelevision-scandal-recap-season-two-episode-22-white-hats-back-on.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/washingtelevision/washingtelevision-scandal-recap-season-two-episode-22-white-hats-back-on.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:20:11 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/washingtelevision/washingtelevision-scandal-recap-season-two-episode-22-white-hats-back-on.php I think my colleague Sophie Gilbert summed up this episode best when she tweeted, “Nobody does a twist like Shonda.” No matter how implausible, the plot curves she throws out are thrilling in all their soapy glory. A few beginning thoughts before we get to the recap. At the risk http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/washingtelevision/washingtelevision-scandal-recap-season-two-episode-22-white-hats-back-on.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/tFkiQ_bMnc8/summer-chill-out-patio-party-at-cashions-eat-place.php http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/17/summer-chill-out-patio-party-at-cashions-eat-place.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:15:23 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/17/summer-chill-out-patio-party-at-cashions-eat-place.php Join us for our first "Summer Chill Out Patio Party" at Cashion's Eat Place! The cost ($30) will get you a seasonal BBQ sandwich, prepared by Chef John, and 2 patio-tastic cocktails to keep you hydrated! The party starts at 6 p.m. and will go until we run out of http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/17/summer-chill-out-patio-party-at-cashions-eat-place.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/_n3tfyqOgnw/designer-deals-for-men-snag-a-polo-designed-by-michael-bastianfor-only-20.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/mens-style/designer-deals-for-men-snag-a-polo-designed-by-michael-bastianfor-only-20.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:05:59 -0500 Michelle Thomas http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/mens-style/designer-deals-for-men-snag-a-polo-designed-by-michael-bastianfor-only-20.php Your polo lineup has some sharp recruiting options this summer: American menswear all-star Michael Bastian teams up with Japanese retailer Uniqlo for a spot-on capsule collection of the classic polo design, reworked in rich colors and trendy geometric patterns. And since only there’s only a handful of brick-and-mortar Uniqlo http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/mens-style/designer-deals-for-men-snag-a-polo-designed-by-michael-bastianfor-only-20.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/T05XrZbGEcY/healthy-recipes-3-easy-and-delicious-strawberry-recipes.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/healthy-recipes/healthy-recipes-3-easy-and-delicious-strawberry-recipes.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:55:43 -0500 Melissa Romero http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/healthy-recipes/healthy-recipes-3-easy-and-delicious-strawberry-recipes.php It’s strawberry season, and we are all for it. The red berries are low in fat, sodium, and cholesterol, and rich in vitamin C, folate, and fiber—plus they’re a healthy and tasty way to satisfy one’s sweet tooth. But while strawberries are great on their own, they’re also a http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/healthy-recipes/healthy-recipes-3-easy-and-delicious-strawberry-recipes.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/7JK_XNoAuM0/food-truck-stops-may-17-1.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-trucks/food-truck-stops-may-17-1.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:55:12 -0500 Anna Spiegel http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-trucks/food-truck-stops-may-17-1.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-trucks/food-truck-stops-may-17-1.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/7JUOZpi2Cbk/bike-to-work-day-breaks-ridership-record.php http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/health/bike-to-work-day-breaks-ridership-record.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:44 -0500 Melissa Romero http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/health/bike-to-work-day-breaks-ridership-record.php http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/health/bike-to-work-day-breaks-ridership-record.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/WoyDbAniHfo/walt-cronkites-party-for-his-book-about-his-grandfather-walter-cronkite.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/books/walt-cronkites-party-for-his-book-about-his-grandfather-walter-cronkite.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:20:03 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/books/walt-cronkites-party-for-his-book-about-his-grandfather-walter-cronkite.php Walter Cronkite IV with his boss, CBS News bureau chief Chris Isham, who, with wife Jennifer Maguire, hosted a book party for Cronkite at their Cleveland Park home. As the anchorman of the top-rated CBS Evening News, and “the most trusted man in America,” Walter Cronkite grew into his name. http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/books/walt-cronkites-party-for-his-book-about-his-grandfather-walter-cronkite.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/9Djh7IV_5Qw/bridal-parties-beauty-edition-slideshow.php http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/weddings/bridal-parties-beauty-edition-slideshow.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 08:43:39 -0500 Irina Grechko http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/weddings/bridal-parties-beauty-edition-slideshow.php http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/weddings/bridal-parties-beauty-edition-slideshow.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/gKT6k9wV8_c/spring-garden-day.php http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/17/spring-garden-day.php#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 07:17:12 -0500 Event Submission http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/17/spring-garden-day.php More than 40 vendors of rare and unusual plants descend on Green Spring Gardens to fill your spring gardening needs. FROGS members receive 10 % off plants in the Garden Gate Plant Shop. Don't miss this exciting annual tradition. Visit the website to download the vendor map. http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/17/spring-garden-day.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/O3JKUCOOdc8/dont-block-the-box-3-years-deep.php http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/dont-block-the-box-3-years-deep.php#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:00:05 -0500 Event Submission http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/dont-block-the-box-3-years-deep.php Come and celebrate three years of the best local comedy DC has to offer at the Wonderland Ballroom! You'll drink, you'll laugh, you'll dance, and you'll have a fucking great time. HEADLINER Lafayette Wright (SEVEN TIME Don't Block the Box performer, perennial favorite) FEATURING Pete Bladel (Down from NYC) Graham http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/dont-block-the-box-3-years-deep.