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VIDEO: High Heel Drag Race 2011

VIDEO: High Heel Drag Race 2011

| October 27, 2011 | 13 Comments

The crowds. The pagentry. The Pomp. The Circumstance. The High Heels. The Drag Queen Race. DC is a lot of things. Uptight. Self-important. Unimaginative. Things that you would equate with cookie-cutter movies about politics and professional life in the U.S. It’s also the opposite of those things sometimes, as if parallel cities exists outside of [...]

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VIDEO: Occupy DC, K Street, Elsewhere Protests

VIDEO: Occupy DC, K Street, Elsewhere Protests

| October 10, 2011 | 1 Comment

While interviewing the folks in my “This Day in History” segment, I was alerted to the fact that there would be an economic-related protest in Freedom Square in a few days, so before leaving for a long weekend out of town, I swung by the protests. To be forthcoming, I’ve never been a big fan [...]

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VIDEO: Food Truck Truckeroo Festival

VIDEO: Food Truck Truckeroo Festival

| October 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

Food trucks have come a long way in the last couple years since they started popping up around town. While a few have gone under (so long Sabora Street, we miss your plantains), the remaining few dozen have formed an alliance. Thanks to Food Truck Fiesta, the food truck aggregator, folks can get a GPS-y report each day [...]

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VIDEO: H Street Festival 2011

VIDEO: H Street Festival 2011

| September 19, 2011 | 8 Comments

Where to start? The H St NE Festival, held each September in the revitalized (and re-branded) Atlas District north of Capitol Hill is overwhelming in every sense of the world. The seven blocks of the formally downcast boulevard are peppered with so much culture, commerce, and character that its inevitable that you’ll miss something you [...]

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