Archive for November, 2008
Congratulations, Fenty Family…
DC Carnival ’07Originally uploaded by IntangibleArts …on welcoming their baby girl, Aerin Alexandra Fenty, in the early hours of this morning. Our best wishes to Mayor and Mrs. Fenty and their children. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
More »Gobble Locally
I’m no one’s Thanksgiving dinner! courtesy of philliefan99 If you’re planning on cooking this Thanksgiving but haven’t let procured your bird – or other creature – you might try one of the local sources for fresh turkeys listed by the Washington Post this past week. Another option they don’t mention is one of the vendors [...]
More »Peregrine Falcon Alert
If you like birds, keep an eye out for peregrine falcons! These lovely birds of prey pass through the area around now (some stay for the winter) and have a taste for the local wildlife — mammals, as well as other lesser birds. There’s one falcon that’s taken to hanging around the parking lot at [...]
More »We Love Travel – Thanksgiving Craziness Edition
It’s that time of year again! Time to head to visit family and friends for Thanksgiving Food (and the required naps after eating all that food). Now there is only one thing standing in your way: Getting There. In this Thanksgiving issue, I’m going to cover a few of the tips I’ve learned over the [...]
More »American History Museum Reopening Day: First Look
Above, some fuzzy cellphone camera video of my walk around the newly reopened Smithsonian National Museum of American History. A lot of the museum off to the sides has stayed mostly the same, but the change to the central chamber is startling. Alas, the old-fashioned ice cream parlor is gone, as well as the Information [...]
More »Soup for you!
The dramatic turn from Fall to Winter weather had me thinking about warm soups all this week. As convenient as canned soup is, making your own is super easy as well and a great indoor activity on these cold and blustery days. One of my favorite soups is the good, old NY deli staple Split [...]
More »Metro Website for Inaugural Events
foggy-metroOriginally uploaded by frozenchipmunk WMATA & Metro have opened up a new section of their website for events surrounding the inaugural. They’ll be closing the Mall entrance of Smithsonian Metro, and the whole station at Navy/Archives. In addition, the system will be running rush hour scheduling through 7pm that day, and they’ll be opening early [...]
More »Fun Friday Time-Waster
Originally uploaded by ellwoodite It’s not like you have any actual work to do, right? It’s Friday, after 3 p.m., and you’re on We Love DC. So let’s entertain ourselves by grossing ourselves out looking up the health ratings of all our favorite restaurants. All Food Business.com has a collection of where to find all [...]
More »We Love Cemeteries
photo by Wayan Vota I love me some cemeteries. Green oases in an urban landscape, history on a personal scale, they are a touch of the past we should all appreciate. Personally, I appreciate Rock Creek Cemetery the most. Officially known as Ministry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Parish, the cemetery is the [...]
More »Working the Polls: All over but the waiting
courtesy of erin m Did you read part 1 and part 2? If it seems like forever since part 2, you have only the smallest inkling of what the second half of the day was like at the polls. It wasn’t just that we had less than a hundred people – under 10% of our [...]
More »It’s Snowing!
Yes, it’s that time of year again. Snow showers were predicted for this afternoon, but weather is a finicky thing. So imagine my surprise when I heard something clicking against my office window, and turned around to see snow flakes gusting against the glass. Nothing welcomes the holiday season like seeing the first flakes coming [...]
More »Tourism: Fells Point
Fells Point, photo by rjohnson If you take a 42 mile northeast jaunt up the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, you’ll find yourself walking through the historic Baltimore neighborhood of Fells Point. A home to Frederick Douglass and drinking spot for Edgar Allen Poe, the area was established in 1730 by William Fell, and bore the names “Fell’s [...]
More »DCRA says Rent Away!
Dupont Town HousesOriginally uploaded by tbridge One of the things that’s kept us from running a piece on renting out your place for the inauguration is that it can be an incredible hassle to operate as a bed and breakfast in DC. There’s inspections from DCRA, licensing, paperwork and you’d probably want a lawyer by [...]
More »Thrifty District: Dine Like a Congressman on an Aide’s Budget
FoodSign Originally uploaded by brownpau Welcome to the first post of our new feature, Thrifty District. Inspired by the New York Magazine “Cheap Living” feature, we’ll post ideas designed to help save you money, while still living large. Bad economy + already steep DC prices = OUCH! We’re here to act as your band-aid (ahem, generic-priced [...]
More »Google Rat-view
The Rat!, I could have sworn we covered this here but I can’t find it in the archives. Perhaps I saw it on DCist or another local blog. Anyway, I was just looking for something in Georgetown in Google Earth and saw the big rat. Poor carpenter’s union – I can’t quite read the name [...]
More »WMATA Talks Inauguration
Working better to serve YOU, courtesy of afagen Metro dropped a press release today outlining tentative plans for Inauguration Day. That’s right, “tentative plans.” Since we still don’t have any official word on expectations (ranging from the FBI’s 800,000 to Mayor Fenty’s 4 million), it’s kinda useless to plan anything at this point. But I’ll [...]
More »National Museum of American History Reopens Tomorrow
Star Spangled Sculpture by tbridge It was sad to me, back in 2006, when the National Museum of American History (NMAH) closed its doors. My wife and I, when first we met, had a very delightful time wandering its halls when she had first come down from Pittsburgh. It’s a special place, for us. I [...]
More »Car Chase in MoCo
Car Chase TerrorOriginally uploaded by Fancy Speed Queen A bank robbery in Howard County this morning has resulted in a shootout, followed by a car chase in Montgomery County. One suspect was shot and taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds, while two escaped from the police in a chase that exceeded 85mph in places. [...]
More »City Gem: Landmark Theaters
Noir City Originally uploaded by LaTur Looking for a warm way to spend this weekend? Both the Bethesda and E street Landmark Theaters are amazing. These two local movie theaters have all the hot indie films on show. In my regular zip code search, E Street is the only theater with a reliable showing of straight red tomatoes [...]
More »Ovie’s Back!
Another Celebration in the Spotlight Originally uploaded by clydeorama In case you were wondering, Alex Ovechkin is finally back on track with the Capitals. The Russian star and city favorite knocked in a power play goal and added three assists in last night’s 6-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks, bringing his points total to 14 [...]
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