Archive for March, 2009
Oh, for the love of charcuterie!
‘_MG_7998′
courtesy of ‘titlap’
WLDC Author Jenn and I were recently at happy hour together, musing over charcuterie. More specifically, how we could probably live off of only charcuterie platters happily for the rest of our lives – I mean, meat + cheese, add in some wine and bread… does it get ANY better?
Well, apparently it does, [...]
Time’s Running Out…
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
WeLoveDC is on the nomination list over at the Washington City Paper for the area’s best blog. If you love our content, our design and/or our authors, head over and vote for us! We’d totally love you for it. Honest!
Voting ends March 15, so make sure you not only vote, but Twitter [...]
We Love Drinks: Equinox, Redux
It was a case of double trouble when I met Katie for a We Love Drinks special at Equinox’s Chocolate Happy Hour. As two of the food and drink fanatics here at We Love DC, we thought it would be fun to head out together to one of Katie’s favorite spots, a place I’d actually [...]
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‘Reflecting Pool – Caught In the Day’s First Light – 9-30-08′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
The past few days I’ve been in New York City on business, and never before have I been struck with such love for our city. I’ve already aired my grievances about the big apple, but this trip particularly reinforced my love of the [...]
Farmers’ Markets Reopening Soon
‘Dupont Circle Farmers Market’
courtesy of ‘runneralan2004′
Already with the vernal mercury rising, the fresh produce offerings at Eastern Market and Dupont Circle–open throughout the year–have greatly improved. I was psyched to see the return of of apples, tomatoes, brussel sprouts and various other goodies (yum, samples!) when I passed through Eastern Market on Sunday. This weekend [...]
FBI Raiding OCTO
‘the very scary but not secret service’, courtesy of ’spiggycat’
Stay tuned. (Updating with latest info first.)
3:05 Update: Segraves is reporting now that the White House knew about the raid before it went off this morning. Well, that’s good news I suppose.
11:56 Update: According to WTOP, both men are being held on bribery charges. At this [...]
We Love to Travel: Weather Survival Guide
There are supposed to be two guarantees in life: death, and taxes. I think they missed one: airline delays and cancellations.
As our recent “snowstorm” – and our upcoming thunderstorm season – prove, airlines can cancel flights for just about any reason. Snow that might appear? Canceled. Too much wind? Canceled. Plastic bag blew on to [...]
Park View Station My Ass
Greater Greater Washington has an interesting idea gone all wrong. They’ve thought to rename Metro stations to be shorter and more logical. On the whole, I’d love the concept, as names like “U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo” are a run-on joke. But GGW better watch what it suggests.
To think that the Metro [...]
Stop “Lie To Me” Lies
Continuing the TV shows that feature Washington, DC, I’m watching Lie to Me and I’m finding the show actually lies about DC. In between indoor action scenes, they flash images of DC. Most are spot on, the DC Convention Center for example. While others, not so much.
Note this photo of Adams-Morgan. [...]
Metro Tops Google
‘camera bag on shoulder tripod’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Kudos to Michael Perkins over at Greater Greater Washington: from his efforts and many, many other Metro riders, WMATA is finally going to release schedule and routing info into the open Google Transit Feed Specification format by March 23. They announced this last night at the DC Council oversight [...]
Oh, Crap: Touring Arlington’s Water Pollution Control Plant
‘The merry band heads to the solids building’, courtesy of ‘mtngirl9999′
You might not think that many people would want to spend a Saturday morning in the sewer. At least I didn’t.
But when, in a fit of green curiosity, I tried to sign up for a tour of Arlington’s Water Pollution Control Plant last December, I [...]
St. Patty’s Day Celebrations
‘Battle-ready helmet’
courtesy of ‘quinn.anya’
DC is going green, but not in the sustainable way — more like the “you look a little green…how many Guinnesses have you had?” way. Last weekend was the giant St. Patrick’s Day parade in Alexandria, which is often accompanied by an entire day in the multiple Irish pubs in Old Town, [...]
VDOT YouTube – Your Tax Dollars At Work
Okay, I know it’s apocryphal for us to be linking to another blog <cough>BoingBoing</cough>, but while the video is cool and somewhat local (we had a shot of our own Wilson Bridge), I wonder if our tax dollars, besides going to the banks, insurance companies, and other misanthropes in another metro area <cough>New York</cough>, are now funding [...]
More »Dinner With a Spy
‘I spy with my Metro eye …..’ courtesy of ‘christaki’
Next week, the International Spy Museum is holding one of their annual “Dinner with a Spy” events. This year’s guest is Oleg Kalugin, former head of Soviet KGB operations in the U.S. during the Cold War. Today, Oleg is an American citizen and an outspoken critic [...]
What That Job REALLY Is…
(Comedy in DC will be back in two weeks. Tiff’s out west, so I’m stepping in with something a little different…)
Let’s face it: we’ve all perused the various online job postings recently, looking for that ‘perfect’ position we all secretly crave. But sometimes, when you go to interview or after you land that dream job, [...]
Barack Obama Chocolate at IAD
Photo by Wayan
Walking through Dulles, what do I spy but a desert only a Washingtonian could really appreciate: Change Chocolate sporting the likeness of our current President. Yes, I even bought a few bars to celebrate the sweetness of political success. Wouldn’t you?
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4,000 Gallons of Coal Ash in the Potomac
‘Ground Contamination’
courtesy of ‘thetardigrade’
4,000 gallons of toxic coal ash spilt upriver from the District today. There is no information yet on when this will reach DC, but if you’re a boater or swimmer, this would scream “off limits” for the river in ways the cold water just can’t.
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We Love Arts: Comic Art Indigene
Upstairs in the intimate Sealaska Gallery at the National Museum of the American Indian is a fascinating exhibition on the intersection between Native culture and a uniquely modern art form. “Comic Art Indigene,” now through May 31st, highlights over 35 artworks of various mediums from the earliest rock art and clay figurines through to classic [...]
More »Some free prints
‘Employment Wanted’
courtesy of ‘jeffmcneill’
If you’ve recently – or not-so-recently – fallen victim to some downsizing and lack quality printing at home, you might want to stroll over to one of our many FedEx locations today. They’re running a giveaway where you can get 25 copies of your resume printed for free. Oddly they’re limiting it [...]
Head Scarf=Bank Robber?
‘111: Cheap Sunglasses’
courtesy of ‘niseag03′
The AP is reporting this morning that employees of a Navy Federal Credit Union in St. Mary’s Co, MD asked to serve a Muslim woman in a back room because of her head scarf. I’m sorry…what?! She apparently put up with it once, and then demanded that she be served like [...]
