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And no, I’m not talking about the Presidential race, but the 70th annual running of the Washington, DC Soap Box Derby Race.
In 1938, Norman Rocca beat 223 other racers to win the first Soap Box Derby Race held in Washington, DC. The race was held on New Hampshire Avenue, but later moved to run down [...]
With $40,000 in prize money up for grabs, not to mention bragging rights, the barbequed meats served at the always-popular annual National Capital Barbecue Battle in Washington, DC is sure to please.
Besides thousands of pounds of Carolina chicken, Texas brisket (my favorite), Memphis ribs, pulled pork and that great barbeque smell, there’s also:
Over 30 live [...]
The Spirit Cruise Line is a Washington, DC floating landmark that offers lunch, dinner, moonlight and Sunday brunch cruises aboard the Spirit of Washington. Cruise around the Potomac and Old Town Alexandria while enjoying the sites, or take the Spirit of Mount Vernon on a half-day round trip cruise to George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate.
The [...]
Two time Grammy winner — Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, and Best Original Song academy Award winner, Melissa Etheridge brings her issues-oriented powerful voice and feminist love song singer rocker to Constitution Hall, in Washington, DC for one performance.
Melissa EtheridgeDAR - Constitution Hall1776 D Street, NWWashington, DC 20006 (map it)
Date and Time - Wednesday, [...]
My mother didn’t get the chance to visit Washington, DC until she was in her mid-70s. But by that time, her ability to get around on foot, as well as her stamina, was a bit limited. But that didn’t stop our plans to see all the big sites in Washington, DC.
I played tour guide for [...]
Time again for Comments on Controversy, the ongoing series where Starked DC’s J-Michael and I look at controversial news-making issues in Washington, DC. This time, the new police checkpoints that were set up in NE, after a recent slew of murders last weekend.
The checkpoints established over the weekend in Washington DC’s Trinidad neighborhood 5th Police [...]
I wrote about the Potomac Nationals, one of DC’s minor league pro baseball teams last month. And yet another new minor league team, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs minor league baseball are now playing their first season in Southern Maryland.
The Blue Crabs are the sixth non-MLB pro baseball team in the Washington, DC area, for [...]
In it’s 6th year, Silverdocs, the annual international documentary film festival in Washington, DC brings 108 documentary films from 63 countries, including 20 U.S. premieres to the Capital region.
Providing a forum for international filmmakers with access to American audiences. Various awards are presented during the festival as well as a 5-day International Documentary Conference and [...]
Hop aboard the Ferris wheel, the carousel or the Dizzy Dragon and enjoy the Alexandria Waterfront Festival at Oronoco Bay State Park in suburban Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.
The festival includes historic tall ship tours, live entertainment from bands such as on Saturday.
Take the kids to the free Children’s Harbor Tent for great crafts and activities, [...]
A couple years ago, I laughed my butt off at the off-Broadway play, Jewtopia. It’s the story of Chris, a nice Gentile guy who decides he wants to meet and marry a nice Jewish girl, but to do so, he needs to pass himself off as being Jewish. Between looking for a possible mate [...]
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