Former D.C. United Midf...

Former D.C. United midfielder Danny Szetela was arrested after fighting with patrons in a Boonton, N.J. bar. Although Szetela was with the Black-and-Red for just the 2009 season, making nine appearances and one start, before being waived this past March, he had been a rising star in the...

Santa: Perhaps More Lim...

Because really, what says Christmas more than elves driving around in powerboats, the Grinch performing tricks on a personal watercraft and Santa Claus waterskiing around National Harbor ? Nothing, that’s what. For 25 years, the Water-Skiing Santa — whose website is, you...

Reminder: SoberRide Ava...

During the Christmas weekend, the combination of Metro running on a reduced schedule and D.C. not enforcing parking regulations might mean more people choosing to drive to and from various parties and bars. That said, we’d like to remind everyone that SoberRide , the program which...

How Far Away From LR...

So how close to a Metrorail station do you need to be in order to realistically claim a spot on its name placard? We wonder, considering how far away Benjamin Banneker Park can be from L’Enfant Plaza. The City Paper’s Lydia DePillis — who also has an excellent piece in...

Overheard in D.C.: Ende...

Photo by applesanity This weekend is going to be an interesting one, with the Glenn Beck rally and a competing NAACP-sponsored rally on the Mall. But before you get annoyed, just realize that sometimes the city can be a confusing place, and confused tourists can be kind of sweet....

Real Housewives of D.C....

Nothing says class like stomping some grocery-bought grapes at a vineyard. Photo courtesy Bravo. Happy Friday everyone. This week, we learn more about Mary, the Salahis crashing the Congressional Black Caucus dinner, and Virginia grape stomping. Let’s do it. Lynda cooking bacon...

Did the Nationals Show ...

Photo by MudflapDC If you normally arrive late to baseball games, the recently-completed Nationals-Marlins series was not for you. Arriving late would have meant seeing the home team either going through the motions to earn a paycheck or valiantly fighting to overcome a large deficit...

Leaving Garlic and Holy...

It’s Friday afternoon, so there’s got to be some insane local campaign news out there, right? Ah, yes, this will do just fine: Freeman Klopott reports in the Examiner that Vince Gray returned to his Hillcrest home last night to find four copies of The Otherside — the...

You Stay Classy, Rob Di...

MASN Nationals color commentator Rob Dibble has long been attacked by fans of the team for his abrasive style, his often-offkey analysis and his obvious homerism. But those who would rather have hot pokers jammed into their ears than listen to Dibble call a baseball game have some extra...

Real Housewives of D.C....

Polo: one of the District’s finest traditions. Nothing can beat the recap that Davy DCist put together for the first episode of the Real Housewives of D.C. last week. Davy couldn’t stomach watching the show again, so we’ve adapted our patented Real World bullet points...