Archive for February, 2009
Puppywatch 2009 BREAKING NEWS
‘Yawning Puppy’ courtesy of ‘Ber’Zophus’ Sorry, I ate some bad food last night and caught some Drudge. People magazine reports that the Obamas seem to have a breed and a timetable set for adding to the White House family. Plans seem to be to get a Portugese Water Dog – rescue, of course – sometimes [...]
More »Thrifty District: Dessert On A Dime
This edition of Thrifty District targets being cost efficient and strategic with food items you already have in your kitchen. For instance, what about that half loaf of bread that’s a little too dry for a sandwich. You thinking about tossing it out? Perhaps you’ll wait for it to age into crouton territory? Or maybe [...]
More »Top Chef’s Carla
‘Top chef conversation heart’ courtesy of ‘VeryBadLady’ I’ve waxed poetic about my love for current Top Chef contestant Carla Hall already. I can dig her big hair, I can get down with her quirky sense of humor, and I adore her always-positive attitude. NOTHING gets Carla down, she’d make a great caterer and if I [...]
More »Capitol Hill Style Exposes ChickDownTown Site
‘Dress’ courtesy of ‘farrelley’ One of my all-time favorite local blogs, Capitol Hill Style, has a post today about an internet scam that had me glued to my computer monitor. The lovably snarky CHS author Belle tells a sordid tale of buying from a scam Web site ChickDownTown – and how the “company” is a [...]
More »Comedy in DC: Your Late-Winter Blend
‘Stand up 371′ courtesy of ‘YoLoPey’ I know. I’ve used this photo before. But this is Jay Hastings, and he’s being roasted in the DC Improv Comedy Lounge this Friday at 8. I’m not sure what the occasion is, but you should show up and find out. (Also, I need more comedy-related photos. Help a [...]
More »Give us Statehood or Give us Puerto Rico!
Photo by Wayan The Senate will be discussing a vote for DC in the House today. And I hope the effort fails. I reject the concept that 500,000+ people should only get one vote in Congress. We should have a real real representation – two Senators and one Representative. Or we should be free from [...]
More »A saucy ticket giveaway
‘Suggestive by composition’ courtesy of ‘primplan’ The New Gay is giving away tickets to a workshop this Friday that performer and educator Tristan Taormino is holding at Hotel Helix. Since I know a lot of you read this from work I’ll say that it’s an entry-level (hah) workshop about pleasure and the… well, let’s say [...]
More »We Love Food: Posto
“A modern Italian place to meet” is Posto‘s motto, and indeed its Logan Circle neighborhood has been eagerly waiting to meet it. The newest venture from executive chef Massimo Fabbri, of downtown’s lauded Tosca, it replaces Viridian next to Studio Theatre and has already escalated in popularity, evident by the full dining room on a freezing Monday [...]
More »Cloture!
Never has such a weird word been so loudly acclaimed. Today, the Senate voted 62-37 to close debate on S.160, the bill that grants the District a Representative in the House, and tomorrow will vote on its passage. Several senators crossed the aisle (at least one in the opposite direction…) to make this cloture vote [...]
More »Where to find a good King Cake?
‘King cake 2′ courtesy of ‘MGShelton’ You know, I have never really gotten into Mardi Gras, but what I CAN get into is a good King Cake. I love the sugary goodness of a delicious king cake – and of course, there’s got to be a little plastic baby inside. So where oh where in [...]
More »Transit infopr0n!
‘Tunnel Rats’ courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’ Via NBCWashington, I found this cool infographic from GOOD Magazine on how the US’ major metropolitan transit systems (including the DC Metro) stack up against the world’s transit systems. I had no idea that Metro has more riders than Chicago’s system, even has Chicago has many more miles of [...]
More »Featured Photo
Skate Face by Mika Altskan Back in junior high I was a skater for all about, oh, three months. I begged my dad to buy me a Tommy Guerrero board and proceeded to destroy my mom’s good scissors by cutting grip tape (basically sandpaper) for the deck. I had all of the gear, all of [...]
More »24 in DC: Episode 8 (5:00 to 6:00)
Defending the Capitol, by tiffany bridge The voiceover promises that “this is the hour that changes everything!” Let’s hope that means that Jack will finally figure out where FBI headquarters actually is. Here we go with the recap, and welcome to another week of We Love DC’s geography-snarking. 5:00 We open with weaselly traitor FBI [...]
More »Better than voting for American Idol…
‘marry’ courtesy of ‘anthrovik’ Our beloved morning Metro read, The Express is running the “Express Wedding Giveaway Contest“, the winner of which will win $35,000 in prizes. Readers are to choose from five couples and vote for who they believe deserves the prize (coughJessicaandAnthonycough) – whichever couple receives the most votes, wins! (Duh.) The contest [...]
More »It’s Peeps Season!
‘IMG_5771′ courtesy of ‘dbking’ As I was out and about last weekend, I found myself shaking my head at how ridiculous it is that we’re bombarded by Easter stuff–in February. Seriously, I just put down my scissors from making valentines. But the upside of this is: Peeps season! I have some serious love in my [...]
More »DC Omnivore 100: #48, Eel
Unagi Sushi (Eel) by Madman the Mighty (Creative Commons) Have you ever been given someone something to eat, and been told “no, try it first, and then we will tell you what it is?” Then you are a very brave soul, especially if you were in college. I hope you survived the episode. I’m guilty [...]
More »Weekend Flashback: 2/20 – 2/22/09
Eisenhower Executive Building, courtesy of hpux735 Despite the chill in the air, the sky was (mostly) agreeable and due to the number of events going on this weekend, you guys were busy! DC Exposed to the Oscars to Kennedy Center concerts to bands to sports professional and not, you guys managed to capture quite the [...]
More »D.C.’s Big Beer Ban
Participation Lager… Originally uploaded by dharmabumx Well folks, it seems, much like the application of parking rates, D.C.’s leadership have painted with a large brush in order to solve a detailed problem. On February 9th, the D.C. Council enacted, at the behest of of several ANC members, a ban on the sale of single bottles [...]
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