St. Patrick's Day at the Queen Vic

The Queen Vic (1206 H Street) will open early (10am) on St. Patrick's Day (a Saturday this year). They will offer $5 Guinness all day, Irish Food Specials, and a free gift for all individual checks over $40 (while supplies last).

WP: Beard Dinner To Preview Union Market Redevelopment

The Washington Post reports that a developer in the Florida Ave Market (rechristened with its orginal name "Union Market") plans to host a James Beard Association dinner in one of its Market buildings. The dinner will take place in the DC Farmers Market (1309 5th Street), which was damaged in a fire this past Fall. The developer, Edens, will use the dinner to kick off their redevelopment plans.

From the article:
Edens, the South Carolina-based developer of retail at CityVista in D.C. and the coming Mosaic District in Merrifield, plans on “preserving the authentic culinary story of the market itself and reopening it with a very high-quality market that will serve both wholesale and a retail need in D.C.,”

Tickets are $240 a seat for the general public, and $200 for James Beard Foundation members.

Today's Open House at AtlasVet

AtlasVet (1326 H Street) held an open house today that drew in all sorts of visitors. There were almost as many walking on four legs, as there were on two. Metro Mutts (508 H Street) and Spot on Training (operating out of Metro Mutts) were on hand to talk about their H Street pet services. More pics after the jump.
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Video From the Last Straight Up Politics Forum

Did you miss the last Ward 5 Council candidates Straight Up Politics forum at Lace? Thankfully the organizer has posted video from the event.

Washingtonian Profiles Joe Englert

This month's Washingtonian has a lengthy profile of Joe Englert, and its finally online. Check it out.

East City Weekend Round Up

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Power to the People Edition

Friday March 2, 2012

The Tubman-Mahan Gallery (6:30pm to 8:30pm)

The gallery’s annual exhibition of women artist titled Making HerStory 7: the Journey of Creative Spirits, brings together 23 women artists.  The group show will show a variety of mediums and styles.  For more information about this exhibition including a list of artists, click here .

The Tubman-Mahan Gallery at the Center for Green Urbanism is located at 3938 Benning Road NE

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The Garden Coming to H Street

I got an email tonight from a longtime Capitol Hill resident who plans to open a sexual resource center and toy boutique at 8th and H Street. She hopes to have The Garden up and running as early as this summer. Here's how she describes it:

I am creating a space in DC for folks of all genders and orientations to come and buy body safe sex positive products as well as take classes on everything from asking for what you want in bed to safe BDSM and from understanding your body to understanding and evaluating gender. There will be more classes than I can even think of right now! And it's queer woman owned!

And from the website:

The education space will also be available to rent during the day to body and sex positive educators, body workers, therapists, life/ wellness coaches, yoga instructors, acupuncturists....you name it.

Math Mistake at Center City Public Charter

Channel 9 has stories on a teacher at Center City Public Charter School (formerly Holy Name) who sent third graders home with some pretty inappropriate math problems (sample: "Tilda Tiger had many hungry children to feed on Thanksgiving Day. She caught 169 Africans, 526 Americans and 196 Indians. She then put the people equally into 9 enormous ovens to bake. How many desperate people were in each oven?"). The teacher claims she was forced to give that particular assignment. Center City PCS says no way. The questions came off of a home schooling website. Center City PCS operates six charter schools in the District.

Last Chance to Catch Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers

Image courtesy of No Rules Theatre Company

This is your last chance to catch No Rules Theatre's production of Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers. I saw this play a couple of weeks ago, and it really is terrific. DC Style is Real has a full review. The production runs through March 3rd at the H Street Playhouse (1365 H Street).

H Street Bakes This Sunday

 

Image courtesy of H Street Bakes

H Street Bakes is happening this Sunday, March 4th from 12:00 to 3:00 PM at The Big Board (421 H ST). H Street Bakes is a monthly pop-up bake sale featuring bakers from the H Street Corridor and the surrounding neighborhoods. This month's bakers will include Kim Moffatt, Crunkcakes, biscuit, and others. Spread the word and stop by The Big Board for yummy baked goods. More info on Facebook.

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Fat Tire Tuesdays at Dangerously Delicious Pies

Dangerously Delicious Covered Pie, a photo by Mr. T in DC on Flickr

Every Tuesday Dangerously Delicious (1339 H Street, link plays music) offers a free acoustic showcase where locals can discover new local acts and where local artists have a platform to introduce their music to new fans or play for old ones. Great food, cheap drinks ($7 gets you a bottle of Fat Tire and a shot of Jameson), and free music. Eat, Drink, and be Merry every Tuesday night at your local pie shop. Music goes from around 8pm-10pm and usually features 2-3 acts.

Trinidad Neighborhood Association Mtg Tonight

Atlas Vet Open House Saturday

WP: Changes at Watershed

The Washington Post reports that Chef/Owner Todd Gray is going to turn over the daily responsibilities of running the restaurant to the Dallas based Culinaire company. The menus at Todd Gray's Watershed (1225  1st Street NE) will still come from Gray, but Culinaire brings something very practical to the table. It's big enough to buy both ingredients, and services, in bulk. According the the Post story, that already represents a 35% cost savings for Watershed. That's huge in an industry that already operates on very thin margins.