Archive for February, 2009

Talkin’ Transit: O Bus, Where Art Thou?

‘waiting’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Chock full of WMATA today.
First up, it looks like the Circulator will be taking over one or two Metrobus routes this spring. This would increase the local service to five looping routes from the current three. Which routes aren’t yet determined, but Circulator officials have stated they can offer the same service as [...]

Ray’s the Interview

‘Where the magic happens’
courtesy of ‘Dave ‘Coconuts’ Kleinschmidt’
Reader Brian commented over on our rays-has-moved post with a link to something he wrote today about the Ray’s move, including a short interview with Ray’s owner Michael Landrum but it demands more prominent attention than that. Take a look; it had a tidbit that I, at least, [...]

Riggle It

‘ROB RIGGLE’
courtesy of ‘Robotclaw666′
The Daily Show really seems to have a knack for turning out the big stars: Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, and Ed Helms (now on The Office as Andy) all took their turns as correspondants before their current gigs.
So who’s excited that Rob Riggle, one of my favorites because he’s so obnoxious and [...]

We Love Arts: The Dog in the Manger

DOGRHRSL_039
courtesy of shakespearetheatreco
I opened The Washington Post today and found Peter Marks’ glowing review of The Dog in the Manger and thought “yep, yep, yes, yes! Exactly right!” Then I thought “shit, what’s left for me to say?”
Who are we kidding? Of course I can still find something to say.
Seriously – while I don’t agree [...]

James Beard Award: Best Chef Nominees

‘The Pancake Maker’
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
WLDC would like to congratulate all the DC metro area chefs who were nominated in the Best Chef: MidAtlantic category for the prestigious James Beard Awards:

Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve
Anthony Chittum, Vermilion
Haidar Karoum, Proof
Peter Pastan, Obelisk
Tom Power, Corduroy
Vikram Sunderam, Rasika

José Andrés of Minibar was nominated for the Outstanding Chef award, taking company [...]

Random Act of Kindness

‘at least we’re not outside anymore!’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
I was just at metro center when a train went out of service. All the passengers unloaded and the operator blinked the lights and the train went black. A man standing near me on the platform randomly reached out to hold the door open and then I saw [...]

See ya, quitters

‘Action!’
courtesy of ‘curran.kelleher’
Well, it looks like all but a done deal – DC United is going to head over into Maryland’s PG County because they want someone to build them a new stadium. I only have two suggestions: forget this horse-hockey about keeping the name – you’re not welcome to it. You want to be [...]

We Love Food: Equinox

‘proof.glass.2′
courtesy of ‘Ghost_Bear’
Situated on Farragut Square in the Downtown corridor, Equinox is unassuming on the outside. With a glassed-in atrium, it looks like it was once a lunch eatery or an after-work bar spot that has been transformed, to the best of an interior decorator’s ability, to an upscale dining room. After having a wonderful [...]

Cooking Classes for The Rest of Us

‘Day 14: Rachel Cooking’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
My roommate and I regularly burn things, under-cook things, and generally make a mess in the kitchen. It’s sort of a trial by error approach to cooking, but hey – that’s how you learn right? Well, until now. Cookology, a recreational cooking school, opened out in Dulles Town Center on [...]

Urban Gardening Forum on Saturday

It may be the middle of winter, with freezing temps back and more talk of wintry mix coming from the weathermen, but it’s not too soon to start thinking about planting your garden. RootingDC is holding their second annual Urban Gardening Forum this Saturday at the Carnegie Library.
The forum is designed to bring DC Gardeners [...]

Photo Flashback: George Washington’s Birthday Parade

Yesterday, we headed out to the “largest parade celebrating George Washington’s Birthday in the USA!” – Alexandria’s George Washington Birthday Parade. How can you beat that as the perfect homage to President’s Day? Here it is in a photo review, from clowns to horseback riders, the parade had it all.
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Drive-by Truckers at the 9:30

‘Patterson’
courtesy of ‘Teecycle Tim’
DBT’s going to be at the 9:30 both Friday and Saturday, and if you’re not familiar with the band you might find this album review from 2001 interesting. “Rock opera” is a concept that makes me think Styx in the 80s, but the concept of following the path of Lynyrd Skynyrd is [...]

24 in DC: Episode Seven (4:00 to 5:00)

Jack and the Capitol 2
courtesy of tbridge
Hey there everyone. Tom and Tiff are currently being held captive in a basement of a Los Angeles bodega Dupont-area shop  so I’m going to be judging tonight’s battering of our beloved down. Jack don’t want to hurt you, DC, but you just make Jack so ANGRY….
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Free Z Burgers Today

Get them while they’re hot! The Z Burger chain in Glover Park (not sure if this applies to all DC Z Burgers) is giving out free burgers tonight. These burgers seem less greasy than Five Guys and more like the homemade from your backyard barbecue type. Choose from a long list of [...]

Big-head racing tryouts

‘Look, there’s my island!’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
WTOP has a fun piece here – complete with video! – from the tryout for people to be the racing presidents.
I have to wonder how fair it is to do tryouts when the weather is like this rather than the OMG MUGGY HOT DYING it’ll be when they’re suited up [...]

Sports Fix: Capital Delight

‘090127 Alex Ovechkin’ courtesy of ‘Dan4th’
Ben here, filling in for Tom as he wings his way back across the Atlantic. He’ll have more National angst in a couple weeks, I’m sure.
Capitals
Record: 36-16-5 (77 points)
Position in Division / Conference: First / Tied for second
Two words to describe the current sports darlings in town: On fire.
And at [...]

Mama Ayesha’s Presidential Mural

Mama Ayesha’s Presidential Mural
Originally uploaded by carlweaver

I was walking with my lovely wife to get some Ethiopian food in Adams Morgan yesterday when I saw this mural on the side of Mama Ayesha’s restaurant at 1967 Calvert Street, NW. There’s Mama Ayesha posing in front of the White House with all the presidents from Ike [...]

RW Extender

‘a vegan is crying…………….’
courtesy of ‘LaTur’
Last night kicked off one of my favorite weeks of the year, restaurant week. Places are slammed with people looking for cheap eats, and plenty of places extend their RW picks beyond just this week. WaPo’s GOG has the full list, but I’ve narrowed down my picks for you so [...]

Weekend Flashback: 2/13 – 2/15/09

My Valentine, courtesy of imageining
And a Happy Belated Valentine’s Day to you all. Hope your weekend was full of everything you wanted it to be.
So what did you all do this past “weekend o’ love”? Well, after the jump, find out what some of your fellow residents and visitors were snapping photos of around the [...]

We Love Arts: Disney on Ice

Okay, I get it, I know, Disney on Ice: Disneyland Adventure isn’t something you’d ususally find on WLDC, nor would it be something that I would typically write about as an author, but when you’re offered comp tickets, I mean – hey? Who would turn down some good old quality time reliving your childhood? Plus, [...]