ReadysetDC A CREATIVE URBAN ENTERPRISE

All photos by Kat Lucero.
McKee Floyd says that people usually have two reactions to whoopie pies. The first is nostalgia–I haven’t had one in years! And the second is curiosity–What in the world is that?! Mine would be the latter.
The whoopie pie, to me as a child in Chicago, was like a mythical creature. I’ve heard [...]

While we sit back and wait for the streetcars to arrive, another form of inter-neighborhood transport will be coming sooner. Sooner as in a few weeks from now. Capital Bikeshare will launch in September with 100 locations and over 1000 bikes in DC and Arlington. The first bikeshare stations were installed today in Arlington. Mid-September [...]

All photos by Shauna Alexander (via BYT)
If you were craving live entertainment later in the evening of Thursday, August 26th you were SOL unless you had bought tickets to the The Family Hemerlein Variety Show: August Edition at Gibson Guitar Showroom a day beforehand. Presented by BYT and hosted by Matthew Hemerlein and Seaton Smith [...]

Beautiful photography by Chris Svetlik.
On Thursday, August 26th the snowpocalypse was relived. The End of Summer White Party thrown by the Pink Line Projecttook over the Phillips Collection, a last hooray for summer. The theme was the now iconic snowpocalypse, fitting well with the minimalism seen in the Phillips Collection’s two current exhibitions; Robert Ryman: [...]

All photos by Brandon Bloch.
What do DC creatives need on a daily basis? We decided to ask them. Five Things answers the question: “What five things do you need everyday?” First up is artist Kelly Towles.

1. iPhone
Yup… need it. Sounds cliche. I need my iPhone. When you work for yourself, running around all the time, [...]

All photos by Brandon Bloch
I rarely venture to Capitol Hill, not that I don’t enjoy the neighborhood. That couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, I find the area quaint, charming and full of  historic homes that are warranted of envy. Naomi Davis and her husband Josh (and Kingsley) live on Capitol Hill  after relocating to DC from [...]

All photos by Chris Svetlik.
Last night, The Pink Line Project presented PM@ The TM: Mod Madness at the Textile Museum.  The event fit nicely with the Textile Museum’s current exhibit of textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s, “Art by the Yard: Women Design Mid-Century Britain”. The Mad Men craze is everywhere you turn and [...]

All photos by Victor Zapanta.
On Friday, Kristen Swenson and Erin Derge of Revamp Design and Tailoring had something to celebrate; the soft opening of their boutique Ginger Roots. The boutique focuses on the duos’ eco-friendly, restyled vintage approach.
The shop will feature the unique designs by Kristen and Erin as well as in-house tailoring and items for sale [...]

All photos by Brandon Bloch.
A few weeks ago, to celebrate the beginning of tourist season in our Nation’s Capital, ReadysetDC launched a curated competition called (re)DC: The Tourist T-Shirt with an aim to (re)visit, (re)imagine, and (re)design DC’s “tourist t-shirt”.
Our hope was that the growing creative talent of our city could create an iconic image [...]

Photos by Angela Aveta
“Reinventing the Black Comedian”. That was the title of Seaton Smith’s stand-up style presentation at TEDxPotomac. Seaton is definitely doing something right. His DVD taping “Seaton Smith: A Moment In Black Hipstery” is tonight at the Warehouse Theater. The 9PM show is SOLD OUT, however a second show has been added at [...]

Photo by TaKorean/Alexandra Boule-Buckley
The Twittering food truck revolution is here in Washington. But if you think pizza with fresh basil, daily-baked cupcakes, Cuban sandwiches, chicken curry, lassie pops and flatbreads are the only street delicacies making their way to the nation’s capital, think again. There will be more.
In the coming weeks, an international and local fanfare [...]

Photos by Tracy Clayton.
Our Nation’s Capital, Washington, DC, has an underlying current of government and politics. But ‘Washington’ is becoming something much more than politicians, lawyers, museums, monuments, lobbyist, non-profits, and tourists. My focus here is on the much more subtle side. A side I will affectionately refer to as ‘DC.’ In particular my focus [...]

Stephan Boillon never aspired to be a chef.
“Growing up, being a chef was the last thing I wanted to be,” he said after a sold-out lunch time performance in McPherson Square.
Little did this Florida native know that not only would he become a chef, but he would also become part of a food truck sensation [...]

Arts on N Street Pop-Up Art Market will be taking place between 7th and 9th St NW at the Convention Center for the next two weekends in August. BE THERE! This free, fun and interactive festival will be going on this weekend the 7th & 8th and next weekend the 14th & 15th. DCCAH in [...]

Video produced by Erika Preve.
This past Sunday, RESTRICTION, presented by Pinkline Project, brought together the music of BLUBRAIN and the performers of Urban Artistry for a “silent” dance performance. This all took place in Meridian Hill Park, and was truly great to see so many supporters. BLUEBRAIN made the music available for a free download [...]

Photos by Tracy Clayton.
The night was ablaze at Commonwealth which hosted Phil Ade’s mixtape release party. The event was relaxed, a nice change from the normal “club like” release parties. Phil Ade’s mixtape “The Letterman” introduces versatility and hosts fellow artists such as: Wale, Tabi Bonney, Rakewon, Raheem Devaughn, KingPen Sling, and Kynote. Unlike many [...]

All words and photos by Kat Lucero.
Spike Mendelsohn finally delivers the pizza. We, the Pizza, that is. The former Top Chef contestant officially opened the doors to his new pizza venture in Capitol Hill last week. From the look of the weekend crowd, they were eager to get a slice of the [...]

Video by Brandon Bloch.
A few weeks ago we ran an interview with Twee, that crazy DC street artist fresh from Nova Scotia. Of course, it was soon revealed that this outlandish character was just that, a character imagined from the mind of artist Cory Oberndorfer for Jeffry Cudlin’s BY REQUEST at Flashpoint. We followed up [...]

All words and photos by Kat Lucero.
Editors Note: I’d like to introduce our newest contributor Kat! Eat and Run is a new series on food trucks that Kat will be continuing.
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“You can tell when someone really likes something that’s really good. You get that face. You know that, ‘Argh, this is so great! Yes, you [...]

Exhibit tour photos by Chris Svetlik. Howl in the City photos by Tracy Clayton.
This past weekend Anne Waldman came to Washington, DC to celebrate the National Gallery of Art’s exhibition of ‘Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg‘ (on view in the West Building through September 16), and to perform Allen Ginsberg’s historic and culturally iconic [...]