Archive for July, 2009
We Love Drinks: DC9
“Are you sure this is the right place?”
I was witnessing a mesmerizing scene, social tension galore. The speaking girl’s perfect blonde updo was trembling as she stood in line with her equally coiffed crew. Deposited by a cab with a gaggle of well-heeled preps, it was obvious she’d never hit this part of town before. But leading [...]
Washingtonian Best Of Party In Review
Young Washington was out in full force last night at the 2009 Washingtonian Best Of party. Packed to the gills with preppy twentysomethings, DC’s best restaurants put on a show in the National Building Museum. Open bar, small samples from nearly 100 restaurants, we were certainly busy making the rounds. Who shone? Who flopped? Who [...]
More »Kastles Host McEnroe Tonight
John McEnroe by Max Cook
Tuesday night was a special night for Kastles fans, or more accurately, for Serena Williams fans. In front of a record sold out crowd, Williams and the Kastles made the Newport Beach Breakers look like a high school JV team. While Scott Oudsema and Leander Paes lost the opening men’s doubles [...]
We Love Weekends: July 18-19
‘Evening in the Pavilion’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye (sorta back)’
Oh yes, it’s almost the weekend again. Can you hang in a little longer? Here’s what we’re looking forward to this weekend:
Katie: I’m headed home for a good friend’s wedding this weekend. If I were to stick around DC, though, I’d probably play tourist a little bit and [...]
And now, my life is complete.
‘WTF!’
courtesy of ‘christaki’
I just need to share with you one of the ways in which the We Love DC Flickr Pool contributors make my life better on a daily basis. Not only do they provide many of the lovely photos which adorn and illustrate our entries, but they occasionally come up with gems like this [...]
If Only DC had a Llama Farm
Asstastic tea cup
Originally uploaded by carlweaver
It’s one of those days, I guess. I felt as asstastic as my tea cup at work today so I went home early to sleep it off. It seemed perfectly normal when I woke from a dream this afternoon, wondering about the llamas at the DC llama farm. What? You [...]
More »Shots Fired at Capitol, Constitution Blocked at Delaware Ave
We have reports coming in of gunfire near the Capitol. There has been a significant police response, and we’ve seen tweets that suggest that Constitution is closed at Delaware street headed west. Breaking News On suggests that a 35-year old male is headed to the hospital, and WUSA-TV has reported that this was [...]
More »Thanks for the hard-driving reporting, Washington Times
‘84/365 – Read me. Please.’
courtesy of ‘bp6316 (comp dead, catching up soon)’
I guess after WaPo’s public drubbing over ethical lapses this month the Washington Times was feeling a little left out. North Carolina newspaper The State has revealed a number of emails sent to Governor Sanford’s office while he AWOL and our other local paper [...]
Those are NOT lettuce leaves
I’m calling bullshit on PETA here. The models handing out veggie dogs are clearly NOT wearing “nothing but strategically placed lettuce leaves.” If it’s not clear from this photo, you can definitely see from this one. Green lace is not lettuce, and a veggie dog is not food.
But, you know, I’m sure the faux lettuce [...]
Vote DC’s Ed Walker into National Radio Hall of Fame
‘Studio Microphone’
courtesy of ‘curtis.kennington’
Ed Walker, American University graduate and DC radio legend, has been nominated to the National Radio Hall of Fame in the category “Local or Regional — Pioneer.” With his soothing voice and radio history expertise, Walker has hosted The Big Broadcast, a four hour radio show featuring classic radio programming from the [...]
Comedy in DC: Gimme Some Variety
‘Last night at Dr. Dremos – 35′ Hampton Yount
courtesy of ‘Aaron Webb’
Mid summer ( I KNOW, HOW IS IT THE MIDDLE OF JULY ALREADY?!) is kind of a weird time for comedy. The college audiences that fuel the smaller shows have gone home, but that also means that bored comics get… experimental.
In practice, that usually [...]
Flyers Beat Caps AGAIN
‘Tied Up’ courtesy of ‘clydeorama’
Yes, yes, I know. There’s no actual hockey going on. But, there is.
News came down today that the NHL and NBC have announced the teams and location for the 2009-10 Winter Classic. As expected, it’s in Boston at Fenway Park. Yep, the Boston Bruins hosting. And following prior year NHL logic, [...]
This is Why You’re Fat
‘Typical Beltway traffic’
courtesy of ‘brianmka’
This past week, Time Magazine ran an article on why southerners are so fat. The article was in response to a new report showing Mississippi as the state with the highest rate of obesity for the fifth year in a row. The top five heaviest states are all in the south: Mississippi, [...]
$3 Pizzas? $3 sparkling wine? I’m There.
‘Urbana Interior’
courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’
One of my favorite Dupont lunch and happy hour spots, Urbana, is turning 3 years old! Next week, July 20-26, they’re running some badass happy hour specials – most of them for only $3. This is a recessionista’s heaven!
First, they’re running happy hour specials (4 p.m. to 7 p.m.) featuring rotating $3 [...]
Harry Potterpalooza, Part 6
Last night, Harry Potter fans around the district lined up in a now years-old tradition of festive midnight releases of the latest cinema installment. Full disclosure: yours truly was among the eager fans at the midnight showings at Gallery Place. I say showings, because at Gallery Place alone there must have been 6 or 7 [...]
More »Would you like some sexy with that veggie dog?
‘hot dogs’
courtesy of ’stu_spivack’
Starting at 12pm, a scantily clad Playboy Playmate of the Year Jayde Nicole will be handing out free veggie hotdogs on Capitol Hill (Rayburn courtyard, to be specific). She’ll be wearing nothing but strategically placed lettuce leaves and handing out vegetarian starter kits along with the dogs as part of PETA’s “National [...]
Foggy Bottom Platform Escalator Fail
Foggy Bottom Platform Escalator Fail Originally uploaded by brownpau
So you know how the Foggy Bottom Station escalators are actually a two-layered system of bottlenecks? Today the platform-to-mezzanine bottleneck was made worse by one of the two up escalators being blocked off (at rush hour with no work being done on it at the time, natch) [...]
Frozen Treats: DC’s Best Creameries
‘Saturday Road trip’
courtesy of ‘gregoirevdb’
They tell me the first step is admitting you have a problem. So here it goes: I am shamelessly, hopelessly, horribly in love with ice cream. Now, I say ice cream, but in actuality, ice cream is a pretty generic term for what I really mean – frozen treats. I don’t [...]
