Archive for May, 2009
New Metro Video!
Metro has released a new video for riders, providing instructions for riding Metro the same way a flight attendant provides airplane safety instructions. In the same part creepy/part really entertaining/part informative mix of Metro’s other videos, this one includes a computer-generated flight attendant and four Metro passengers. My favorite part is when the three remaining passengers [...]
More »Pepco Tried to Sponsor Screen on the Green
‘DSC_1551.jpg’
courtesy of ‘Spodie Odie’
It was no avail, however. Turns out that the event was not really supported by a sponsorship effort in the traditional sense — Screen on the Green wasn’t set up as a collaborative effort between the local government with HBO footing the bill or providing the hardware. According to Pepco Social Media [...]
Weekend Flashback: 5/15 – 5/17/2009
‘Rolling In’ courtesy of ‘Rob Shenk’
To many, this past weekend was our last before the throngs of tourists flood our fair District. Starting this upcoming 3-day weekend, the ’summer’ season opens up and quiet weekends around town will be nothing but a memory until after Labor Day.
But even though the ‘official’ start of the summer [...]
Post Hunt is On!!
Originally uploaded by erin m
Good luck to all our Post Hunters out there who are searching for clues. I know that fearless editor & chief techie for We Love DC Don Whiteside is out traversing the city at this very moment looking for the answers to all of the questions. On the line? [...]
Making Spring Fridays Better, One Glass at a Time
‘When life gives you lemons…’
courtesy of ‘_cck_’
Okay guys, it’s late Friday afternoon. It’s been a long week. I’m ready for the weekend, and I need a drink.
The Post’s cooking blogger, Kim O’Donnel, has provided the perfect weekend cocktail recipe: Bourbon Cherry Lemonade. I’ll be having one of these shortly after arriving home, I think. Who’s [...]
Happy Hour Food: Health Kick
‘Vino’
courtesy of ‘marciadc’
A few weeks ago, I put together a happy hour food guide for particularly yummy fried food in the DC area. This was easy. Almost too easy, if you will, because every bar in the world has fried happy hour food, most of it yummy because it’s fried. Duh.
So I decided to stretch [...]
Monumental: West Potomac Park
‘Tidal Basin path’ courtesy of ‘brianmka’
Don’t laugh, but it could be that Nirvana is something like sitting in West Potomac Park on a beautiful day in spring. This past Sunday was one of those near-perfect days in DC: Bright warm sun, low humidity, slight breeze. I sat facing the river, the encouraging cheers of softball [...]
Terra Cotta PR Warriors
‘Third tray of tyranids warriors and genestealers’
courtesy of ‘jon_a_ross’
I’m a little amazed at the saturation of promotion for this event that’s half a year away. We’ve gotten press releases here, there’s signage in the metro, the living statues in Union Station and Gallery Place, and sponsorship blurbs on NPR.
It sounds neat but who plans their [...]
Get Healthy, Alexandria!
‘lots of plastic bottles’ courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Tomorrow, the city of Alexandria is inviting residents and visitors to celebrate the launch of Mayor William D. Euille’s “Get Healthy for Life, Alexandria” initiative. Developed in collaboration with local health and fitness organizations, the event is a community effort to encourage healthier eating and living.
The event’s kick-off is [...]
DC a “Bargain”?
‘It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine…’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
According to a new list put out by Forbes.com, Washington, DC is the third-best ‘bargain’ city, behind Phoenix, AZ and Austin, TX. The list is a look at the country’s 50 largest metro areas among four data points: average salary [...]
Caps Hockey – DC’s Newest Bandwagon
‘090127 Alex Ovechkin’ courtesy of ‘Dan4th’
So Wednesday night saw the end of what could arguably be the best Caps season in recent history. Despite the letdown of Game 7, Caps fans – diehards and bandwagoners alike – can walk away with heads held high.
Should I remind you why?
1. Alexander Ovechkin. Every year, he gets better. [...]
Terra Cotta Warrior at Union Station
Warrior Outside Union Station Originally uploaded by brownpau
If you pass through the Union Station 1st St NE entrance this afternoon, you might see this guy made up and posing as a living statue under the arches beside a chalk drawing on the floor.
Looks like a promo for an upcoming National Geographic Museum exhibit, Terra Cotta [...]
Bobby Lew’s, Bossa Lounge, Now Without Liquor
‘The Argonaut Bar’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
The Going Out Gurus reported that Bobby Lew’s Saloon and Bossa Lounge had their liquor licenses revoked yesterday for low food sales. Sad for those of you in Adams Morgan who pretty much just drink there, surprise, surprise.
Molly Gannon from the WaPo shared with us that Adams Morgan ANC Commissioner Bryan [...]
The Newspaper Roundup
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
If the doomsayers are to be believed, the above picture is the only way people are going to be experiencing print-based newspapers in the near future: as a museum piece. The future’s not quite that simple, nor is the current situation in the news reporting world as cut and dried as you [...]
Backyard Chicken, Not on the Grill
‘chicks-4 weeks’
courtesy of ‘goosegrease’
With all of the gardening, CSA vegetable-picking, and farmers’ market scouting we’ve been doing, our friends have started half-jokingly suggesting that we raise livestock. More and more of my extended social circle have been raving about keeping chickens in their backyard for egg-laying purposes. I looked into it (because fresh eggs from [...]
New Bike Racks Everywhere!
‘Stumptown Coffee Bike Parking’
courtesy of ‘The Lebers’
Bike to Work Day (that’s tomorrow, in case you’ve been living under a rock) is not only good for the environment for a day, it’s great for DC permanently. Everyone’s freaking out about how to accomodate all those bikers, so all across the city different groups have been installing [...]
Make a run up to Baltimore for this burger (then waddle back)
image courtesy of Mother’s Federal Hill Grille
I think I’m going to have to make a road (or, more likely, commuter train tracks) trip up to Baltimore to give Mother’s “heart attack on a plate” a try. I’ve been intrigued by the idea of the battered and deep-fried burger since I saw one on the Food [...]
