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Rumble in DC, “an incredible Muay Thai tournament”, is coming to the Reagan Building

By Prince Of Petworth


courtesy Tourism Authority of Thailand

From an email:

“The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is debuting Rumble in DC, an incredible Muay Thai tournament, on Tuesday, September 26th from 6 pm to 10 pm at the Woodrow Wilson Plaza at the Ronald Reagan Building.

This free event will feature a traditional Muay Thai match, and guests will also have the chance to witness a Wai Kru performance (a Thai ritual performed before the match to show respect), enjoy delicious Thai cuisine from local vendors, pamper themselves with a Thai massage and even get a temporary Thai tattoo at the TAT booth at the event.

Please join the Tourism Authority of Thailand and experience the magic of Thai culture and traditions.”

MYSTICS MAGIC

By Prince Of Petworth


via Mystics

Summed up nicely by the Washington Mystics:

“FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY THE WASHINGTON MYSTICS ARE GOING TO THE WNBA FINALS.” (more…)

“The bag policy is incredibly restrictive and differs from neighboring Nats ballpark.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Friends and I attended our first DC United game ever at the new Audi field last Wednesday, and we had a great time and decided to return for Sunday’s game against Atlanta. On our return visit, one of my friends and I showed up toting the exact same purses as we had brought in on Wednesday with no issues, but on Sunday we were turned away after the security people compared our purses to a plastic rectangle they were holding, telling us our bags were too large. We were directed to go around the stadium and deposit our purses into storage, which of course cost an additional $15 per locker. Friends (all the women in our group were turned away) and I spent 20 minutes waiting in this line–which was of course all women, along with a few male companions–and by the time we got to our seats, we had missed 28 minutes of the game. So all in all, I was charged an additional $15 and missed 30% of the match of my $60 tickets, or $33 in total from this ridiculous policy.

Apparently this has been Audi Field’s bag policy since the stadium opened in July, but I see several issues: (more…)

Friday Question of the Day – What would your walkout song be?

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Rudi Riet

It’s been a long week. It’s gonna be a longer weekend. So indulge me!! I was talking with a buddy of mine about an essential question: what song would you walk out to if you were lucky enough to be a professional baseball player. Ed. Note: Go Nats!! This is a very, very hard question – you can only pick one song. After much consideration I ultimately went with Sure Shot. What’s yours?

Mini Futsal court opens in Petworth!!

By Prince Of Petworth


801 Taylor Street, NW. Photos by Sarah Gabriel

Thanks to Sarah for sending the Futsal news:

“DC United , DC Scores, DPR, Friends of Petworth Park all celebrating together! Free ice cream truck plus pickup/ scrimmage with DC United players officiating. Hot but it did not slow anyone down. Please Spread the word so others who enjoy the beautiful game can come and enjoy this public space!” (more…)

A Class Act: Washington National’s Pitcher Sean Doolittle

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Jim Havard

Following yesterday’s apology by Trea Turner are a series of tweets from a true class act – Sean Doolittle:

“It’s been a tough couple of weeks for baseball on twitter. It sucks to see racist and homophobic language coming from inside our league – a league I’m so proud to be a part of that I’ve worked really hard to make a more accepting and inclusive place for all our fans to enjoy.”

Continues. (more…)

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner: “There are no excuses for my insensitive and offensive language on Twitter.”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user John Sonderman

From the Nationals:

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner has issued the following statement:

“There are no excuses for my insensitive and offensive language on Twitter. I am sincerely sorry for those tweets and apologize wholeheartedly. I believe people who know me understand those regrettable actions do not reflect my values or who I am. But I understand the hurtful nature of such language and am sorry to have brought any negative light to the Nationals organization, myself or the game I love.”

Washington Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo has issued the following statement regarding Trea Turner: (more…)

Cheers Ovi!!

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Phil

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