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courtesy Little Miss Whiskey

From an email:

“Whiskey & Chocolate Pairing for My Valentine hosted by Little Miss Whiskey
A top shelf whiskey and chocolate pairing with the experts, just in time for Valentine’s Day

35 SPOTS, ONLY $7 EACH
15-PIECE BOXES OF CHOCOLATES FROM ARTISAN CONFECTIONS
WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE EVENT FOR $25

WHO:

Jason Andelman- chocolatier/owner of Artisan Confections
Jason Andelman, a Culinary Institute of America graduate and former pastry chef, has been in the chocolate business for 10 years. Artisan Confections uses only top shelf, organic, locally-sourced ingredients with minimal sugars and no fillers.

Nick Crutchfield- Diageo Master of Whiskey
Diageo’s Masters of Whiskey go through rigorous training and education that includes travel and hands on experience in every aspect of whiskey production. Although Nick has completed the program, his quest for ultimate masterdom continues.

Sample Pairings-
Salted Butter Caramel Chocolate w/ Talisker Storm
Bourbon Chocolate w/ Johnnie Walker Select Cask Series Rye Finish
Lemon Almond Chocolate w/ Orphan Barrel Gifted Horse
Tahitian Vanilla Bean Chocolate w/ George Dickel No. 12
Ancho Chile Chocolate w/ Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye

WHEN:
Thursday, February 11th, 7:30 PM
Little Miss Whiskey’s Golden Dollar
1104 H Street NW

TICKETS HERE.”

3315 11th Street, NW

The Yoga District on 11th Street next to El Chucho is “finally open”.

I love these. From behind the old Brass Knob Warehouse.

Bernie or Hillary? Left on the streets of Los Angeles.

“Sadie bounding down the sidewalk on 10th Street in Shaw.”

Siggy: “life Is a garden … Dig it”

Lots more after the jump.

“Albert and Bullet of Mt Pleasant”

“Lovin it”

Photo by PoPville flickr user Ste Munoz Arias

“So much for a walk today. We made it about 10 feet down the driveway. Snow is almost as tall as them!”

Photo by PoPville flickr user germansiberianwesley

“Spot Supervising Snow Shoveling in Adams Morgan”

“Frijolita trying to do her business in the backyard in spite of the snow.”

“Huey, 4.5 month old corgi, snuggling through the snow”

Photo by PoPville flickr user Miki J.

“Here’s a photo of our cat – Orangey looking at the starving birds eat birdseed on our window sill.”

Photo by PoPville flickr user akung

Lots more after the jump.

“Kima in Cleveland Park.

Apparently cats love snow too!”

“Here’s Cash from Petworth descending our snowy stairs.”

“Beckett Wilson of Riggs Park”

“Max of Kalorama exploring Adams Morgan”

“Bisou of Logan Circle in her second Snowmageddon!”

“Moose from Noma loving snowzilla!”

“Maisey at the Walt Pierce Park Dog Park. The snow is almost as high as the bench!”

“#snOtis hunting snowballs (h/t to textdoc for the hashtag)”

“Bogie the shaw Basset hound stuck in the snow and hating it”

“Our pup Shuggie, a WHS alum, enjoying a brisk walk through Kalorama Park!”

“Quinn the Corgi, 6 months old.”

“Pancho out for a walk in Columbia Heights”

“Boomer from NoMa isn’t sure about his new snow boots.”

Photo by PoPville flickr user Kyle

Photo by PoPville flickr user kellybdc

Photo by PoPville flickr user akung

Photo by PoPville flickr user jaylogger

This week’s Pets of the Week are a pair of adopted guinea pigs.

What makes this “odd couple” so special? Is it their polar-opposite personalities? Their insatiable love of cilantro and food in general? We’ll let owner Sheryl explain.

Meet Chester and Button, two male guinea pigs adopted from the Arlington Animal Shelter. If Felix Unger and Oscar Madison were reincarnated as guinea pigs, they’d be these two. They live together in a giant cage we built, with a separator in between so that they don’t kill each other. (They really like each other in principle.) Chester is neat and tidy, and Button? Well, behind that sweet face lies the heart of a bulldozer.

