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 6-8 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.
“Leela from Woodridge, looking snazzy after her very first groom. She was adopted from the Washington Humane Society, who took her in and provided medical care when her eye was severely injured.”
“Mingus in Georgetown discovers the TV and a strange obsession with the ball boy.”
Here is an amusing (though I don’t believe intentionally) sign that was posted in the National Zoo. The photo was taken in May of 1943. This reminds me of the crazy post we did a while back on the woman who jumped into the lion pit.
Since 1970 we’ve had our doors at 525 8th St. SE, Washington D.C.open to women. We are the oldest continually operating lesbian bar in the country. At Phase 1 we have something for everyone whether you want to come and dance the night away to the latest hip-hop, see a drag king show, listen to queer indie/punk, see some Jello wrestling, or just shoot pool, we have your fix. With reasonable drink prices, a friendly staff, and a convenient location just steps to the Eastern Market Metro we have what you’re looking for.”
“The Star and Shamrock is less than one week away from kicking off its first-ever, month-long Spring Shenanigans Simcha Festival, launching this coming Wednesday, March 4th, the first night of the Jewish holiday, Purim. Dubbed by the deli/tavern as “the Jewish St. Patrick’s Day”, this particular Jewish holiday is famously celebrated by being drunk on happiness, with the help of lots of good alcohol. In fact, the Talmud even instructs Jewish people to celebrate the holiday as “yemei mishteh v’simchah, days of drinking and rejoicing” (Esther 9:22). With guidelines like that, this is clearly a holiday for people of all faiths. Staying true to its Irish-Jewish namesake, Star and Shamrock is setting course to mark this “Jewish St. Patrick’s Day” with a Purim Party packed with as much revelry as its upcoming Irish one.
The festivities will begin at 7:00 pm on the evening of 4th, featuring a wide-range of menu specials, drink specials, live entertainment, and even a costume contest, throughout the course of the evening. Given the drinking-centric nature of the holiday, the event will be held in partnership with the popular Shmaltz Brewing Company, whose brewing industry celebrity founder, Jeremy Cowan, will be onsite for a He’Brew “Tap Takeover”.
Said NY-based Cowan, “We always have the best time when we come down to Star and Shamrock, like we did in December during their “8 Crazy Nights” Hanukkah Celebration. We never know exactly what to expect, but we always know it’s going to be awesome–which is exactly how any great party should be. We’re really looking forward to making more friends and having a whole lot of fun in what’s become one of our favorite bars in one of our favorite cities in the country.”
Shmaltz’s He’Brew Tap Takeover will include a wide selection of its award-winning, top-rated, barrel-aged, beers including their Hop Manna IPA, Funky Jewbelation 2015, Death of a Contract Brewer Black IPA, Jewbelation 18, Specialty 12 oz feature bottled beers and/or flights of specialty beers, and a limited supply of their highly lauded Saint Jewbelation Belgian Style Imperial Sour Rye, directly from their Clifton Park Brewery–with select free samples and giveaways from party start to finish.
Star and Shamrock co-owner, Jason Feldman, added, “We love to throw a good party at the Star and Shamrock, and Purim is one of the best opportunities we get to do that, it allows us to be irreverent and have fun with our unique theme. Purim is the Jewish drinking holiday and we fully intend to make the most out it!”
Along with the He’Brew Tap Takeover and a special “Manischewitz Whiskey Punch” $5 craft cocktail special, Star and Shamrock’s kitchen team will be serving up a full menu of twists on traditional Purim holiday favorites with the highlight being its, “Battle of the Briskets” pitting their traditional signature house-cured Irish Corned Beef against their unique Jewish-style slow roasted Batamte Brisket (“Batamte” means “tasty” or “delicious” in Yiddish) served with braised cabbage and a delicious, savory, soon-to-be famous house-made knish.
Party-goers will be entertained by live music performed by local Klezmer act Klezcentricity (http://www.klezcentricity.com). Klezmer music is kind of like “Jewish Bluegrass” but without any singing and with clarinets and accordions instead of banjos and guitars–so really, nothing like Bluegrass at all, except in spirit, since it’s similarly a fun, traditional music-of-the-people mainstay.
Klezcentricy is no stranger to Star and Shamrock. In speaking about past experiences, bandleader, David Gray said, “We love playing the Star and Shamrock! This venue gives us a chance to really have fun with our material and reach a diverse audience that otherwise may not have had a chance to enjoy Klezmer. Plus, how often does a Klezmer band get to perform in a Irish bar?”
And finally, also in true Purim tradition, Star and Shamrock will hold a costume contest promising what Feldman described as “significant” prizes. The costume contest is for adults, with no specific costuming guidelines–as the holiday’s costuming roots are derived from parades akin to Mardis Gras, with any number of costume varieties and themes. Judging is set to take place throughout the night, with winners announced at 9pm.
Other do not miss events on tap during Star and Shamrock’s month-long Spring Shenanigans Simcha Festival include:
3/14: Shamrocking Saturday, kicking off a week filled with St. Patrick’s celebrations, featuring live music by The Molly Hawks.
3/15: St. Paddy’s Family Sunday Funday, the always family-friendly tavern will open its doors for a host of St. Patrick’s Day kid-centric menu specials and entertainment.
3/17: St. Patrick’s Day Tuesday Booze Day, building on Star and Shamrock’s longstanding St. Patrick’s Day party tradition of an 8am start time, all-day array of bar and menu specials, live music and other entertainment.
