Unless you’re in Russia and your political leaders control time, this Sunday you’ll be enjoying one extra hour thanks to the falling back of daylight savings time. Here’s how Washingtonians will be enjoying the time surplus:
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The recession may be putting a crimp in consumer spending, but Washingtonians are still flocking to restaurants. LivingSocial recently conducted its first Dining Out survey and asked those in and around the District to shed some light on their dining habits. Here’s what we learned… Continue reading
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No-shave November. Novembeard. Movember. Call it what you will, but the month of November is practically sponsored by facial hair. Starting today, people across the globe aren’t just throwing away their razors to be ironic, they’re doing it for a … Continue reading
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The bold and the bearded sashayed over to 17th Street this week to take part in the 25th annual Dupont High Heel Race. For some, the event is a once-a-year opportunity to slide into a pair of stilettos, hike up … Continue reading
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The growing movements in McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza have been grabbing the media’s attention by day. But as OccupyDC gains steam, we set out to find out what the groups in these pseudo-villages do to blow off steam after … Continue reading
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Danny Harris pounds the pavement every day approaching complete strangers to create an oral history of DC for his blog Peoples District. Today, we flip the script to get the story behind the stories, and we figured, who better to interview … Continue reading
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Yesterday, Washingtonians flocked to bars in droves to do what they do every Sunday: drink beer and watch football. But one group gathered at Public Bar in Dupont for a different sporting event: Starcraft. That’s right, eSports are on the … Continue reading
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When you ask kids what they want to be when the grow up, you tend to get the darndest answers (just ask Bill Cosby): Superman, astronaut, explorer. But Neil Losin and Shannon Switzer don’t know the meaning of the word … Continue reading
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If you’ve ever studied abroad or traveled on the cheap, you’re probably privy to the sometimes-sordid world of hostels. From snoring suite-mates to bedbugs, these budgeted, communal dwellings serve up their share of stories. Eager to get a taste of … Continue reading
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Every Saturday at 2 p.m. at L’Enfant Cafe, the blinds shut and what goes on inside is a mystery to the outside world… until now. La Boum (French slang for “house party”) is a four-hour brunch-travaganza replete with shots, DJs, and burlesque dancers. … Continue reading
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Unless you’re escalator aficionados like us, you probably weren’t aware that the DC Metro boasts the longest escalator in the Western hemisphere. We’re not mathematicians, but that’s approximately half the world. This 230-foot monster takes 2 minutes and 45 seconds to scale. … Continue reading
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We happen to think DC’s a pretty exceptional town. And, apparently, so do others. Anyone who’s paid attention the Interwebs recently has probably seen that we’ve racked up some pretty sweet (and not-so-sweet) awards. Here’s a look inside our trophy … Continue reading
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In the third installment of a recurring Spotlight called Ding-Dong, DC, we catch up with Jim E. John, a 20-something Washington transplant who recently dove mouse-first into DC’s online dating scene. His many encounters with big-time lobbyists, lawyers, executives, and cold … Continue reading
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In the second installment of a recurring Spotlight called Ding-Dong, DC, we catch up with Jim E. John, a 20-something Washington transplant who recently dove mouse-first into DC’s online dating scene. His many encounters with big-time lobbyists, lawyers, executives, and … Continue reading
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When traveling somewhere new, it can be difficult to see things outside the eyes of your tour guide. To try and break that paradigm, we recently did an experiment to see if people would follow our local lead and see … Continue reading
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Say what you will about Metro unreliability, political pandering, and Beltway gridlock, if there’s one thing DC does unbelievably well, it’s public pools. And with Humidgeddon 2k11 lingering over the DMV like a massive sweaty cloud, there’s never been a better time … Continue reading
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In this first installment of “How We Commute,” a series dedicated to the many ways DC denizens get from point A (home) to point B (work), we explore the world’s most popular mode of two-wheel transportation: the bicycle. With a … Continue reading
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In the first installment of a recurring Spotlight feature called Ding Dong, DC, we meet Jim E. John, a 20-something Washington transplant who recently dove mouse-first into DC’s online dating scene. His many encounters with big-time lobbyists, lawyers, executives, and … Continue reading
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We Washingtonians boast one of the healthiest economies in the country, comprise one of the most diverse and educated populations in the world, and live within walking distance of dozens of free museums housing some of the greatest treasures on the … Continue reading
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In one of Washington’s most wonderfully weird traditions, hundreds of beret-, mask-, and pencil mustache-donning denizens stormed Adams Morgan yesterday to take part in The L’Enfant Cafe Bastille Day Bash. Now in its seventh year, the soirée is a riot … Continue reading
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