Chester is a guinea pig who thinks he’s part cat and part dog. He purrs loudly when you pet him, and while he might protest if you try to pick him up, he likes nothing more than to curl up in the crook of your arm and snooze. When he’s not inhaling cilantro and romaine lettuce, he is most likely either chewing on the cage or running in circles through his little tunnel.

Button is a portly dude who likes his chow. He’s much shyer than Chester, squeaking and racing to hide when you attempt to even pet him. He thinks he is part rabbit, as he is known to hop around his part of the cage gleefully when he thinks no one is looking. (We are.) He wants nothing more than to snuggle up to Chester, but Chester is a people-pig and not so much a pig’s pig. Tragic.

The two love mealtime best of all. Chester whines and wheeeeeeeeeks! Button squeaks at such a high octave range. It sounds a bit like a dolphin harmonizing with a car alarm. But it is a happy time when the guys get their orchard grass, their vitamin C tablet, their pellets, and — if they behave — an occasional treat. They lose their tiny minds if a piece of apple is on offer. All they need to hear are clinking dishes or rustling plastic bags to assume it is time to dine. And then the wheeeeeeeeeeeeking is relentless.

Want your pet to be considered for the Arlington Pet of the Week? Email arlingtonnews@gmail.com with a 2-3 paragraph bio and at least 3-4 horizontally-oriented photos of your pet.

Ed. Note: Continue to send your pups and cool cats to princeofpetworth@gmail.com with animal fix in the title – and they’ll be added to the regular animal fix queue. Thanks!

“Leo checking out 16th street heights”

“Gilbert, meet Snow Gilbert.”

Lots more after the jump.

“This is Kyra from Glover Park, taking in all the post-blizzard sites today. She’s a 3 y/o husky mix, rescued from City Dogs Rescue.”

“Here’s Loki from N. Cleveland Park, wondering what happened to his kingdom.”

“Coqui from Petworth explores snowy Rock Creek Park

Photo credit Michael Thompson”

“Nick the cat monitoring the snow fall on Cap Hill.”

“Bella and Bailey were really excited to hear the federal government is closed on Monday!”

“Mazie from Mt Pleasant”

“Maddy Beagle will seek out a sunbeam to sit in *anywhere* — in Shepherd Park”

“Peiton the Shar-Pei at Banneker Park”

“Jerry LOVES playing in the snow.”

“Asha From Hillcrest In Her New Dogloo”

Thanks to Ariel for sending.

“Tian Tian woke up this morning to a lot of snow…and he was pretty excited about it.”

And a red panda too:

“Snow doesn’t stop the red pandas! Their feet are completely covered in fur, and their thick coats keep them warm in snow and cold weather.”

Via Smithsonian’s National Zoo

If you have any animal/pet photos you’d like to share please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail(dot)com with ‘Animal Fix’ in the title and say the name of your pet and your neighborhood. Your photos will go into the queue (usually 2 weeks wait) and will be posted in the order I receive them. If you’ve already entered your pet and would like to do so again – that’s no problem – just space the entries out a bit. Please try to send horizontal photos 640×480 (medium size on your iphone) if possible. If you’re not using an iphone any size is fine.

“Kiki, a Lucky Dog Animal Rescue pup and new Capitol Hill resident”

“Apollo the Great Dane — previously featured on PoP and formerly of Columbia Heights — enjoying his new digs in Adams Morgan.”

A man startled some locals when he was seen walking naked along a street near Pentagon Row yesterday afternoon.

Drivers spotted the man at the intersection of Army Navy Drive and Joyce Street around 1:30 p.m. yesterday, according to police. Authorities initially received a call for a “naked male walking in cold weather talking to himself,” said ACPD spokeswoman Ashley Savage.

Temperatures hovered close to freezing throughout the day yesterday.

An officer who arrived on the scene determined that the man was “in need of mental health treatment,” and the man was transported to Virginia Hospital Center for help.

Photo by an Arlington resident

I’ve seen these Hitler parodies a few times and like the previous ones this is pretty funny. Crossed the line a couple of times but overall made me laugh. Well done Gumburcules. Thanks to those who emailed and tweeted me.

wealdcomics:

By Crom! is Rachel Kahn’s joke-a-panel autobiographical comic featuring life advice and spiritual guidance from her favourite Barbarian. It ran from January 2012 until May 2014, and you can read the complete archives at bycrom-comic.com, and grab the first two volumes in PDF. There are original comics available in Rachel’s BigCartel store and both comic prints and By Crom! shirts are available in her Society6 store.

