Photos by Jason Morenz It’s rare to see a snowy owl in the wild — it’s every rarer to see one in the city. A snowy owl named Duchess is…
Year of the Tiger @ MGM
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – It’s the Year of the Tiger at the Lion Casino. MGM National Harbor is celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year by displaying a massive conservatory display,…
To Slow the Spread – Start with the Basics
The D.C. region is currently omicron’s leading hot spot. Gov Hogan has declared a 30 day state of emergency mobilizing 1,000 members of the National Guard to assist with testing…
BetMGM Launches with Retail Sports Betting Thursday
Photo by Jason Morenz OXON HILL, Md. — BetMGM launched at MGM National Harbor on Thursday, Dec 9th. Governor Hogan, former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann and Prince George’s County Council…
Good to the last bite: Last Scoop Sundaes
by jeni britton bauer All this time we’ve been treating the last few bites of a pint all wrong. Condemning the mostly eaten pint to an icy doom at the…
You Might Not be able to Buy a New Car Next Year
The chip shortage that is affecting the new car and used car market could soon get much worse due to a manganese shortage from China. An energy crisis in China, which involves…
Week 9 was Lucrative for Book Makers
Underdogs went 9-3 against the spread Sunday, with seven outright upsets. The outright upsets produce the biggest win for sportsbooks, because many parlays are eliminated. Biggest upsets: Broncos over Cowboys…
Most Truckers will be Exempt from Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
President Biden will enforce a mandate that workers at U.S. companies with at least 100 employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly starting Jan. 4, Truckers hailed victory…
Veteran’s Day Deals 2021
FOOD AND DRINK Applebee’s: Offering a full-size entree from a special menu to active duty and other veterans, on Nov. 11, for dine-in only. In addition, veterans will receive a…
Maryland Meeting for Sports Betting Rescheduled for Thursday
The Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) will be reviewing five sportsbook applications Thursday. This emergency meeting was rescheduled from October 14 and sports betting was legalized in MD in…
Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Returns to Timonium
by Chito Peppler TIMONIUM, Md. – For the past 15 years, Beer, Bourbon & BBQ has been held annually in Baltimore County as well as several cities along the east…
Mark Cuban will give $100 in Bitcoin to people who download the Voyager Digital app this week
Mark Cuban’s Dallas Mavericks said on Wednesday that they would give away bitcoin to people who download the Voyager Digital app in the next 36 hours.Until Saturday at 11:59 p.m.…
High Heel Race Returns to Dupont
by Jason Morenz Drag queens in costume flocked to 17th Street, between P and S Streets NW Tuesday night to race in high heels. A parade started at 6:30 p.m.,…
Win One for Dusty
Dusty Baker, the Nationals manager from from 2015-2017, got the short end of the stick when the Nationals chose not to resign him. The Nationals then won the World Series…
Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival – Timonium
GRAND POOBAH – ALL ACCESS TICKETValid Friday 6pm – 10pm and Saturday VIP 12pm – 6pm These limited tickets will allow guests to partake in both days and all sessions.…
MGM National Harbor Poised to Open Sports Betting in 2021
by Jason Morenz The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission has approved MGM National Harbor, Live! Casino & Hotel Baltimore’s Horseshoe Casino, Hollywood Casino and Ocean Downs for sports wagering,…
Turkish Festival 2021
What an amazing day! We had delicious food, great performances , a bustling bazaar, Turkish coffee and fortune reading, along with lots of dancing. Turkish & Greek Songs from both…
Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge 5K
A 5K run kicked off on labor Day to celebrate the opening of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge. Thousands of people showed up to run, walk, skip over the bridge…
National Civil Rights Museum
Many people flock to Memphis to see Graceland. If you had to pick one place, I would come here instead. An epic, must-see museum located in a very walkable part…
Hong Kong Pearl Seafood
If you’re looking for dim sum in Falls Church, the place to be is Hong Kong Pearl. They have all my favorites, and the menu has pictures and description that…
O Street Museum
Like a high class garage sale inside a mansion by Pearl Webster I first found out about this museum via a website selling tours. I decided to go directly to…
Top five factors to consider before trading with real money
Top five factors to consider before trading with real money Traders should not instantly jump into the market. Because, if they do so, they will face problems. Before starting the…
Zhao’s Nomadland Weaves a Beautiful Story
by Chito Peppler It’s really a story about nothing, but then again a story about everything. If you ever want to travel the country in an RV, your movie has…
Tesla’s Big Bitcoin Bet
Bitcoin shot to the moon today with news of Tesla adding $1.5 Billion Bitcoin to its balance sheet. The company also announced that they would be accepting the cryptocurrency as…
U.S. DOE Announces $100 Million for Transformative Clean Energy Solutions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of the Biden Administration’s climate innovation agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $100 million in funding for transformative clean energy…
Why the Georgia Senate Race may Split
Perdue is the incumbent senator, and Loeffler was appointed by the Governor a year ago. Both candidates have been accused of using insider information to make stock trades which is…
