Archive for November, 2009
Streetcars En Route
The Streetcars that will ride the rails in Anacostia in 2011 or 2012 left Ostrava, Czech Republic today first via flatbed truck, and then they’re bound for a cross-Atlantic ship to get here to the District in about 4-6 weeks. The three cars cost $10M to procure and have been in storage at the [...]
More »Ex-Maryland Police Chief Sells Stolen Gun To Civilian
‘Guarding Justice’
courtesy of ‘Photos by Chip Py’
You know the economy’s bad when you’ve got local officials selling off their “office supplies” to make an extra buck.
Former Morningside, MD Police Chief David Eichelberger was indicted on five counts after allegedly stealing a gun from the Morningside Police Department. To make matters worse, Eichelberger sold the Glock [...]
Learning About St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
‘St Elisabeth’s Hospital – Autopsy is also a spectator sport’
courtesy of ’spiggycat’
While poking around through the We Love DC Flickr pool this morning, I ran across spiggycat’s set of photos from a recent tour of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Anacostia. Since that was the second time in the space of a week someone mentioned touring [...]
10 Years Later & People Are Still Talking About “The Blair Witch Project” — Really? Really!
‘Blair Witch Project’
courtesy of ‘Catchpenny’
The appeal behind The Blair Witch Project never made any sense to me. In fact, I’m jealous that someone thought of such a simple idea and made a decent profit off of it.
With that said, Burkittsville, MD officials announced today that the small western Maryland town will be replacing the four [...]
We Love Arts: Disco Pigs
The joy of being so entwined you can finish each other’s thoughts… the pain when those thoughts become dissonant.
For one hour in a small black box theater, Madeleine Carr and Rex Daugherty command your attention with these extreme emotions, in Solas Nua’s production of “Disco Pigs.” It’s rare that I cry at the theater – [...]
Bambi isn’t so cute when he’s destroying your park.
‘buck up!’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Fairfax County’s deer population is so out of control that they’re actually permitting hunting in Colvin Run and Laurel Mill parks. Experienced hunters who are members of Suburban Whitetail Deer Management of Northern Virginia will be able to enter the parks in early morning hours to hunt deer using compound bows (not [...]
It’s Here! It’s Here! It’s Almost Here!
‘Twilight candy’
courtesy of ‘Joe in DC’
I didn’t see the 2008 blockbuster Twilight in the theater. In fact, like many non-tweens, I pretty much missed all the hype/hubbub surrounding its release. I figured it was one of those Miley Cyrus/Hanana Montana movies, and lord knows I’d never go anywhere near that crap. But then one wintry [...]
American Red Cross Auctions Off History To Close Defecit
‘Hospital’
courtesy of ’saturnism’
Rose Percy’s long stint with the American Red Cross comes to close today. The 23-inch, Tiffany jewelry wearing,wax doll is being auctioned off in an effort to expunge the $33 million budget deficit the Red Cross has amassed over time.
Rose isn’t the only treasure being sold. Nurse uniforms from World War I in [...]
Feature Photo
I’d Very Much Enjoy a Cup of Tea by M.V. Jantzen
It was difficult to decide which photo to write about this week, but in the end I decided to go with one that captures an amazing event that is still fresh in my mind, the DC Tweed Ride. I don’t think anyone expected DC’s first [...]
The Passenger Embarks
‘Peychaud Rinse’
courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’
The long-awaited new venture of the brothers Brown is set to open this Thursday. Yes, The Passenger is ready for embarkation on 7th Street, in the old bar space of the Warehouse Theater complex. It sounds rather rock-n-roll to me, with Tom Brown (formerly of Cork) slinging up made-to-taste cocktails, including [...]
Five Guys Makes Ad Age’s “America’s Hottest Brands” List
‘Five Guys’
courtesy of ‘SWP Moblog’
Well, lookie here, Lorton-Baltimorebased chain Five Guys has made it on to Advertising Age’s “America’s Hottest Brands” List. Long heralded by DCites for its juicy, meaty burgers and specially spiced cajun fries, the Five Guys chain is exploding, opening shops along the Northeast corridor and infiltrating the Midwest.
The secret to Five [...]
Library of Congress Announces McCartney To Receive 3rd Annual Gershwin Prize
‘Paul on the Jumbotron’
courtesy of ‘ameschen’
The Library of Congress has “come together” to honor former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney, with their 3rd annual Gershwin Prize for Popular Song that “celebrates the work of an artist whose career reflects lifetime achievement in promoting song as a vehicle of musical expression and cultural understanding.” The prize commemorates [...]
Free? Yes. Fast? Not so much.
Snail_Macro by Dave & Karin
Here I sit in Steam Cafe at 17th & R Street NW, working from home, or rather working from a cafe. I’m here because my Verizon DSL, while reasonably fast, keeps dropping out about every five minutes or so. While I appreciate the fact that Steam offers free wireless to their [...]
Fall in DC: Foliage Proves It’s More Than An Urban Legend
I’m more productive on the weekends than I should be. My weekly personal promise of “taking the weekend to be lazy and sleep in past my alarm” never happens. This is a direct cause of the DC fall — or lack thereof.
Fall in DC is a myth. An urban legend. One that this once Chicago-resident [...]
The Wild Things are in Arnold DC
You can watch this in place but I highly suggest you go watch this video in larger form. It depicts the drawing of a big chalk mural in the offices of local ad firm Arnold DC, both Where the Wild Things Are scenes. They’re beautiful and the accelerated view of them being created is delightful [...]
More »The Sky is Falling!
‘227 Images Perseid Meteor Shower’
courtesy of ‘aresauburnâ�¢’
The sky is falling! Or at least … it will be.
At around 4 a.m. Tuesday, the Leonid meteor shower will blaze across the sky at an average speed of 20-30 meteors per hour.
Back in the day, c.1833, the Leonids’ “were seen to ‘fall like snowflakes in a blizzard,’ with [...]