3/17-3/29: March Madness, offering all basketball games for viewing on Star and Shamrock’s seven well-placed flat screens, dubbed “TVs at every Turn”, while serving up a smorgasbord of in-game drink and menu specials.
3/20: The First Day of Spring Restaurant Rebirth, a party to formally introduce Star and Shamrock’s full new bar program and expanded menu.
4/4: Star & Shamrock Five-Year Anniversary Passover Party, which will also serve as the Spring Shenanigans Simcha Festival’s closing party, offering a wide variety of twists on traditional Passover dishes as well as entertainment, contests and other to be announced activities.”
Excitement continues to build for Purple Patch the American–Filipino restaurant coming to the Tonic space in Mt. Pleasant. A reader sends the note above and their facebook page shares:
“You will be able to try our chicken wing with Guaillo pepper sauce, celery and carrot salad with blue cheese vinaigrette sooner than you think!!”
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 6-8 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.
“This is Seymour (rescue from Chunky Trunks Bulldog Rescue in Texas), sitting on Agyness (rescue from Lucky Dog) from Brookland.”
“This is Pascal from Logan Circle. Sadly she didn’t help the Packers beat the Seahawks”
“This is Zooey, a beagle/dachshund mix who is now a resident of Adams Morgan! We recently adopted her from City Dogs Animal Rescue, and she is looking forward to many more play dates with Frog and other friends.”
Reminiscent of a group of tents huddled together, this charming forest retreat has been made to nurture intimacy and save on heating and cooling costs.
This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Noor, an Australian shepherd/husky mix with different color eyes and the ability to tap dance “like Fred Astaire.”
Here’s what owner Lydia had to say about her rescue pup:
This is Noor, short for the term “light within” in Farsi, and she totally demonstrates how bright her personality is!
Noor was found happily roaming freely through the woods of West Virginia ridden with ticks and burrs before someone spotted her (likely thinking she was a coyote), and called Animal Control. She was quickly transferred to the Animal Welfare League of Arlington and her unique face was posted on their Facebook Page suggesting she would be up for adoption.
As luck would have it, she randomly appeared on my news feed, and I filled out an application to adopt her! It was like a Match.com commercial; I fell in love at first sight!
Noor is just over 1 year old. She is the smartest Australian shepherd/husky mix who will gladly shake your hand upon meeting you. She snuggles like a sausage in the blankets, tap dances like Fred Astaire, and will sing you a tune when she’s feeling frisky.
Noor has a gentle Boxer boyfriend named Apollo and she enjoys convertible car rides in any season. She has shined a light in our lives, and has been a blessing in every way.
Want your pet to be considered for the Arlington Pet of the Week? Email office@arlnow.com with a 2-3 paragraph bio and at least 3-4 horizontally-oriented photos of your pet.
Each week’s winner receives a sample of dog or cat treats from our sponsor, Becky’s Pet Care, along with $100 in Becky’s Bucks. Becky’s Pet Care, the winner of three Angie’s List Super Service Awards and the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters’ 2013 Business of the Year, provides professional dog walking and pet sitting services in Arlington and Northern Virginia.
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 6-8 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.
“Hendricks from Mt. Pleasant is not amused.”
“Ralph from Columbia Heights is ready for winter to be over.”
“May says, “hi PoPville!” She was adopted from the Washington Humane Society and now lives in Takoma.”
Long stretches of painfully frigid weather, brief respites, then more snow, ice and freezing rain. Freeze, thaw, repeat — the cycle expands in the mind to unbearable infinities, the unyielding sensation of being trapped. But check the calendar: This week means we are officially in late February, which means March. March means daffodils, which means this all must eventually end.
It’s a nice thought, but I am here to tell you that, like all hope, this optimism is deeply misplaced. Sure, the calendar will change. The birds will sing again. The scent of fresh urine will alight on the nose as you wander the streets. Perhaps it will even once more grow so warm that we shall shed the heavy layers of clothing with which we bundle ourselves before each undertaking outdoors. But mark my words: What you’ve seen this winter and the winter before can never be erased. There is no return from such raw horror. However hard the sun shines down on you in future days you will always carry this winter around in your cold, barren heart. The light that once danced and played behind your eyes has been permanently dimmed and replaced by a mean, dull glare that stares shivers into anything it surveys. If the human race lasts another hundred years each member of the species will carry within its shattered soul a darkness so intense that the all the trees of the fields shall bend their branches away in fear from its frigid malevolence. Winter will never end, nor will you ever rid yourself of it. It is in you, and of you. It is you. There is no turning back, ever. Your stock of sorrows will freeze and, having frozen, crack into a thousand tiny icicles that stab sadness into any spare bit of joy that threatens to melt your bitter, broken spirit. When you walk you carry with you the icy frost of death which, with the wind chill factor, feels like negative five degrees icy frost of death. The only warmth left for you will come when you are lowered for the last time into the ground’s final embrace.
Do you think you could beat a tiger in a foot race? This new WWF Tiger Challenge map lets you find out.
The Worldwide Wildlife Fund are tracking the daily movements of a tiger in Russia. His daily track is visualized on a Google Map and shows the total distance traveled and his average speed over the course of the day.
To find out if you could beat the tiger in a running race you can connect
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Reminiscent of a group of tents huddled together, this charming forest retreat has been made to nurture intimacy and save on heating and cooling costs.
Are you familiar with the District’s boundary stones? Yes, those stones, which happen to be the namesake of one of
The U.S.’s top nutritional panel has recommended that Americans eat less meat, both for their health and to help protect the planet.
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We like to say that the greenest building is the one already standing, yet it is taken for granted that this has to go. Why?