Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012

The Jumbo Slice Test: Is One Better than the Other?

Food writer Monica Smith-Acuna takes us on a tour of four DC jumbo slice outlets. And rates them. Sober.

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Monday, Aug. 20, 2012

What to Do and What Not to Do: Returning from Summer Vacay

Humor writer Meredith Fineman eases you back into the office with this list of do's and don'ts when coming back to the office from summer vacation.

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Monday, Aug. 20, 2012

What to Do On the Weeknights, August 20-23

Peep your week: check out our picks to plan your weeknights.

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Friday, Aug. 17, 2012

BYOB for Free in DC

By Monica Smith-Acuna

In a city that loves acronyms so much, you'd think the letters BYOB (Bring Your Own Booze) would be more popular in DC. Unlike Philly, not every restaurant is down with OPB (Other People's Booze). But just beca

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Friday, Aug. 17, 2012

I Just Met You/This Is Crazy: Checking In With Craigslist Missed Connections

Thanks to the Internet, people have been able to creep in new ways. One of the most popular is to troll Craigslist's Missed Connections. Who knew so many people loved to miss opportunities to talk to each other in real life? Alas, such is reality in

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Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012

What to Do This Weekend, August 16-19

Thursday, August 16, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
ArtJamz Pop-Up: Take 5!
Smithsonian American Art Museum
750 F St., NW
Jazz in a courtyard is already cool. Add painting

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Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012

So, Who's Still Going Through Olympic Withdrawal?

Despite the sunny weather, it's been a dark week. We're still suffering Olympics withdrawal over here, are you? Yes, days after maybe, possibly having shed a brief tear at the closing ceremonies, and not just because we were so happy to see all the S

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Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012

The Story Behind Your Dessert: Meet Pastry Chef Brandi Edlinger

Although many of us haven’t progressed much past the skills required to bake a cake in an Easy-Bake-Oven, a select few in this city have gone on to become dessert masters. We’re talking about Washington’s elite pastry chefs, like Brandi Edlinge

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Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012

You Can Haz Local Podcast!

Yes, ScoutmobDC's semi-official podcast is back with a line-up that'll make your eardrum be all, "Oh boy! Hooray!" Why? Because this week, co-hosts Marcus K. Dowling and Tina Seamonster let us in on some of the best music our city has to offer, inclu

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Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012

Rough Weekend? Next Time Eat Your Way Out of Your Hangover

By Monica Smith-Acuna

Scenario: You wake up Sunday morning with a pounding headache and incredible thirst. Your stomach is growling despite your late night drunchies (drunk munchies, you get it), during which you ate all the marshma

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Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012

If Jumbo Slice Could Talk...

Once called the “sanitation service” of food products by Washington City Paper, DC’s famous—or infa

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Monday, Aug. 13, 2012

What to Do On the Weeknights, August 13-16

Monday, August 13, 5 p.m.
3 Stars Beer and Charcuterie Tasting
Boundary Road
414 H St. NE
While we'd go to Boundary Road for the charcuterie by itself, now wit

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Monday, Aug. 13, 2012

DC Beer Week: Your Local Guide

The most sudsy week of the year is upon us! Yes, it's DC Beer Week, which means, finally, our ability to crush beer cans with our heads will hopefully impress some people. Or maybe not. See, although beer week might conjure up images of college where

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Friday, Aug. 10, 2012

Invest (Literally) in Your Community: Meet Fundrise

A long, long time ago, in a land, well, not so far away (in fact, we're talking about this link right here), we wrote about a new initiative in DC called Popularise. To s

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