AltWeeklies Wire
Maryland's Pupusa Trucks Try to Survive a Crackdownnew
Reina Ramirez estimates she's received a ticket a week since late November, when Prince George's County began cracking down on the mobile pupusa and taco trucks in Langley Park. This crackdown, fueled by business and residential complaints, has killed off one of the tastiest, most intense food cultures in the entire D.C. area.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
05-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
Fat's What I'm Talking Aboutnew
Personally, I'm tired of all the fear and guilt tied to food in America (not to mention the books about how to overcome the fear and guilt tied to food in America). I'd really like to take the guilt out of my guilty-pleasures -- I mean, will one sweet, salty McDonald's cheeseburger kill you?
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
04-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
The 'Father of Black Basketball' Has Yet to Find Famenew
Edwin Bancroft "Ed" Henderson II has spent the last few years campaigning for his late grandfather's induction in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
03-20-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Wizards Games are a Full-On Entertainment Assaultnew
Want to see some basketball? Turn on ESPN. Want to see some flying burritos, flexible man-boys, jazzy dance numbers, trained dogs, and basketball? Go to a Wizards game.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
03-13-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Doing More with Lessnew
I've been on unemployment three times in the past six years. Each time was better than the last, and each time I stayed on until the last cent was exhausted. I didn't even try to get a job; it was a paid vacation.
Washington City Paper |
Franklin Schneider |
03-06-2008 |
Culture
Sword Swallowers Show Their Scarsnew
To kick off the first international Sword Swallower's Awareness Day, Tyler Fyre plunges a 27-and-a-half-inch steel blade down his throat, rests it at the bottom of his stomach, wrenches it out, and delivers a punch line: "Well, that's all there is to sword swallowing, folks! Looks like we've wrapped up remarkably early here!"
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
03-06-2008 |
Performance
The Feminine Antiquenew
Jae Ellis and Allen Bickoff turn gender norms into profit.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
02-28-2008 |
Culture
The New D.C. Stadium's Winners & Losersnew
Nationals Park, set to open in a month, promised to have a big impact on the neighborhood. It already has.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
02-28-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Inside the Charcuterie Revivalnew
If you want to learn how sausage gets made, you've pretty much got to teach yourself.
Washington City Paper |
Melissa McCart |
02-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
Onstage, the Sex Workers' Art Show Exploits Younew
Tour organizer Annie Oakley lists some aims of the show: Reveal sex workers as human; gain respect; demand rights; free one another from exploitation. But in practice, the show's intentions get a little murkier.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
02-14-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Does Wall Street Hold Clues to the Cluelessness at Redskins Park?new
Apart from George W. Bush after 9/11, it’s tough to come up with a situation where somebody squandered so much goodwill in so short a time as owner Dan Snyder did over a few days last week.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
02-01-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Red Means Go for Boxing Cut Man Chris Raynew
Ray is a freelancer these days, and that's a tough go. There isn't a huge demand for his specialized services, the most prized of which involves stemming the flow of blood from open wounds in less than 60 seconds.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
01-24-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
What Do You Get the Foodie Who Has Everything?new
A private chef -- sorry, cooking instructor.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
01-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
Virtual Realtynew
Jack Whitsitt builds his Second Life art gallery from the digital ground up.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
01-10-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Shock and Drawnew
Jon Reed is suddenly a rising star in the world of superhero comics.
Washington City Paper |
Josh Eiserike |
12-20-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
