by Jason Morenz It started out wet and misty and then in the late afternoon, the skies came down. By 4pm the rain was so hard, the US Park Service had to declare an emergency and opened up museums and federal buildings near the mall for folks to take shelter. The skies came down for over an hour, but once …
EU Embassy Run
Last year a group of 40 runners informally gathered together to run to a dozen embassies along 13 miles in DC on EU Open House Day. Due to the popularity of the event the run expanded into an organized event doubling the number of runners. The event included a fundraiser at Lebanese Taverna for We Are Family as well as …
Mardi Gras Bash @ Bayou
Fat Tuesday happens only once a year, and unfortunately it fell on the day with the biggest snowstorm to hit DC this winter. The temperature was downright frigid and driving through the city was horrendous. But Big Easy fanatics from all around the Beltway came out of the woodwork to dance, prance and indulge during the 5th annual Mardi Gras Celebration at …
ABC to Determine Fate of McFadden’s
The police report describes a brutal fight that occurred around 12:30am Saturday morning within a group of people who were celebrating a birthday. During the fight, a man yielding a knife began to stab several people. A 23-year-old was stabbed in the back; a 27-year-old was stabbed in the upper back; a 20-year-old was stabbed three times in the lower body; …
Five Stabbed at McFadden’s
Five people were stabbed inside McFadden’s in Foggy Bottom early Saturday morning. The incident took place at about 12:37 am in the 2400 block of Pennsylvania Ave NW, near George Washington University. The victims suffered serious injuries but all are expected to survive. Police spokesman Officer Hugh Carew said there have been no arrests, though a police-issued alert identified the suspect as a …
Off the Beaten Path — 51st State
You don’t go to 51st for a nice dinner or a date — that’s for dam sure. You go there for Tacos Tuesdays, wing nights, football cheering and of course the company and beer. Chances are if you attended GWU, you’ve visited 51st sometime during your pitiful school years. It’s laid back, off the beaten path and wildly unpretentious. At 51st, …