It’s being rerun here in full on the Weald Comics tumblr over the next four months. Stay tuned to wealdcomics.tumblr.com for news on convention appearances!

That kickstarter I mentioned? IT’S HAPPENING. Go check it out!

Arlington County and the City of Falls Church residents are getting closer to being able to text emergency messages to dispatchers at the 911 call center in Arlington.

County staff members are being trained this week on the long-awaited “text-to-911” capability and the service is nearly ready to go, said Office of Emergency Management spokesman John Crawford. “The only thing we’re missing is an exact launch date,” he said.

The technology was unveiled in 2010 during a press conference with then-FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and county officials. Refining the technology and coordinating implementation with other regional emergency systems delayed the launch.

Callers to 911 will be able to text SMS messages if their mobile phone carrier and their data plans allow SMS texting. Older phones, particularly the “flip” phone variety, most likely will not work with the system. Photo and video transmission capability will be launched later.

Even after the texting option is available, OEM still prefers old-fashioned phone calls. “The motto we’re using is, Call if you can, text if you can’t,” said Crawford.

Texting in emergencies is useful for those who are deaf and hard of hearing, unable to speak in an emergency or in a situation where calling is unsafe, such as an “active shooter” scenario.

Fairfax County Emergency Services began the service last September.

courtesy Rock Creek Conservancy

From an email:

“Come Volunteer in Rock Creek Park for #MLKDay

Join Rock Creek Conservancy on Saturday, January 16th and Monday, January 18th in honor of the 2016 MLK Day of Service. Over 15 volunteer activities are happening throughout Washington, DC, and Montgomery County, MD. Volunteer activities include (1) cutting invasive English ivy from trees as part of the Conservancy’s effort to protect the Rock Creek tree canopy; (2) cutting invasive vines such as berry and Oriental bittersweet so natives can grow in the park; (3) cleaning up trash that has accumulated along streams; and (4) laying mulch to improve trail access. 

Visit our website for more information and the most up to date event details. If you are interested in getting a group involved, please email volunteer@rockcreekconservancy.org

Saturday, January 16th
Glover Archbold Davis Street Entrance: 10:00-12:00, English Ivy Removal (kids under 16 can participate but will not be able to use tools)
Soapstone Valley: 10:00-1:00, Mulching activity (kid friendly!)
Piney Branch: 10:00-12:00, Trash cleanup (kid friendly)
Pinehurst Branch: 1:00-4:00, Invasive Removal and Trash Cleanup (kid friendly)

Monday, January 18th
Melvin Hazen West: 10:00-12:00, Invasive Removal
Piney Branch: 10:00-12:00, Invasive Removal
Mouth of Rock Creek: 10:00-12:00, English ivy Removal
Tregaron Conservancy: 10:00-12:00, Invasive Removal
Peirce Mill: 10:00-12:00, Trash Cleanup (kid friendly)
Beret Park: 10:00-12:00, Trash Cleanup (kid friendly)
Meadowbrook Park: 10:00-12:00. Trash Cleanup (kid friendly)
Rock Creek Park Golf Course: 10:00-12:00, Trash Cleanup (kid friendly)
Soapstone Valley: 1:00-3:00, Invasive Removal
Fort Reno: 1:00-3:00, Trash Cleanup”

If you have any animal/pet photos you’d like to share please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail(dot)com with ‘Animal Fix’ in the title and say the name of your pet and your neighborhood. Your photos will go into the queue (usually 2 weeks wait) and will be posted in the order I receive them. If you’ve already entered your pet and would like to do so again – that’s no problem – just space the entries out a bit. Please try to send horizontal photos 640×480 (medium size on your iphone) if possible. If you’re not using an iphone any size is fine.

“@dcgus is the newest addition to Logan circle.”

“F & Zelda of Petworth, indulging their fleece obsession.”

“This is a picture of Barkley of Brightwood visiting the beaches of Massachusetts on Christmas Day.”