Archive for December, 2008

More on Google/WMATA

Metro Sign by tbridge Two interesting things from the last 24 hours or so on WMATA and Google Transit that are worth another look. Yesterday morning, I got an email from Emeka Moneme, the Chief Administrative Officer of WMATA. It’s likely that I was on their list due to my signing the GGW petition encouraging [...]

We Love Food: Little Fountain Cafe

I believe I’ve already shared with everyone that I’m a regular reader of the local dc foodie blog Metrocurean. Matt and I were looking for a good date spot to celebrate Christmas together before I head home for the holidays, so I turned to Metrocurean’s “date spot” recommendations. Metrocurean author Amanda suggested a bunch of [...]

WMATA Inauguration training video

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Not a list we want to be on.

Start the Economic Recovery while President Bush is Out of Town courtesy of Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com If you’re at your computer to read this, then odds are you’ve already seen that Fortune magazine has put us as number ten in the 10 Worst Real-estate Markets of 2009. What you probably haven’t seen is anything resembling [...]

Top Chef Carla’s Catering Biz

seated by the kitchen @ central by flickr user twobitme I am a die-hard Bravo TV fan. I love Project Runway, and when that’s not in season I adore Top Chef. The foodie in me gets giddy when I hear that knife-sharpening sound during the opening credits. So this whole season, I’ve been stalking local [...]

Weekend Flashback: 12/19 – 12/21

courtesy of Erin Hime There’s a little over ten days left in our first Holiday Photo Contest; have you submitted an entry yet? I’ve seen several great photos – but I have to say that if you want your photo to be eligible you have to follow all the rules, not just putting in the [...]

What’s the over-under on that parking meter?

backyard gambling, courtesy of hrlndspnks The WTOP item about the arrest of a Fairfax County tax office worker implies but doesn’t say that she was making book out of the office where she was an administrative assistant, but it does mention that police executed search warrants both at her home and her office. Be the [...]

Sports Fix: Redskins, Wizards, Caps and Mark Teixeira

Santa’s Helpers by M.V. Jantzen Redskins Record: 8-7 Last Two Weeks: 1-1 Place: Last in the NFC East With just a week left in the regular season, it’s good to know that, at least, Jim Zorn’s first season will be .500 or better. With a 10-3 victory, that came down to the very last play, [...]

Oh baby it’s cold outside.

Yeah, it’s not warm out there. With wind chill around -5°F this morning, winter has broken down the gates and established its cruel authority over the DC area. As Jenn pointed out below, though, the days are getting longer here in DC, and the march toward 70 and sunny at the Tidal Basin has begun. [...]

The Return of the Sun

Man, people are depressed these days – hard times economically and almost everyone seems to have the blues, or at least a sinus infection. But I have some good news for you. Today is the Winter Solstice. Last night was the longest night of the year, and today the shortest day. That means it’s only [...]

WMATA’s balancing act

Crowded Subway courtesy of nantekoto Tom seems to think it’s a new announcement; I’m not sure. However WMATA’s inauguration website does indicate that in addition to running rush hour schedules all day they’ll be charging peak rates all day.  Parking will be $4 at all locations. It’s tough to know what the right thing is [...]

DC Omnivore 100: #34 Sauerkraut

Swine in Swine, courtesy of bucklava Our continuing coverage of the 100 foods a DC omnivore must try looks at sauerkraut. My love affair with sauerkraut probably dates back to the decade I lived in Chicago. Heaping piles of this wonderfully shredded cabbage onto my foot-long hot dogs was a guilty pleasure of my high [...]

Camera Adventures in DC

I’ve been in the market for a new camera for about 3 months. I’m a Canon guy (sorry Ben Rome, I know your love of Nikon is holy and chaste), and I’d been vacillating between an XSi and a 40D or a 50D. That is, until I came to hold a 5D Mark II. See, [...]

Tourism: Mount Vernon Trail

I am the proud owner of a Suede by Giant Coasting bike (pictured above, sitting along the trail). It’s delicious. It’s Carolina blue (yay!), and has a pretty little wicker basket on the front, and a tiny bell on the handles so I don’t have to yell “on your left!” constantly. Coasting bikes have automatic [...]

Justice Served?

Bay Bridge, courtesy of FreaksAnon According to WTOP, the young woman who caused the fatal wreck on the Bay Bridge this past summer will not be facing charges. Candy Baldwin, 19, received three traffic citations but won’t be prosecuted for the wreck that sent a truck plunging off the bridge into the Chesapeake, killing John [...]

Hey, you! With the feed reader!

Stars, Originally uploaded by Julie LG If you read WLDC in your RSS reader, you don’t see the handy division between our features (the long stuff we post 2-3 times a day) vs. our Daily Feed stuff (the drive-by, short form insta-blogging) that we post whenever we darn well feel like it. Some of you [...]

We Love Drinks: The Gibson

On a dreary rain-soaked night in the heart of U Street, I was buzzed into The Gibson. Well, as befits a speakeasy or “secret bar,” first I was let into a ratty little foyer where my reservation and legality were confirmed with brisk efficiency by a tweedy doorman. Then he smiled broadly. “Welcome to The [...]

One Thing That Might Make Me Go To the Inaugural

Doors Opening – Step Back if You Don’t Want to be Shocked?

Here’s a video I took Tuesday night on the Metro of an electrical locker swinging open and shut as the train moved. Looks like someone didn’t close the doors properly, and I was wondering just how dangerous it was to have all these sensitive electronics and switches and leads exposed. This was on Blue Line [...]

Thrifty District: Cheap, but Chic

In one of my many other lives, I’m a theater costume designer. However, I’m not really a costumer (someone who actually makes clothes), though I sew on occasion, I’m always disappointing my friends by not making them exquisite clothes from scratch. But what I can do is shop with them! Costume designers have to realize [...]