You may have seen it clogging your Twitter, but there’s a fun game/social network/thing for smart phones called Foursquare. With it, you check-in to places (say a bar, restaurant, or even a park) using your phone, and it pings your friends who also have the app, and if you choose, pings your Twitter as well.…

Couldn’t find too many sales this weekend. To wit: 2801 Adams Mill, Sat 9am-noon: furniture, small electronics, more. Link 1702 Summit Pl, Sat 10am-noon: furniture, mattress, back pack, free stuff too. Link 2324 19th in the alley, Sat 8am-5pm, glassware, linens, books, childrens clothing, and furniture. Link As always, if you know of any, post them…

Here’s a nice article on the Jackson family, who own the soon-to-open (October) IHOP at DCUSA, plus one on Alabama Avenue SE. Clarence Jackson Jr. grew up in Southeast in the 1940s and 50s, and now owns the two IHOPs with his sons, Tyoka and Clarence III, one of whom is an MPD officer. They…

It’s contest time! I recently received two tickets to the Cirque du Soleil show OVO, which is touring this Fall. The Cirque du Soleil puts on pretty spectacular shows, and you can win tickets to the September 30 performance at the National Harbor. To enter, just tell me why you should go! Best reason wins.…