Po Dog opens this Saturday 11/14!

Looking for a bacon-wrapped deep-fried dog on Capitol Hill? Po Dog’s gottit!

Screamin’ Deal: 25 Corks for $25 Off

Yep, it’s true. Bring in 25 wine corks to any of Ethan Stowell’s restaurants to receive $25 off of your bill

Clinton says shes not running for NY governor

WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is waving off rumors that she is considering a run for governor of New York.

Pastor Joe Fuiten on Referendum 71: Told ya so

Pastor Joe Fuiten, who publicly dissented with fellow religious conservatives over whether to try to get Referendum 71 on the ballot, has a few choice words to say about its defeat — mostly along the lines of “I told you so,” with a dose of sniping at the Reject 71 leaders.
In his regular “Frankly [...]

Loyalty is a two-way street

It’s best to avoid getting drawn into stories about political intrigue and rivalries and to focus on bottom-line policy results in judging presidencies and presidential candidacies. But two events over the past week in the Obama White House were symptoms of internal strain. They both involved the exits of highly professional and respected senior staff members.
Gregory Craig, [...]

I Forgive You, Paul Dorpat (and maybe Ivar’s, too)

What a deep-sea downer to learn this morning that the Ivar’s underwater billboards were a hoax! I should have known better, but I have a history of falling for tall tales — Paul Bunyan, UFOs, Colin Powell at the U.N., to name just a few examples.
And I have a habit of getting too excited about [...]

The Soul of the Rainbow: Growing @ Chop Suey Nov. 15

We didn’t write about New York duo (their MySpace now lists them as a trio) Growing, who are opening for Fuck Buttons Sunday at Chop Suey, but I highly recommend you don’t miss them (they were supposed to open for Gang Gang Dance when that group played Triple Door earlier this year, but canceled). Here’s [...]

Castleberry’s Takes On Pub Grub at the Summit

I swung by the Summit Public House last night to check out Castleberry?s, the city?s latest pop-up restaurant specializing in seasonal, mostly savory dishes priced around $8 or under.

‘You need to focus on your daughter’s well-being’

A reader writes: “Her new husband describes himself as a ‘nice guy,’ and is overtly hoping that somehow I fail as a father so he can be ‘daddy.’”

Capitol Hill Snapshot (#6) – Volunteer Park

Went to Volunteer Park a little before sunset on Saturday night.

I was just telling someone last week that even though I’ve read here on the blog that
jet noise
is a problem for some people on the hill, I’ve never really noticed it. Well I definitely noticed it today and it really is pretty loud, [...]