Archive for September, 2009
With SEU’s Accreditation Gone, Should They Lose Their Metro Stop Name?
As DCist points out this morning, SEU has lost their accreditation, and has cancelled their Fall Term and will not be accepting new students. With a graduation rate at around 14% (and that’s within six years!), it’s not exactly surprising that their accreditation was pulled. My question though is, should the Metro rename [...]
More »VA Seeks Execution Date for Muhammad
‘Medication’
courtesy of ‘a.drian’
Virginia is looking to set a date to put convicted DC Sniper John Allen Muhammed to death, sometime around the middle of November. If you’re new-ish to the city, you might not remember the reign of terror that Muhammad and his accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo put the city under, so go brush [...]
Can I have that sign for my desk?
’stop rewarding failure’
courtesy of ’spiggycat’
I was out of town and missed all the protest-liciousness on the Mall this weekend (and the National Black Family Reunion, which kind of got overshadowed in the middle of it), and I’m really not going to get into a conversation about the merits of the various sub-demographics of protestors… I [...]
DC Public Libraries Facing Staff Cuts
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
DC’s Public Library system is facing the possibility of staff cuts due to continuing budget-tightening related to the economic downturn. Chief Librarian Ginnie Cooper says that she doesn’t expect it to come to that, but if the DCPL operating budget is cut any further, staffing is the only item left to cut. [...]
DDOE Helps with Winter Blues
‘Cheverly – Double Stop – 3-2-09′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
I don’t like winter. There are a lot of reasons why, but one of the big ones is that heating and electricity bills go WAY up in those short, cold days. But for all you district residents, the District Department of Energy is trying to help. If you [...]
Weekend Flashback: 9/11 – 9/13/09
‘urchin head’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Welcome back to the workweek, everyone. More great shots from area photographers ready to grace your computer monitor; don’t worry, I’ve avoided anything regarding the Redskins so you can at least slip into some avoidance therapy today.
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Why I Love DC: Rebecca
‘It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine…’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
I moved to DC in January 2006. I had visited a few times before: a hormone-ridden Middle School trip, a brief look at GW and Maryland during the exhaustive college search and a one-day journey to pick my sister up [...]
Free-for-all ends tomorrow
‘The Taming of the Shrew’
courtesy of ‘hans s’
We’ve reached the last three performances of the Washington Shakespeare Company’s Free-for-all production of The Taming of the Shrew. Tonight and tomorrow night at 8pm and a 2pm matinee tomorrow. In all three cases the box office will start issuing tickets two hours before showtime (ie, 6pm for [...]
White House Farmer’s Market Opens Next Week!
‘Carrots’
courtesy of ’staceyviera’
According to the Washington Post, the Farmer’s Market on Vermont between McPherson and Lafayette Squares has been approved, which is great news. It opens next week, so now’s the time to find a sturdy bag to protect your veggies on the way home. The even cooler news is that food stamps, WIC, and [...]
Foodie Round-Up (Sept. 7th-11th)
‘That’s Hot’courtesy of ’staceyviera’
Is it just me, or is today quite possibly the worst Friday in recent months? Between the significance of the day, some massive MASSIVE “exercise training” fails, and general crankiness, I’m just not feeling it. But you know what makes me feel better? Food. So without much other pomp and circumstance, here’s [...]
Prince of Petworth’s New Work Wardrobe: Pajamas
‘IMG_6430′
courtesy of ‘abbybatchelder’
It’s a long-standing joke on the We Love DC authors mailing list about how much better life would be if we could all just quit our jobs and work on the site full time. Prince of Petworth’s Dan Silverman is now living the blogger dream; he’s quit his job to run PoP full [...]
Where We Live: River East
Welcome to another Where We Live. Today we’ll be exploring the communities of River East, on the other side of the river that DC sometimes forgets about: Anacostia, Congress Heights, and Barry Farm. These neighborhoods have rich histories, and are currently seeing massive new redevelopment projects. Read on for the places to go and things [...]
More »We Love Drinks: Cork
There’s a slew of new boozy places in town, and I’m going to be busy trying to hit them all. So I thought for this week’s edition of Drinks I’d focus on a bar that has been on my list for a while, but somehow haven’t gotten around to writing about.
Well, maybe I was being selfish!
Cork was a [...]
Free burgers and rides for some on Monday
‘a vegan is crying…………….’
courtesy of ‘LaTur’
On Monday – at undisclosed times and locations – McDonalds representatives will be outside metro stops handing out coupons for transit fares and McD’s new-ish angus burgers. Although Reuters claims the city specifics won’t be announced till the day before, we just got a release from a local PR firm [...]
We’re Rooting for (Steroids for) Teddy!
‘Teddy at Nats Game’
courtesy of ‘travelcorx’
Poor, Teddy. You used that giant head of yours to muster up a plan to use That Darn Cat to help you cheat and win, but someone foiled you. We hope you found that rat and fed him to the Cat.
If you’re just tuning in, Tuesday night’s President’s Race at [...]
