Brad Pitt Has Your Secret Shit: Rolling DC

I do, from 5-7 ish.

http://dcist.com/2017/09/pc_2017-9-29.php

Interesting artsy movies at theatres still exist

https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/10/13/washington-city-papers-owner-puts-it-up-for-sale/

Uh oh. I write for them sometimes.

I worked for the City Paper many years (and many changes of ownership) ago; in my mind it already left the city when it transferred most functions to Atlanta, leaving only the tiniest reportorial footprint here.

No matter who owns it, I suppose they could continue that way - like those Clear Channel radio stations where everything but the weather and traffic emanates from a central computer, and they keep a local sheen by peppering in requests and dedications like "This one goes out to Laura in Columbia Heights!" Loose Lips and a few other things may live on forever in some form, but the picture for print is dismal and has been for ages.

The Nashville-based Southcomm that bought it from the Atlanta folks doesn't want to hold on to any more papers/websites that aren't bringing in a big enough profit. So just as the not-connected Baltimore City Paper is shutting down Nov. 1st; the Washington City Paper may get shut down 12-31. Loose lips on DC politics, various cover stories, local music coverage, citylight previews of events that don't get highlighted elsewhere (some club dance events, punk, African, etc.), other voices on DC restaurants, etc. will be gone. They have never marketed their web presence well enough to get more readers (be they college kids, longtime locals, 20-something millennials) and they have cut back on newspaper availability, plus the advertising staff hasn't been able to get more ads, so here we are.

I feel like I haven't seen a city paper in ages

I haven't. And I stopped looking! Which is completely nuts, and yet here we are. My wife and I are old-school print-era creatures; when I cut back the Post to weekends-only I felt like I was betraying my ancestors.

They cut back on the # of newspaper boxes and assume everyone knows their website, gets their morning daily news & food & music aggregation email, gets their "To Do Today" and "To Do This Weekend" emails, or follows their 2 twitter accounts. Only fanatics like me do.

I find the paper in Shirlington (I work out in VA) and sometimes in DC. I email, FB, & Instagram links to my little previews and reviews and post 'em over on ILM.

Speaking of hard to find newspapers, this is going on tonight at the Shaw Library:

https://www.dclibrary.org/node/58202

"History and State of D.C.'s Black Press" from 6:30 to 8pm

Join four local journalists, editors and publishers for a lively and informative discussion about the history and state of the Black Press in Washington City from the first abolitionist newspaper founded before the Civil War to the challenges and opportunities facing black journalists in today's local media scene.

The panel will be moderated by Denise Rolark-Barnes, Publisher of The Washington Informer.

Panelists will be Howard University's Jazmin Goodwin, Editor-in-chief of The Hilltop, James Wright, local reporter for the Washington Afro and Prof. A. Peter Bailey, author and professor of the history of the Black Press.

http://wamu.org/story/17/10/16/southeast-d-c-residents-protest-food-deserts-grocery-walk/

1 grocery store in all of Anacostia

https://assets.dnainfo.com/message.html

Dcist, Gothamist, etc CEO shuts 'em down (reportedly a week after one of 'em voted to unionize their tiny staff)

Pat Padua's weekly movie guide column at dcist on artsy movies, b-movies, foreign films, etc. at DC area theatres and museums was best such item around. No other DC media covered them the way he did imho.

Padua is blogging it now himself

https://patpadua.wordpress.com/2017/11/09/mexican-fireworks-top-your-movie-picks-this-week/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-business/wp/2017/11/09/a-d-c-jazz-singer-started-a-blog-to-replace-dcist-the-sites-billionaire-owner-is-threatening-to-sue-him-for-100000/?utm_term=.3a543fe19a71

https://technical.ly/dc/2017/11/15/aaron-myers-closes-dcistnow-amid-trademark-spat-launches-thedistrictnow/

https://thedistrictnow.com/

Oh no, Ben Carson's corrupt buddy wants to buy Washington City Paper.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/why-does-conservative-armstrong-williams-want-to-buy-the-liberal-washington-city-paper/2017/12/04/217db692-d5f9-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_story.html?utm_term=.73a84841c96f

His plans include a possible change to glossy print, an increased focus on celebrities, distribution to places like Philadelphia and New York, and more human-interest stories — he specifically suggested some soft-focus takes on prominent Trumpites, such as Hope Hicks’s hobbies or Stephen K. Bannon’s charitable works.

http://www.motherjones.com/media/2017/11/armstrong-williams-washington-city-paper-ben-carson/

― curmudgeon, Monday, December 4, 2017 4:39 PM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

So Armstrong Williams has taken himself out of the running to buy the City Paper (per a tweet from W. Post writer Terris) but there's been no announcement of anyone else yet. Southcomm wants to sell the paper/website by 12-31. I know many of you never read it, but a few geeks in town do check out its politics and arts and foodie coverage, and even its sports column.

