Archive for April, 2009
DC Omnivore 100: #78 Snails
‘Brasserie Beck’
courtesy of ‘webjedi’
Originally, this Omnivore update was for another topic, which was “Beer above 8%” (and will show up soon), but after taking a look at the menu at Brasserie Beck, the Belgian-styled gastropub downtown, I figured I’d better shift focus.
So you ask, “snails?”, what is the most joked about cuisine when you’re trying [...]
DC Sex math
‘Suggestive by composition’
courtesy of ‘primplan’
I’m a fan of XKCD and the other day he ran a comic based on a calculation of the likelyhood someone is having sex within X distance of you. I couldn’t resist, and ran the numbers for D.C. With a population of 591,833 (as of 7/1/08 according to the census bureau) [...]
Baltimore: A Heartbeat Away from Being As Awesome As DC
‘Opening Day Tickets’
courtesy of ‘charmcitygavin’
One of the cool things about DC is that it’s relatively easy to get the President of the United States to swing by and throw out the first pitch of your team’s baseball season. I happen to think it’s cool no matter what I think of the person occupying the office [...]
Lost Kayak?
Lost Kayak? – Acadia DC 3128 N Originally uploaded by brownpau
Did someone lose a kayak on the Potomac River recently? I just spotted this one floating downstream beside Washinton Harbour this morning, “Acadia DC 3128 N.” If it didn’t get stuck there I expect it might be down at Kennedy Center by now.
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Opening Day!
I wait for this day, every year. Baseball sleeps deep in me each winter, and its return is one I celebrate like a friend who’s come home after a long sojourn. Today marks Opening Day, and I’ll spare you long speeches (but, if you want one, you can read mine) about the game, [...]
More »Weekend Flashback: 4/3 – 4/5/09
Macro Blossoms II/Washington DC, courtesy of base10
Did you get out to see the blossoms, like seemingly everyone else around here and along the East Coast? A gorgeous weekend – even with high wind bursts on Saturday – couldn’t damper the Cherry Blossom Festival and many blooms remained attached to their branches. Which meant they were [...]
The Butcher’s Block Opens
‘The Captain’
courtesy of ‘EssG’
The two foodie trends of Spring ‘09 I’ve noticed? Brunch and raw meat. Not necessarily together, thank goodness, but still – breakfast and meat-eries are going strong this year. Adding to the line of new butchers/charcuterie places is The Butcher’s Block, a Market by RW, located at 1600 King Street, next door [...]
Congrats Champs!
‘Ovechkin and Green Celebrate Again’
courtesy of ‘clydeorama’
Even though the Caps lost tonight against the still-alive Nashville Predators Buffalo Sabres, the loss came in overtime, which gave the Caps a much-needed point. That point clinched the Southeast Division for them; for the second year in a row, you can call the Caps “Division Champs.”
Congrats to Coach [...]
DC Victory Gardens: Planting
When last we left our intrepid gardeners, we were all on the path toward clearing up the land and getting ready for garden season. We’ve had some positive developments out at the farm, getting all the soil tilled and turned for planting, and some setbacks at the quarter acre, related to a section of [...]
More »Rabies in Fairfax County
‘Some rabies sign from the 1950’s?’
courtesy of ’smalltownguy22′
Fairfax County authorities are alerting residents to several incidents of rabid animals around the county. So if you’re out that way, please check to ensure that your pets are up-to-date on their vaccinations (required by law for all dogs and cats almost everywhere, including Fairfax County). Make sure [...]
I Love DC: An Ode
As is the task of all the We Love DC bloggers, I set down to put what I love about this place into words. However, as I’m the upteenth member of the team, I had a feeling that much of what I could contribute would have been well-tred soil. So, instead, I have composed an [...]
More »Ritz Camera closeouts start tomorrow
‘Day 60: Going Out of Business’
courtesy of ‘quinn.anya’
I spent several years of my young life working in Uncle Chuck’s Camera Emporium Wolf Camera, so on my priority list going into a Ritz Camera ranks somewhere between… swapping hankerchiefs with SARS carriers and stabbing myself in the face.
However, Dealmac reveals that the closeout sales start tomorrow. [...]
Bitter sweet&soggy
‘Hold onto your hats!’
courtesy of ‘lorigoldberg’
We’re getting much-needed rain today. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows our region as being in moderate drought conditions, so this rainfall is good news. It’s not a one-shot fix, though – Capitol Weather pointed out at the end of last month that we were a full five inches below normal, [...]
Foodie Round-Up (March 30-April 3)
‘a healthier pie’
courtesy of ’staceyviera’
It’s been a reasonably busy foodie week out there. So let’s jump straight into all the news that’s fit to eat in the District.
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Monumental: Cherry Blossoms
On March 26, 1912, probably the most famous ‘monument’ in the Washington DC area arrived from Japan: 3,020 cherry trees.
Year after year, these trees bloom in a beautiful display that gives us a sure-fire sign that spring is upon us. It’s also the time of the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival and probably brings the [...]
The Real World DC??
‘the politico’
courtesy of ‘erin m’
ZOMG yes please. Now, before you get as excited as me, this intel source is a Gawker poll trying to project the site of the 23rd season of MTV’s The Real World. In the voting, however, DC is listed in second place… right behind “A watery grave” (27%).
The current season takes [...]
Pillow Fight Saturday
Left wondering what to do with those old, deflated pillows?
Problem solved: At 2PM on the National Mall in front of the Smithsonian Castle or at 3PM in Dupont Circle, show up with a CONCEALED SOFT pillow – in a bag, backpack or something similar and act completely nonchalant. Wait for the crowd to gather [...]
Premiere: Inside Guantanamo
‘Obama: Shut Down Guantanamo’
courtesy of ‘mike.benedetti’
Mentioning Guantanamo Bay incites different reactions in different people, but almost everyone has a passionate take on the issue. One of President Obama’s first actions when he took office was to sign a bill to close Guantanamo within a year, so this couldn’t have been a better time for National [...]
