Archive for August, 2011
VIDEO: Martin Luther King Jr Memorial
As you may have already read by now, Edward Rothstein of the NY Times feels the new Martin Luther King Jr Memorial on the National Mall is a “failure” for a number of reasons. I’m sympathetic on a certain level to his points, as the MLK seems like too much of an outlier as compared [...]
The Great Hurricane Irene Sandbag Craze
Saturday, before the rains got heavy and the winds kicked up, DC residents took their final shots at grabbing a few sandbags provided by the city, passed out to endless lines of cars at one of the side parking lots at RFK stadium. Culled from almost an hour of footage in the midafternoon, I cut [...]
Hurricane Aftermath in Petworth
In the middle of editing the footage we shot at the DC Sandbag Handout yesterday, we stepped outside to find this.
Friday Fail: Pedestrians in 15th St NW Bike Lane
After shooting interviews (and getting kicked out by the NPS) at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial, I biked back up towards the office, finding a bit of a traffic flow situation near the White House. With the west side sidewalk closed, pedestrians were routinely deciding to walk up and down 15th St NW in [...]
VIDEO: Greg Roth Stand-Up at Riot Act Comedy Theater
A post by editor Greg Roth about his stand-up appearance at Riot Act. Our appearance at Riot Act Comedy Theater in Penn Quarter, DC, August 23, 2011. A few of my thoughts: First and foremost, one cannot overstate the hugeness of the room at Riot Act. I didn’t realize this would be in the main [...]
VIDEO: DC Realtor Greg Tindale on House Hunters (HGTV)
Local realtors Greg and Christine Tindale, the husband and wife known as Tindale Team, threw a viewing party for their long-awaited appearance on HGTV’s House Hunters series Monday night. The Tindales invited friends as well as the couple who bought the house to Union Pub on Capitol Hill to watch the premier of the half-hour [...]
VIDEO: We All Scream for DC Scoop 2011
We stopped by DC Scoop 2011, the first ice cream festival and competition in the district, on a hot Saturday afternoon at Union Market in northeast DC. The free event was supported by a number of organizations and featured desserts from 15 different vendors, who all donated their products for three hours and entered into [...]
VIDEO: Chocolate City Beer Launch
After stopping by the brewery in the afternoon, we attended the release party for Chocolate City Beer, the newest microbrew in DC. Held in the back room at RFD, the 9pm scheduled start time was jumped by about an hour, as kegs of Big Chair IPA, Conerstone Copper Ale, Cer Veza Nacional, and 1814 ESB [...]
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