Archive: November 2006
Send Them to the Other Mall
Ah the holidays. The season of love, giving ... and hard-to-entertain relatives. If your aunt and uncle are taking up too much room in your apartment, send them to the National Mall for a day of good, old-fashioned culture. The...
By Julia Beizer | November 28, 2006; 05:04 PM ET | Comments (1)
After the Turkey, It's the Afterparty
You love your family, but after a few hours of turkey, stuffing and football, you're going to be looking for something else to do on Thursday night. Maybe you'll need to escape after Uncle Fred tells one too many stories...
By Fritz Hahn | November 20, 2006; 01:48 PM ET | Comments (5)
How You Ride the Crime Wave
During Thursday's Got Plans?, we joked that "Is H Street Safe?" was going to surpass "Do you know of a bar with a mechanical bull?" as most popular chat question of all time. It's true, safety's been a popular theme...
By Julia Beizer | November 17, 2006; 04:21 PM ET | Comments (7)
Well Played
If the holiday season has you looking ahead to goals for the new year, how about resolving to see a play for every day of the coming year? In 2002, Suzan-Lori Parks resolved to write a play a day for...
By Erin | November 17, 2006; 03:49 PM ET | Email a Comment
Nothing Left to EatZi's
Just in time to disappoint Thanksgiving takeout-lovers, EatZi's Market closed for good last night. Despite delicious potatoes, comforting soups and scrumptious desserts, the Rockville location of the Dallas-based gourmet chain was not able to meet its financial goals. Luckily, the...
By Erin | November 17, 2006; 03:23 PM ET | Email a Comment
The Sweet Life
One of the most frequent questions I stumble upon in Got Plans? is from people in search of a mellow post-dinner destination or a spot for delicious desserts. Baltimore has Little Italy, Los Angeles has its own cupcake row on...
By Erin | November 16, 2006; 04:26 PM ET | Email a Comment
Nightlife Agenda Pick of the Week
Daniel Craig makes his debut as the sixth James Bond in "Casino Royale," and reviews of the film have been glowing so far. While we haven't seen it yet, that won't stop us from getting dressed up and heading over...
By Fritz Hahn | November 16, 2006; 09:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Hot Nights to Beat the Cold
With pre-holiday stress mounting and the ever-changing weather confusing us so we're always either three layers too bundled or miserably frozen, the theater provides a warm, inviting refuge. I've already written my preview of this month in theater, but there...
By Erin | November 15, 2006; 01:53 PM ET | Email a Comment
Free French Wine
If you're a hardcore oenophile, you probably look down your nose at Beaujolais Nouveau, the light, fruity wine that's aged for just a few weeks before being consumed -- traditionally by peasants at harvest festivals. By French law, it cannot...
By Fritz Hahn | November 14, 2006; 02:01 PM ET | Comments (1)
Coming Soon to Penn Quarter and Columbia Heights
As of Sunday morning, there's going to be one less place for bands in Adams Morgan. Staccato, the little storefront bar near the corner of 18th and Florida, is closing after six years of hosting rock, folk, Celtic and country...
By Fritz Hahn | November 13, 2006; 03:50 PM ET | Email a Comment
Word on the Street (Hockey)
It's hockey season, and while the Capitals are playing the occasional great game, some Got Plans? readers are interested in leagues beyond the NHL: Washington, D.C.: Hi Gurus, My boyfriend is moving down to the D.C. area from NYC, and...
By Fritz Hahn | November 10, 2006; 03:12 PM ET | Comments (1)
As Close As K-Fed Will Get to Platinum
Kevin Federline's had a tough week. Last Saturday's show at New York's Webster Hall drew only 300 people to a venue that holds 1,500. Sales were so slow for Tuesday's show in Chicago that the House of Blues started giving...
By Fritz Hahn | November 10, 2006; 12:16 PM ET | Comments (4)
Nightlife Agenda Pick of the Week
Any e-mail announcing "The Return of Proper Utensils!" was sure to get our attention, because Rhome and Fritz are fans of the legendary go-go group. (If you ain't heard "Go-Go Rump Shaker," go find it now.) Featuring Lil' Benny and...
By Fritz Hahn | November 9, 2006; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (2)
Apples and Wine: Making Amends
In yesterday's Got Plans?, I steered someone astray. The person was looking for a way to combine apple picking with wine tasting and I pointed to Tarara Winery -- a vineyard with its own orchard. Then this came in: "RE:...
By Julia Beizer | November 3, 2006; 01:40 PM ET | Comments (2)
Restaurant Roundup
Several long-awaited establishments are opening their doors in the coming days. As if the city wasn't already jazzed about Tuesday's election madness, Washingtonians can go wild over Grilled Cheese (yes, that Grilled Cheese), donuts, Afro-Euro-American bliss and so much more....
By Erin | November 2, 2006; 04:58 PM ET | Comments (3)
The Biggest Night of the Year
In other cities, people gather in bars to watch major sporting events, like the World Series or the Super Bowl. In Washington, people write in to the Going Out Gurus to ask where they should go to watch election results...
By Fritz Hahn | November 2, 2006; 02:45 PM ET | Comments (6)
Nightlife Agenda Pick of the Week
Nearly six months after its launch party, Gypsy Eyes Records finally has GYP-001 ready to go. Shortstack's "The History of Cut Nails in America" proves to be worth the wait, as the local quartet hones its twangy, throwback country sound...
By Fritz Hahn | November 2, 2006; 10:00 AM ET | Email a Comment
Sight: City Hall
At last night's opening of the new City Hall Art Collection, Council Chair Linda Cropp talked about renovations to the District government's headquarters in the last decade. "You know when you move everything into a new house and you look...
By Julia Beizer | November 1, 2006; 12:27 PM ET | Comments (2)
Will You See His Movie-Film?
He held a press conference last month in D.C. He made a special appearance last weekend on "Saturday Night Live." And this weekend, the politically incorrect man from Kazakhstan is coming to theaters ... though perhaps not as many theaters...
By Jen Chaney | November 1, 2006; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (13)
