Archive for July, 2009

You Are Running Out of Time, Fruit Vendor.

In-joke now complete, thanks to screenshot from Thottbot.com A Bethesda Fruit Stand just off the highway was ordered to move its location or face sanction and they’ve decided to stand pat. Country Thyme sets up on River Road, which can be a fairly busy place to try to do commerce in the middle of the [...]

First Look: Columbia Firehouse

The exposed brick walls of the building at 109 Saint Asaph belonged first to the Columbia Steam Engine Company in 1871, and carry the weathered look that go with those 128 years, though they now surround the newly-open Columbia Firehouse. The same mix of old and new is the heart of Columbia, the latest venture [...]

Banita Jacks found 3/4 guilty.

’4249 Sixth Street, SE’ courtesy of ‘gingher’ Banita Jacks has been found guilty of murdering her three youngest daughters, but not guilty of murdering the eldest. More information to come. UPDATE: Clarifications are coming in now. Jacks has been found guilty of felony murder for all four girls, but guilty of first-degree murder (premeditated, as [...]

The Only Way To Read The Hill’s Pretty Fifty

D.C. under-represented in logo panties as well as congress

‘I Stand Behind Barack Obama!’ courtesy of ‘Pixilista’ Georgetown’s Vox Populi reports that the incoming class is working hard to get Victoria’s Secret to expand their offerings in their Collegiate Collection. No, I didn’t know that Victoria’s Secret sold college logo-wear either. Anyway, the only District school to be represented among their current offerings is [...]

DC a Top City for Singles

‘Happy Loving Couple, Farragut North Washington DC’ courtesy of ‘chip py the photo guy’ It’s always interesting to see how DC stacks up to other cities.  Apparently it’s the most walkable city, the healthiest city, and the best city for teleworking (?).  Well, here’s another honor: Forbes recently named it the 5th best city for [...]

Folks, I Fear The Worst Has Happened.

Comedy in DC: The Reruns Edition

‘Roast of Jay Hastings 82 – Version 2′ courtesy of ‘YoLoPey’ The comedy calendar hasn’t changed much since the last Comedy in DC feature, so today it’s just a short entry with a little review: There’s still the “There Will Be Laughter” show at the Drafthouse on Friday the 31st.  Hampton Yount and Will Hessler are [...]

Safety & Training

‘First aid kit’ courtesy of ‘Marcin Wichary’ Summer months in DC, with their high level of physical activity and tourism, often remind me of the importance of official training in basic first aid and safety.  Recently, for example, at a Saturday afternoon BBQ party, a friend of mine suddenly felt nauseous and woozy.  He sat [...]

Needed: Supplies For A Cause

‘Hold ‘em high’ courtesy of ‘Megan Garner’ At We Love DC, there are a few causes close to our hearts. One of them is Safe Shores, – The D.C. Children’s Advocacy Center. Safe Shores serves child and youth victims of abuse and witnesses to violence, with over 800 children and youth served annually. As children [...]

Drama Mama Kate Gosselin Moving to Rockville

Sewall-Belmont House Features Changemaking Artists

If you’re a DC feminist and you haven’t yet visited the Sewall-Belmont House I have two things to say to you: 1. For shame! The Sewall-Belmont house is a historical building and museum that once housed the suffragettes during the early twentieth century, back when it was still illegal for women to chill in hotels [...]

Alexandria Chief of Police Resigns/Retires

DC’s Great Streets: Part 2

View We Love DC’s Favorite Streets in a larger map The District of Columbia is a beautiful city, full of great streets that connect our favorite places.  In Part 1, you saw half of our authors’ favorite streets in DC.  The streets ranged from quiet, tree-lined residential streets to boulevards with views of the Capitol and thriving mixed-use [...]

Splish Splash Statues..and Free Yoga Mats

Cupcake For Me, Cupcake For You…

‘Southern Belle (160/365) (005/365)’ courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’ Yup, that’s right.  We’ve got another sweettooth focused shop opening in DC.  But seriously, can you really have too many options when it comes to confections?  My answer: No. Something Sweet, the newest member of the cupcake community, opens this week at 3706 Macomb Street NW, right across [...]

We Love Arts: Jim Reed, Stormchaser

For city dwellers and even for suburbanites, the weather is like a hallway — we pass through it, briefly and hurriedly on our way to our destination. Weather is something that comes across out path through desktop clients and Blackberry applications, something we endure between the house and our car, or from the metro and [...]

Final Pants Chapter?

Chief Failed Four Sobriety Tests

‘City of Alexandria Police Department’ courtesy of ‘cliff1066′ More details coming out about Alexandria Police Chief David Baker’s DUI arrest on Saturday. Apparently, the intoxicated Baker failed four field sobriety tests. Two hours later, he blew a 0.19 – twice the Virginia legal limit – in a breathalyzer test. Baker told police he’d had two [...]

Corporate Executive Board Offers Voluntary Layoff Package

‘food lines’ courtesy of ‘woodleywonderworks’ Despite how often we hear that DC is the closest thing to a “recession-proof” town because of all the government jobs here, private sector businesses continue to feel the crunch of tightening credit markets and an economy in which companies are cutting back on discretionary spending. Yesterday Arlington-based Corporate Executive [...]