How much, can I pick it up for a couple hundo

I read it every week (paper copy, been harder and harder to come by) and would miss it a ton :(

hi we're planning a coffee fap over on the ILM DC thread

Link to thread pls! ILM gives me the hives.

Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

La Colombe at 1346 Florida Ave NW? Location fine for me; any decisions as to day and time?

No date and time yet. El Tomboto's idea

yes that la colombe - I assume the next two weeks is no good for most folks

What about Friday, Jan 12?

Works for me.

Washington City Paper is being bought by Dem philanthropist and Washington Kastles tennis team owner Mark Ein

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/columns/article/20986837/long-live-city-paper

are we still up for coffee fap, does someone need to do a doodle poll or a google cal thing or however this is supposed to work

I am going to see a Congolese band called Jupiter and Okwess from 6 to 7 for free at Kennedy Center on Jan. 12th. But me and maybe the missus could come by afterwards

I just checked the La Colombe site; apparently the place closes at 7pm on weeknights. Maybe we should meet up at the Kennedy Center instead?

Official FAP will be Another time. I’m gonna still try to head over to Kennedy Center for free 6 pm Jupiter & Okwess Congolese gig. Band should be fun.

All welcome. El Tomboto is working late.

I don't remember what any of the DC ILXors look like; if you recognize me there, please say hi.

Me either! Maybe meet after at merch table? I will be one of many older but not ancient white guys there with a hat on. My wife might be there too.

I’m stuck at work way up in the MD ‘burbs :(

The band is rocking. Drummer in a Mexican wrestling mask. The normally uptight red jacketed ushers are letting people dance upfront.

My wife is working late too.

Kids and aging hippies dancing w band onstage

I was wondering about that mask!

https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/01/25/metier-is-the-best-restaurant-in-washington-dc/?utm_source=Editorial+and+Events&utm_campaign=b68416831e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_612a4959fd-b68416831e-402537885

I guess a few of these aren’t super expensive

A lot of those are totally destination special-occasion places. To my mind those should be evaluated in a different category than the really-good-but-accessible-to-ordinary-mortals restaurants.

I will admit that I have eaten both at Rose's Luxury and at Pineapple & Pearls. Both were extremely good meals, but in different ways. Neither is a normal weeknight-dinner-out kind of experience; both had great food but P&P was more about drama and presentation.

If pressed to choose among luxe destination restaurants, I might sentimentally prefer the Restaurant Eve tasting menu. But then I haven't yet done Inn at Little Washington. Maybe I will do so one of these days, but it's not a high priority. There are so many great-but-approachable places still to try.

And I'm still not tired of reliable old boring neighborly weeknight choices like Nam Viet, Lebanese Taverna, Rosa Mexicano, Jaleo, Ray's, Kapnos, etc.

Harder still when any dinner out requires blowing $200 on a babysitter.

I miss Jaleo a lot~

It’s basically an “almost every time I’m home” place to me now, alongside Kabob Palace

Not sure why fast casual Barracks Row Korean place Chiko is on the list ? It’s ok but there are better places in Annandale.

Splurged for Rose’s L twice. Pretty good. Just read that P & Pearl is raising prices even higher. So no thanks.

Lots of “cheap eats” places around the area I haven’t tried.

In the W. Post Sietsema loved the upscale African food st Kith & Kin at the Wharf. Has he ever written about Mom & Pop African places in town? I am sure Tim Carman has written about them, but not Sietsema.

Maybe its upscale Caribbean and Africa at Kith & Kin, but my point holds regarding that too

https://www.youcaring.com/funkparade-1121941

Fundraising for Funk Parade

On March 6, we announced that Funk Parade was well short of meeting its fundraising goals for 2018, and the event was unlikely to take place. We've made this campaign in response to requests from many supporters for a way to give.

All contributions are helpful. If we are able to raise an additional $60,000 through crowdfunding and sponsorship pledges, the event will take place. Otherwise, these funds will be used to pay off debts, and any remaining funds will be donated to a local charity.

Donations will go to All One City, the District-based 501(c)3 nonprofit which produces Funk Parade.

https://local.washingtoncitypaper.com/publication/best-of-dc/2018/food-and-drink/best-southeast-jerk-and-jerk-que-carryout-chicken

An Ask Tom Sietsema (Post food critic) writer wanted to know if there was a Chinese restaurant in the DC area that does for Chinese what he and Tom say Rasika does for Indian. Alas, Tom had no ideas, and just mentioned a long-closed place he liked. We're doomed folks, when you can't find upscale Chinese.

It is sooooo time for Tom Sietsema to move on. I can't stand to read him anymore.