Archive for January, 2010
Dude, Where’s My Taco Bell?
‘11/365 – Taco Bell is a fickle mistress.’
courtesy of ‘BLW Photography’
What DC needs is a good Taco Bell. Fellow We Love DC Author Max addressed this pressing issue in May of 2008 and somehow I find that our beloved District is still plagued by a lack of cheap taco-y goodness.
Monday night, I figured this out [...]
Massive Orange Line Metrofail
An offloaded train at Rosslyn Station in the midst of rush hour has resulted in some pretty bad delays on the Orange Line. Unsuck DC Metro Twitter is keeping watch. Thanks to Mark for the Twitpic. More details from the Post’s Get There blog.
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Beat this, Mayor Fenty
Wrong shovel, Mr. Mayor
‘Fenty Breaks Ground’
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
So I know our mayor competes in triathlons and wears awesome hats on TV and stuff, but Mayor Cory Booker of Newark still has it all out over Adrian Fenty. Why? Because Cory Booker goes to elderly residents’ houses to shovel their snow for them based on [...]
Capitals Hockey: Mid-Season Report Card
‘Center Ice’
courtesy of ‘Ghost_Bear’
We’re just passed the halfway point of the 2009-10 hockey campaign for the Washington Capitals. Successful? In many ways, absolutely. Joining me on the breakdown is Adam Proteau, writer and columnist for The Hockey News and a regular contributor to THN.com, who kindly offered up some of his own analysis of the [...]
No Pants Party On The Metro Scheduled For Sunday
‘DSC_0182′
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I never saw much of a purpose to those darn plastic card holders you can hang around your neck in order to NOT lose your SmarTrip on the Metro. But now — I see the real reason behind their being invented — No Pants Metro Ride 2010!
That’s right — NO pants METRO ride! The [...]
Live Metro Chat on Friday
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
WMATA is hosting a live chat with John Catoe this Friday from noon-1pm. This chat will be in the wake of the Thursday board meeting, during which general cuts to service are expected to be announced. Metro is dealing with a $40 Million deficit, which the blame largely on [...]
Flashback 2009: The Year In Photos
IMG_4071, courtesy of trentroche
And what a year it’s been. Here’s some of our favorites from our Flashback features, capturing images all across 2009. Enjoy.
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Giant getting in on the H1N1 shot trend
’soldiers’
courtesy of ‘featherbacon’
If you’ve somehow managed to miss all of the health service offerings but still want an H1N1 shot,well, you’re going to have the opportunity to get one along with your milk and eggs, presuming you shop at Giant. While they’ve started offering it at a few Giant pharmacy locations already, whether your particular [...]
Amtrak delays due to police activity on tracks
‘DSC_0128b’
courtesy of ‘D©Bloom’
All trains out of Union Station are experiencing delays today due to the investigation of a 14 year old Maryland girl hit on the northbound tracks. The girl was struck while crossing tracks near Middle River Road and Old Orems Road. One set of northbound tracks has re-opened, but the other is still [...]
Happy 110th Birthday Eddye Williams!!!
‘It’s Teddy’s birthday!’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
NBC 4 reports that Northeast’s Eddye Williams turned 110 yesterday and marked the event by celebrating with family, friends and D.C. councilman Harry Thomas Junior at her home.
Williams, the oldest known DC resident, enjoys writing poetry and banging on the tambourine. Happy Birthday Eddye and rock on!
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Featured Photo
‘1001a’courtesy of ‘dr_kim_veis [''o ]‘
I’m fascinated, endlessly so, by good portrait photography. It is but a moment in the life of a person — sometimes a stranger, others someone we know, but only through the spotlight. That moment is often telling. The individual’s character, their outlook on life, even their mood are forever immortalized in [...]
Two Sports Tidbits To Close The Day
I am here to say, this is totally the best internet rap video since Remy told us about brown flip-flops. Meet The Caps Rap, above. (via DCist). ‘Guin Rabies does sound like a plausible option, but I’d rather not find out.
Also, Redskins fans, Shanahan came in on Redskins One today, and it’s expected [...]
