| A New York Avenue State of Mind
Often it's hard to say, "I {heart} New York Avenue." Commuters headed into the city from Maryland pass through a gantlet of auto repair shops and fast-food restaurants. If the grease doesn't provide enough danger, there's always the intersection at Bladensburg Road NE. The crossroad was the city's most crash-prone in a D.C. government study. But once you get past that tough New York reputation, culture and beauty await. The street, which starts just outside the District at the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and ends by 18th Street NW, is home to a museum dedicated to female artists. The National Museum of Women in the Arts features works by nearly 800 women, including Georgia O'Keeffe and Frida Kahlo. For another unique cultural experience, try live music with breakfast.
West Point Military Academy turns Belizean young woman into soldier
Meet Cadet Justine Swift. She is a 20-year-old student, attending the West Point Military Academy, in West Point New York (50 miles north of New York City.) Originally from Bomba Village in the Belize Rural North, Swift grew up in Belize surrounded by 6 siblings. Village life was slow and did not offer much in line of entertainment or opportunities. But that didnt bother her. With five brothers and a sister, home was an interesting place to be. She attended primary school and then moved on to Stann-Creek Ecumenical High School. Not quite satisfied, she decided to pursue a Bachelors Degree at the University of Belize. Her plan was to graduate and find a job like everyone else in her family had done, and then settle down. Then out of the blue, an opportunity to attend West Point Academy came up.
`60s killings are still a bizarre whodunit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - To this day, writer Robert Graysmith believes that Zodiac, the serial killer who terrorized San Francisco, Vallejo and Napa County in the late 1960s, was Arthur Leigh Allen, a onetime schoolteacher and convicted pedophile who died in 1992. Retired cop Ken Narlow doesn't think so, and he has a feeling Zodiac is still alive. "I think he's out there somewhere," says Narlow. The five murders Zodiac claimed - four young people and a San Francisco cabbie - remain unsolved, and his identity is uncertain. Graysmith and Narlow were major players in the sensational drama that surrounded the Zodiac killings more than 30 years ago - and in the making of the documentary-style thriller "Zodiac" (in theaters Friday). It's based on Graysmith's true-crime best-sellers "Zodiac" and "Zodiac Unmasked." Graysmith (played by Jake Gyllenhall) was a young editorial cartoonist at the San Francisco Chronicle in 1969.
DCist Exposed Photography Show
Popular local blog, DCist.com, presents its first ever DCist Exposed Photography Show at the Warehouse Arts Complex. More than 35 local photographers, both amateur and professional, were chosen out of over 200 who submitted their work for the show through the DCist Flickr site. Every day DCist.com selects photos from this user-generated photo pool to use in its daily coverage of local news, arts and entertainment, politics, food and sports. The exhibit will showcase new talent as they reveal the city to us through the eyes of people who live and work in the D.C. metro area. An opening reception will be held Friday, March 9, 2007 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Listed in: Arts If you are interested to find out more about the The Warehouse Arts Complex and other upcoming events at this location, click here.
Filming in Miami
These film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade County Mayor's Office of Film & Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Mayor's Office of Film, Arts & Entertainment, (305) 860-3823; and the Miami Beach Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment-Film and Print Division, (305) 673-7070.
ILLUSTRA FILMS INC. San Anslemo, CA. Commercial for Strong Beer. Several locations.
SHOOTERS, INC. Philadelphia. Commercial for Macerich Shopping Malls.
Unincorporated Miami-Dade County.
SMOOTH WORLD PRODUCTIONS. Miami. Commercial for Subway.
ORIGINAL MEDIA. Miami Beach. TV for "Miami Ink." Miami citywide, Miami Beach citywide.
TELEMUNDO-RTI. Miami.
Harrah's Atlantic City to unveil plans
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Harrah's Atlantic City will unveil the first phase of the property's $550 million upgrade and expansion project on February 18 when a new 620-seat contemporary buffet and a retail promenade offering seven unique shopping outlets are revealed. The new Waterfront Buffet will be distinguished by 22-foot ceilings, 60 chandeliers, private dining spaces, seven culinary stations from around the world -- American, Italian, Asian Wok and Mongolian Barbecue, Seafood, Rodizio, Sushi and Dim Sum -- as well as a series of video monitors tempting guests with the preparation of the many cuisines offered within the buffet. Harrah's existing Fantasea Buffet will be converted into additional gaming space that will allow for 400 slot machines, 10 table games and a player's lounge.
Playboy Enterprises Inc. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and ...
CHICAGO, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) (NYSE: PLA) today reported net income for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2006, of $3.7 million, or $0.11 per basic and diluted share, in line with the company's 2006 financial guidance, compared to net income for the 2005 fourth quarter of $4.6 million, or $0.14 per basic and diluted share. The 2006 fourth quarter results included a $1.8 million charge related to a legal settlement; $0.8 million in additional expense due to modifications to how the company accounts for certain trademark costs and carriage agreements and a $2.6 million tax benefit related to the carriage agreement modification. Fourth quarter operating income totaled $3.1 million in 2006 versus $7.3 million in 2005 on revenues of $86.2 million and $91.0 million, respectively.
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