Unlike the past few summers in DC, which witnessed the opening of a number of new club venues that quickly became entrenched in the DC club scene, summer ’10 has been relatively tame by comparison. With the exception of Buddha Bar, which has drawn mixed reviews, there hadn’t been a major club opening this summer […]
Archive | June, 2010
Sharperoo Announces Launch of Site Serving the Washington, DC Area
(Sharperoo via DC City Blog) – Sharperoo, a Web 2.0 directory of local contractors today announced the public availability of Sharperoo DC, a site focused primarily on helping homeowners in the District find contractors in Washington, DC. “During the real estate downturn, the government presence in DC has acted as somewhat of a stabilizing factor on the real […]
Top-seeded Misty May-Treanor, Nicole Branagh headline women’s field as AVP returns to Virginia Beach for AVP NIVEA Tour Virginia Beach Open
(AVP NIVEA Tour via DC City Blog) – Two-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor and teammate Nicole Branagh will attempt to get back to their winning ways as the top-seeded women’s team in this weekend’s AVP NIVEA Tour Virginia Beach Open Presented by Twinlab. The pair won the season-opening stop in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., but came […]
Acclaimed Latin-American hip-hop star Ana Tijoux kicks off new concert series in the nation’s capital
(re/route via DC City Blog) – re/route productions, a new arts and cultural events presenter based in Washington, DC, will be kicking off its inaugural summer series with an appearance by one of the world’s most acclaimed hip-hop artists, Chilean MC Ana Tijoux at U Street’s LIV Nightclub on July 15, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. […]
Helpman Productions to host fundraiser to help fund the critical social documentary, “Musicwood”
(Goethe Institute via DC City Blog) – Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 7:00pm — at Washington, DC’s Goethe Institute, non-profit documentary production company Helpman Productions will present an acoustic music event and screening from their in-production film, “Musicwood.” Beer and wine will be served! And a donated high-end Gibson acoustic guitar will be raffled off. Prufrock […]