Archive: February 2005
Ciao, Yanyu
Sad news for diners in Cleveland Park, as the stylish pan-Asian restaurant Yanyu closed last week. A new team of owners plans to open an Italian restaurant in the space in June. In the meantime, customers can call Yanyu's old...
By washingtonpost.com | February 28, 2005; 03:00 PM ET | Comments (6)
Snowed Out?
Jeez, a few inches of snow and everything grinds to a halt. Well, not everything -- we have mixed news on whether entertainment events will go on as scheduled tonight. The 9:30 is staying open, so if you've got tickets...
By washingtonpost.com | February 28, 2005; 12:27 PM ET | Comments (1)
Country Roads
Five-concert "Mega-tickets" went on sale today for a slate of big-name country acts performing at Nissan Pavilion this summer. Nissan, as anyone who has been there already knows, is a bit of a traffic nightmare -- both getting there and...
By washingtonpost.com | February 25, 2005; 12:38 PM ET | Comments (3)
Party Like a Movie Star
Only two more days until the Oscars. Can you handle the excitement? (More importantly, can you handle Star Jones Reynolds's cheesy comments on E!'s red carpet preshow?) If you still haven't made plans, don't fret: There are a few Oscar...
By washingtonpost.com | February 25, 2005; 10:58 AM ET | Email a Comment
Face Time With Modigliani
View Enlarged Photo and CaptionThe Modigliani retrospective that drew hordes to New York's Jewish Museum last summer has made its way to Washington, the final stop on its tour. Lucky us, the retrospective of the Italian-born, Parisian-based painter opens at...
By washingtonpost.com | February 24, 2005; 05:51 PM ET | Comments (2)
Heads in the Cloud
It's one thing to open a new restaurant and lounge in Dupont Circle. It's another to transform a ho-hum restaurant-with-a-bar into some kind of sleek new nightspot with tapas. That's the challenge for restaurateur Savino Racine, who's remade his namesake...
By washingtonpost.com | February 24, 2005; 03:40 PM ET | Comments (2)
Photography at Hemphill
View Enlarged Photo and CaptionLogan Circle's Hemphill Fine Arts is boasting two new photography shows. The larger of the two is a collection of works by Max Hirshfeld. Entitled "One Shot," the series features single figures captured in varying urban...
By washingtonpost.com | February 23, 2005; 05:29 PM ET | Email a Comment
Sam Fuller at the Freer
If you're tired of Academy Awards hype, seek out something decidedly off the Oscars path. The Freer Gallery is screening the final two films in the Sam Fuller's Asia series - "The Steel Helmet" and "Fixed Bayonets," at 7 p.m....
By washingtonpost.com | February 23, 2005; 04:09 PM ET | Email a Comment
Here a British Pub, There a British Pub
We're being invaded by our neighbors from the Great White North -- not one but two Canadian pub chains are bringing their own takes on the "traditional English pub" to the Washington area. The Elephant & Castle will be the...
By washingtonpost.com | February 23, 2005; 03:14 PM ET | Comments (9)
Spring, Right on Schedule
The daffodils keep you guessing. The narcissus -- some currently blooming -- on the Rose Park slope along Rock Creek Parkway are my favorite harbinger of spring because of their unpredictability. It's hard to know when the green shoots will...
By washingtonpost.com | February 22, 2005; 04:15 PM ET | Email a Comment
In Remembrance of Pam Bricker
It pains us greatly to inform our readership that Washington's music scene has experienced an enormous loss. Jazz vocalist Pam Bricker took her life this past Sunday night. Bricker's career in this area extends back a couple of decades, but...
By washingtonpost.com | February 22, 2005; 02:58 PM ET | Comments (64)
Restaurant Week Redux
Washington's annual Restaurant Week is one of the city's most popular culinary events, with folks from around the area clamoring to take advantage of discounted meals at the city's top restaurants. This week, 10 Capitol Hill restaurants have organized the...
By washingtonpost.com | February 22, 2005; 01:33 PM ET | Comments (4)
Something About Texas
There have been a lot of great singer-songwriters from Texas who have come through town recently. Lyle Lovett, Joe Ely and Guy Clark (Texans all) joined Indiana's John Hiatt for a spate of shows. On Tuesday, one of their old...
