Archive for June, 2009
It’s Our Party, We’ll <3 DC If We Wanna
‘Hearts on Yellow Wall’
courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
Hey! The coolest people in DC all have plans on Wednesday night, July 1st. They’ll all be hanging out at the Science Club, celebrating the first birthday of this here blog. And you’ll be there, right? Of course you will, cause you’re a mighty cool kid!
In addition to some [...]
ZOMG, A BUG!
ZOMGOriginally uploaded by mikehill33
Continuing in our proud tradition of blogging about amusing license plates, I present this one, found by Friend-of-We-Love-DC Mike Hill. There are so many possible applications of this:
ZOMG! That jackass just cut me off!
ZOMG! I just spilled my coffee in my lap!
ZOMG! I missed my exit!
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Red Line Returning
‘Empty Ride’
courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’
WUSA 9 reports that WMATA reopened the Ft. Totten and Brookland-CUA stations this morning, showing signs that the situation on the Red Line is returning to normal. At present, the Takoma Park station remains closed as crews work to remove the wreckage from Monday’s crash. WMATA has not provided a time table for when [...]
Dear Bill Bryson, I Have a Bone to Pick With You
‘The Lost Continent’
courtesy of ‘jmerelo’
Bill Bryson is kind of a jerk. This thought crossed my mind once every few chapters as I read his 1989 novel The Lost Continent. This was my first experience reading Bryson, though his name and bookjackets are so ubiquitous I figure he must have some friends at the New York [...]
Virgin Mobile Fest Moves to Merriweather, Drops Ticket Charge
Yes, that’s right, the Virgin Mobile Festival is now a free ticket. The event will be a one-day gig, instead of two, and now has moved to Merriweather Post Pavilion, down from Pimlico in Baltimore. The headliners of this year’s fest, dated August 30th, are Weezer and Blink-182, with Franz Ferdinand, Jet, The [...]
More »Folklife Festival 2009 Starts Tomorrow!
‘Untitled’
courtesy of ‘Smithsonian Institution’
Okay, so this photo is from a previous year’s Folklife Festival, but give me a break: The Smithsonian Folklife Festival starts tomorrow! YAY! I get sort of ridiculously excited about this, since visiting the Festival generally involves beating sun, ridiculous humidity, and not nearly enough bottled water… but it also involves music [...]
DC Mythbusting: The DC Streetcar System
‘Washington, DC View east down F Street NW no date’
courtesy of ‘army.arch’
Welcome to another edition of DC Mythbusting. In order to avoid thinking about the terrible accident on Metro yesterday, I’m going to transport you back in time to when DC had another transit system. That’s right, our fair city was served by a streetcar [...]
Red Sox Donate World Series Items to Smithsonian
Red Sox President Larry Lucchino was joined by Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield at the National Museum of American History this morning, where the Red Sox donated artifacts to the Museum. They donated a Base from the 2004 World Series, and a Game-worn Jon Lester Jersey from the 2007 World Series. The artifacts [...]
More »We Love Arts: The Seagull on 16th Street
Most people don’t associate Chekhov with comedy. We think Russia in all caps, passion with a punch, alcoholics, suicides, depressives. And yes, there’s a lot of that. Except it can all be pretty hysterical stuff, as Theater J’s adaptation of “The Seagull” proves. It’s a thin line between tragedy and comedy, and Chekhov certainly meant us [...]
More »Drink With (and For) the DC RollerGirls
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
Tomorrow night the DC Rollergirls will host a send-off party at DC 9 in advance of their trip to the East Coast Derby Extravaganza (ECE) in Philly. Doors open at 8:30 and the $8 cover will go to support travel expenses for the team. Entertainment will be ample, with three live acts [...]
Sick People on Orange Line
In the aftermath of yesterday’s Metro crash I went with my backup plan today of skipping the Red Line in favor of the Orange. A malfunction had just occurred at Eastern Market, causing some delays, but a train arrived soon enough at Capitol South — then was held for ten minutes due to a sick [...]
More »VA Yoga Week
‘Our Colors’
courtesy of ‘lululemon athletica’
Yogis and NoVa dwellers, take note: this week is Virginia Yoga Week. The Web site says, “Participating studios and independent teachers are asked to offer one free class during the week and one five dollar class each day. Finish this fabulous week with an afternoon of free yoga on Sunday, June [...]
We Love Food: Eatonville
‘Eatonville’
courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’
So I’ll let you in on a little secret, new restaurants. Sometimes two of the blonde single lady authors of We Love DC hit the town together, and judge you. You can spot us, cause we ask a bunch of questions, giggle to ourselves, and take tons of pictures of our food [...]
Metro Crash Update: Death Toll Rises, Press Conference at 8am
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Good morning everyone. First, some updates in the overnight:
The death toll rose to nine overnight, including the operator of the striking train. We’re expecting a press conference at 8am this morning, which I’ll cover live in this story. As you might imagine, with the system on full [...]
In the Aftermath of the Metro Crash: Tips for Tuesday
Tomorrow is going to be a very, very difficult day for many. Our hearts go out to those who’ve lost loved ones, or were injured in the catastrophe. But, we must go on, and we must learn from what happened. We have to get ready for tomorrow.
Let’s start with what’s [...]
Metro Derailment, Collision at Fort Totten, 6 Dead
Courtesy of WUSA-9 via Twitter & Flickr
Courtesy of NBC Washington via Twitter & Flickr
Shortly after 5pm today, two Metro Red Line trains collided just outside the Fort Totten Metro station. Systemwide delays in the middle of rush hour are now to be expected. It’s not clear at this time if there were any [...]
Metro Red Line Train Collision
There has been a train collision on the Red Line between Fort Totten and Takoma Park. Updates here.
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Jammie Pants are the New Suits
‘Oliver and Me’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
My favorite Metro complaint outlet Unsuck DC Metro reports that the guys seen sporting business-wear on the top, lazy jammie pants on the bottom this morning at Metro Center were part of a guerrilla marketing campaign encouraging peeps to work from home. The campaign, reports Unsuck DC Metro, [...]