Vaccine Cold Play
A key Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted to approve of the Moderna vaccine today. While Pfizer’s stock requires sub-zero refrigeration (colder than Antarctica), Moderna’s vaccine remains stable at…
DC’s Rent Relief Grant for Landlords
A new D.C. program is using money from the federal CARES Act which will focus on affordable units and small landlords with 20 or fewer units. The program will cover…
Why The Final Month of 2020 Could be Rough for Stocks
So President Trump has authorized the GSA to allow President-elect Biden to start transitioning. Just after Thanksgiving, Trump agreed to leave the White House if Biden can win the Electoral…
Biden Big for Bitcoin
I didn’t start buying Bitcoin until April. As a truck driver during the Pandemic, a lot of stores refused to handle cash. It didn’t help that the World Health Organization…
The MAGA in Us
by Chito Peppler One week after the presidential election was called for Joe Biden by virtually all mainstream media, hundreds of thousands of President Trump supporters gathered in Washington, DC…
Million MAGA March in DC Saturday
Several pro-Trump and white nationalist groups are stirring chatter on social media about supposed rallies in D.C. this Saturday in an effort to further Trump’s baseless claims about a stolen…
Vaccine Coming Soon
Fantastic news – the vaccine is finally here. The best news of the vaccine all year. Record breaking time to develop one. The drug maker Pfizer along with BioNTech announced…
Veterans’ Day Deals 2020
The Capital Wheel: All active and retired service members ride for free and accompanying family members are eligible for its military discount. Must show military ID in person to redeem…
Sad Day for Democracy
Today is a sad day in America. President Trump held a press conference and made egregious accusations that there is widespread voter fraud in several battleground states that he lost…
Spooky Style at the Slip Inn
It was a full moon over the mighty Potomac at the Slip Inn in Joint Base Bolling, and adults and children, alike were in the mood to celebrate the change…
Slip Inn Oktoberfest
The cooler weather is upon us. Fall has arrived. Football is back and so is Oktoberfest at the Slip Inn. Coming off the heels of a successful Crab Feast, JBAB…
Asian Cajun Seafood Boil
Never thought my favorite Asian buffet would feature a Cajun seafood boil with lots of shellfish and finger-licking good crawfish. Flaming Grill, where I have been found to be stuffing…
JBAB’s First Big Event
Every summer past the Slip Inn hosted some memorable events with big concerts and cook outs. Obviously, this year has been different with the Slip Inn opening on July 4th.…
MGM National Harbor hopes Revenue Improves in the Fall
MGM National Harbor, which reopened on June 29 has permanently eliminated 25% of its pre-pandemic workforce of roughly 3,200, nearly 780 previously-furloughed employees. Nationwide MGM Resorts has layed off a…
Sports Betting Opens Up in Capital One
Last July, we reported that sports betting is now legal in Washington, DC. The DC Council approved it making it the first in the DMV to legalize sports betting. After…
Walters Gearing up for Football
The Nationals were hosting the Braves, and although I couldn’t attend the game, been next door was the next best thing. The Braves were coming off the heels of the…
Trump Hired a Faux-Obama to Belittle and Fire
Even before Donald Trump sought to be president, he questioned President Obama’s birthplace and accused him of obtaining his “Ivy League” degrees by way of affirmative action. In Michael Cohen’s…
Fast Casual at MGM
Now that the casinos have reopened, guests have returned in droves. You don’t have to worry about overcrowding. MGM National Harbor is so enormous, visitors can spend days there and…
Casinos Reopen
Preview(opens in a new tab) Over the last several weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to visit a handful of casinos throughout the US. Here’s my synopsis of each of them…
Astoria Packed After Dark
This weekend as in the last couple weeks on Steinway Street endearingly called “Little Egypt”, the streets are alive like they are in Dubai. The stir crazy crowds, mostly mask-less,…
NYC Coronavirus Stats Reaches Record Low
The percentage of people testing positive for the coronavirus in New York City was just 1 percent on Sunday, the lowest it has been since the pandemic took hold of…
Black Lives Matter in Scranton
Some people say that “Black Lives Matter” is a farce. They claim that it’s just an excuse to riot against the police and the rule of law in the name…
From Holy Ground to Battle Ground
Protesting continued in DC for a fifth straight day on Tuesday with the iconic Lafayette Square completely closed off with a chain-link fence. The previous day, peaceful demonstrations was forcefully…
Double Red Flags on Orange Beach
The beaches in Alabama are open just in time for the summer season, but you won’t be able to go for a swim today. Double red flags are flying in…
Mobile Opens Back
Businesses across Alabama are now allowed to reopen their doors for the first time in nearly eight weeks after some restrictions. Governor Ivey announced the amendments to the Alabama “Safer…
Truckers Sound Mayday
Just two weeks ago, President Trump welcomed truckers to the White House and acknowledged their sacrifice in the war against COVID-19. On May 1, truckers arrived in convoys to…
Fire Damages SE DC Condo
A large fire inside an apartment unit at Wade Road condos have displaced 38 people (31 adults and 7 children). Four residents were evaluated and treated at the scene. No…
Last Beach Standing