By washingtonpost.com | February 18, 2005; 04:29 PM ET | Email a Comment
To Your Health
At 11 tonight, hundreds of thousands of revelers in Irish pubs across the country will simultaneously lift their pints and offer a toast to their friends, bartenders and the memory of Arthur Guinness. It's the annual Great Guinness Toast, a...
By washingtonpost.com | February 18, 2005; 12:15 PM ET | Comments (7)
Tickets on Sale Soon
Thursday is usually a big day for concert announcements, but today was especially busy, with a little something for everyone. First, for the blogging, indie-rock loving masses, there's a slew of new shows announced at the Black Cat. I'm most...
By washingtonpost.com | February 17, 2005; 03:42 PM ET | Comments (1)
Italian Dreams
When it comes to the Del Ray Dreamery, I sing my song of praise over and over again. Frozen Custard and Nostalgic Treats (as owner Liz Davis taglines her exemplary "sweet shop") don't come much better than this. But I...
By washingtonpost.com | February 17, 2005; 12:05 PM ET | Email a Comment
Neck Wear
Attention, all of you fashion-forward girls out there who want to look like a million without spending big bucks. The fashion industry is touting necklaces as the accessory du jour and encouraging all the faithful to wear several of them...
By washingtonpost.com | February 16, 2005; 05:07 PM ET | Comments (5)
Boss Alert
It looks like Bruce Springsteen fans aren't going to have to wait until the next election cycle to hear from their favorite rocker again. The Boss will release a new album, "Devils & Dust," on April 26 and a tour...
By washingtonpost.com | February 16, 2005; 12:04 PM ET | Email a Comment
Keanu Goes to Hell
Do you like legions of bugs, excessive gun fire and the sight of Rachel Weisz in a wet, white T-shirt? Then you'll love "Constantine," Keanu Reeves's fire-and-brimstone-laden film based on the comic. I saw a preview screening last night at...
By washingtonpost.com | February 16, 2005; 11:39 AM ET | Comments (1)
Vegging Out With DJ Dredd
DJ Dredd is one of our favorite local DJs, providing the hip-hop and old-school beats at Uncle Q's Living Room; Lovesexy, the monthly Prince dance party at Modern; and a long-running Friday residency at the Aroma lounge. Soon, he's going...
By washingtonpost.com | February 16, 2005; 11:31 AM ET | Comments (8)
Martinis and Miniburgers at Morton's
It's usually not hard to convince co-workers to go check out a new bar, so Maura, Jen and I traveled up to the new 12-21 at the Morton's of Chicago in Bethesda. Steakhouse bars are often dinosaurs, serving jumbo-size martinis...
By washingtonpost.com | February 15, 2005; 02:05 PM ET | Comments (3)
To Ruscha, With Love
View Enlarged Photo and CaptionIt's true there's never a bad time to visit the National Gallery, but right now there's extra incentive with the launch of the museum's latest show "Cotton Puffs, Q-tips, Smoke and Mirrors: The Drawings of Ed...
By washingtonpost.com | February 14, 2005; 02:03 PM ET | Comments (2)
Spring Colors, Not Spring, Now Available
Deepest, darkest February (especially with a few warm days thrown into the mix) makes us long for springtime. But instead of waiting until April, just glance into a store window or two. Green seems to be the flavor of the...
By washingtonpost.com | February 14, 2005; 02:02 PM ET | Email a Comment
Who Are the Gurus?
Rhome Anderson likes his beer and he likes his beats. Even though he's a code jockey and occasionally writes stuff on the site, for some reason he gets all the travails of the lovelorn funneled to him in the weekly...
By washingtonpost.com | February 11, 2005; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (36)
About This Blog
The City Guide's staff of experts, collectively known as the Going Out Gurus, began a weekly discussion on local events and establishments called Got Plans? in 2001. From date spots to dance clubs, cultural diversions to cheap eats, the gurus...
By washingtonpost.com | February 10, 2005; 02:08 PM ET | Comments (127)