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/9CxhVM9n1Z4/one-night-with-janis-joplin-2.php http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/one-night-with-janis-joplin-2.php#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:43:09 -0500 Event Submission http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/one-night-with-janis-joplin-2.php With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure joy, Janis Joplin took the music scene by storm. Simultaneously rough and vulnerable, Joplin was dubbed the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll, proving music wasn’t just a man’s world anymore. Packed with classic songs (“Piece of My Heart,” “Summertime,” “Mercedes http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/one-night-with-janis-joplin-2.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/K8C9mdLNvr0/hear-now-silent-radio.php http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/hear-now-silent-radio.php#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:34:21 -0500 Event Submission http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/hear-now-silent-radio.php Listening Event with Alex van Oss. “Hear Now,” an informal group of local producers and radiophiles, continues their series of listening events designed to appeal to those passionate about radio and culture. The series presents cutting-edge listening experiences and discussions as well as a chance to hear what’s going on http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/hear-now-silent-radio.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/y032Y3AXamg/rimini-protokoll-soil-sample-kazakhstan-bodenprobe-kasachstan.php http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/rimini-protokoll-soil-sample-kazakhstan-bodenprobe-kasachstan.php#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:13:36 -0500 Event Submission http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/rimini-protokoll-soil-sample-kazakhstan-bodenprobe-kasachstan.php This movie is part of the project "Zeitgeist - Theater of the Voiceless". Introduced by director Stefan Kaegi (Rimini Protokoll) via Skype, in conversation with Gillian Drake, independent theater curator, and Cynthia P. Schneider, Georgetown University. Germany, 2010, 94 min., DVD, Russian and German with English subtitles, Director: Stefan Kaegi. http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/rimini-protokoll-soil-sample-kazakhstan-bodenprobe-kasachstan.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/jZgygc59iKw/etto-is-now-open-on-14th-street-pictures-and-menu.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/new-restaurants/etto-is-now-open-on-14th-street-pictures-and-menu.php#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:45:11 -0500 Chris Campbell http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/new-restaurants/etto-is-now-open-on-14th-street-pictures-and-menu.php Let’s just call this the 14th Street spring. In the past two weeks we’ve seen B Too, Ghibellina, Black Whiskey, BakeHouse, and Taqueria Nacional open their doors, with many more on the way. The latest is Etto, a collaboration between Amy Morgan and Peter Pastan of 2 Amys and http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/new-restaurants/etto-is-now-open-on-14th-street-pictures-and-menu.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/tyQ_b58dhh4/maestro-fisch-his-career-and-wagner.php http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/maestro-fisch-his-career-and-wagner.php#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:33:59 -0500 Event Submission http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/maestro-fisch-his-career-and-wagner.php This lecture is part of the event series "Wagner 200". Richard Wagner is a composer who has always provoked either enthusiasm or resolute objection. His biography has its dark sides, but his concept of a Gesamtkunstwerk and the operas he created are part of the repertoire of opera houses almost http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/maestro-fisch-his-career-and-wagner.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/S0RbgB7R4nA/early-look-at-etto.php http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/food-drink/early-look-at-etto.php#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:27:06 -0500 Chris Campbell http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/food-drink/early-look-at-etto.php http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/food-drink/early-look-at-etto.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/3_3rIIZFS1M/craigslist-adventures-seeking-a-wedding-date.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/craigslist-adventures-seeking-a-wedding-date.php#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:26:32 -0500 Tanya Pai http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/craigslist-adventures-seeking-a-wedding-date.php In a story that is sadly not an exact retread of the 2005 rom-com starring Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney, a helpful reader passed along a link to a Craigslist ad posted by a man seeking a wedding date for this weekend. The poster, a self-proclaimed “clean man” in http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/craigslist-adventures-seeking-a-wedding-date.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/woR94Gd8pNs/a-small-small-world.php http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/a-small-small-world.php#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:48:24 -0500 Event Submission http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/a-small-small-world.php This Discussion is part of the Documentary Theater "Zeitgeist". A small, small world is based on the life of Hamidur Rahman from Bangladesh who, after his appeal for asylum in Germany was rejected, tried to cross Greenland on foot in an attempt to reach Canada and seek asylum there. He http://www.washingtonian.com/events/2013/05/16/a-small-small-world.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/fAnAD9YeguU/10-gym-bags-for-men.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness/10-gym-bags-for-men.php#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:25:47 -0500 Melissa Romero http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness/10-gym-bags-for-men.php Like your workout, that gym bag eventually hits a plateau after months of CrossFit training, early morning yoga classes, and trips to the gym. As we head into summer, ditch that old duffle for a new tote that includes breathable mesh for your sneakers and plenty of pockets to http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness/10-gym-bags-for-men.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WashingtonianBlogs/~3/q-c9gHIjh0I/5-expert-tips-for-picking-a-great-swimsuit-from-swimwear-designer-karla-colletto.php http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/shopping/5-expert-tips-for-picking-a-great-swimsuit-from-swimwear-designer-karla-colletto.php#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:15:23 -0500 Michelle Thomas http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/shopping/5-expert-tips-for-picking-a-great-swimsuit-from-swimwear-designer-karla-colletto.php Swimwear designer Karla Colletto at her brand's Vienna headquarters. Photograph by Andrew Propp. Searching for the elusive flattering swimsuit isn’t exactly the stuff of shopping dreams. It’s right up there with jean shopping and bra finding—which is to say discouraging and sometimes downright miserable. But it shouldn’t have to be, http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/shopping/5-expert-tips-for-picking-a-great-swimsuit-from-swimwear-designer-karla-colletto.php