There’s only a few beaches in the US that’s still open and Biloxi Beach on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast is one of them. The community has taken its toll over the…
Open the Beaches – Enforce Social Distancing
“If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I’m not gonna let it stop me from partying,” Brady Sluder, Florida Spring Breaker People need the…
Bowser Cordons the Cherry Blossoms
The Surgeon General was on the Today Show this morning and he had a dire warning for Americans. “People are still heading to the National Mall in Washington to view…
Wizards Pride Night
The Washington Wizards hosted the Atlanta Hawks for their annual Pride Night game on Friday, March 6th entitled “Love and Basketball During halftime, Beyonce impersonator, Riley Knoxx sang and danced…
55th Anniversary to Bloody Sunday
A congressional delegation including Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) along with about 50 members of Congress was in Birmingham on Saturday to participate in the…
Xenophobia Cripples Chinatown
I don’t just go to Philly for its history. I don’t go just for the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. I go for the museums that embodies the history and…
Nashville – Keep the Music Playing
It has been a crazy month for Tennessee, and Nashville has gone through so much chaos. Our hearts are with those who have lost their homes or businesses and with…
Katsucon DC 2020
by Jason Morenz https://www.katsucon.org/ Katsucon, a three-day fan convention hosted at National Harbor is popular with anime fans. Last year, the Marvel fan meetup drew in a crowd of over…
Trendy & Hip..Charlotte
She caught me staring from the corner of my eye. I quickly turned away nervously and looked down with a slight smile. This happened a couple times through the evening…
Superbowl LIVe
Miami knows how to host a football-themed party. Of the LIV (that’s 54 for those not fluent in Roman Numerals) Superbowls held since 1967, Miami has hosted 11 of them. …
The Best Decade in a Generation
I still remember clearly Y2K and the turn of the new century. That’s why it’s hard for me to fathom that we are now ushering the 2nd decade of the…
2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
For the first time since 1971, there was concern that the balloons would not fly. This happens when there is sustained winds over 20 knots. or gusts up to 30. …
NATS World Series Parade Info
The Championship Parade will begin at 2 p.m., starting at 15th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, near the Washington Monument and will proceed east along Constitution and end at Pennsylvania…
2019 Nationals – Greatest Miracle in Major League Baseball
Photos by Jason Morenz The 2019 World Series will go down in the annals of sports as the most unusual series in history. The home team has lost every game…
Shippensburg Halloween Parade
The weather was flawless and my timing was perfect. There was no rain and I arrived just in time for a huge parade. The 32nd Annual Halloween Parade was just…
Smokey Joe’s Barbecue in Shanksville
At Smokey Joe’s in Central City, Somerset County PA, the cooking is slow and methodical. I actually just left the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, PA and found this beauty straight…
Mystics Win WNBA Title in New St Elizabeth’s Arena
The Washington Mystics have won their first Title in 22 years during their first year they played at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in St Elizabeth’s, and it has been…
Lordstown on a Lifeline
It’s called Lordstown and they’re living on a lifeline. The rural town just 30 miles northeast of Youngstown has gone through struggled before, but never as devastating as this one.…
9/11 Remembrance
It has been 18 long years since terrorists-hijacked airplanes brought down the twin towers and struck the Pentagon. It’s a tragedy that’s seared into the souls of most Americans especially…
Winging It @ The National Zoo
Photos by Jason Morenz They were winging it at The National Zoo on Saturday. More than 200 people showed up to experience the phenomenon of migration at Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s…
Hull ArtWalk Opens to much Fanfare
Hull, Massachusetts used to be the playground for the rich and famous. The super wealthy from all over New England vacationed here. Paragon Park was a popular amusement park with…
Red Eye’s Bikini Contest
photos by Jason Morenz This past Sunday, the Red Eye’s Sports Bar in Grasonville, MD held a Red Eye’s Bikini Contest. The beautiful girls from the International Bikini Team took…
T2R – an Answer to Anacostia’s Food Dessert
The USDA defines a “food desert” as an area lacking fresh fruit, vegetables from grocery stores and other healthy food providers usually found in impoverished areas. Sadly, about 11% of…
Side-by-Side Shows D.C. Police Friendly Side
The Police were performing in Congress Heights, D.C. at Mellon Convenience Store, a day after a deadly shooting in the area. No, not Police the Band and this wasn’t a…
The Band’s Visit
An Egyptian band gets stuck in an Israeli dirt town for the night. What was supposed to be coughed up as a simple but embarrassing mistake turned out to be…
Mystics Magic in Ward 8
Seems out of place to be watching professional basketball in an arena the same size as some high school gyms. But after all, having the Mystics, the reigning Eastern Conference…
Truck Explodes at Warfield VA Trucksop
A tractor trailer caught on fire and exploded just before 3 a.m. on Monday, August 5, at the Davis Travel Center in Warfield, VA. Seven fire trucks from Alberta and…
Sexual Harassment: The Epidemic in Egypt
It was the first day of EID. The holy month of Ramadan had just ended and Egyptians were out in the streets en mass to reward themselves for the struggle that…