Archive for January, 2010
Georgetown’s American Eagle Outfitters Shuts. Tweens Left with Plenty of Options
‘urban adventurer’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Over the holidays, the Georgetown strip lost another retail shop with American Eagle Outfitters shuttering its flip flop, tank top, bikini laded aisles for good. Luckily for those AE diehards, there are plenty of other substitutes to be found close by, like Vineyard Vines, Abercrombie & Fitch, Rugby, Tommy Hilfinger, Patagonia, etc…..
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DCA Power Outage, Ground Stop in Effect
Update 1:45pm: Fortunately that was a quickly resolved disruption. DCA is back open and is now green on the FAA map. This may create a residual backup though so check with airlines for flights in/out of DCA to see how delayed they are.
Update 1:17pm: According to WAMU and the FAA, all flights are stopped right [...]
Sports Fix: Firearms Edition
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courtesy of ‘dbking’
Redskins
Record: 4-12
Last Two Weeks: 0-3
Place: Last in the NFC East
Well, this is one season no one will want to revisit anytime soon. This morning, Jim Zorn was fired (my only surprise was that he rode their plane home), after the Skins put up their worst record since they went 3-13 in the [...]
Free Reusable Tote Bags for your Lunch
Courtesy of the Golden Triangle BID
On the first day back at work since the new DC bag law went into effect, the Golden Triangle BID doesn’t want you to be caught by surprise when you go out to grab something to eat.
The Golden Triangle BID’s staff and Ambassadors are handing out 1,000 free resusable [...]
New Year’s Eve at the National Building Museum Receives Major Complaints on GOG
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
Update: See below for apology letter. Did they pass the blame?
We love New Years in DC, but what happened here?? 85 “Reader Reviews” (and counting) of the New Years Eve Party at the National Building Museum hosted by the guys behind Gin & Tonic and Late Night Shots gave the party one and [...]
Recycle Your Tree
Dead tree on pavement by mrlerone
Now that the holidays are behind us, there is only one more tradition to take care of: the Annual Holiday Tree Sidewalk Toss. That’s right, it’s time to take down that fire hazard of a tree and pitch it out onto the sidewalk or preferably, into a nearby tree box. [...]
DC Foodie Happy Hour Turns BYOC (Bring Your Own Casserole)
Now, here’s a potluck you might not want to miss. Hosted by DC’s most food friendly bloggers at a U & 14th street condo, this potluck promises “dips, nibbles, sandwiches, desserts and teatime tidbits,” but really, it’s what you make of it.
I’ll be there Wednesday sporting some mini ham and cheese stuffed brioches – inspired [...]
Weekend Flashback: 1/1 – 1/3/2010
’season’s endings’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Welcome back to regularity, DC. Hope your holiday break was a fantastic one! Linger just a tad longer with some great photos from the weekend.
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Zorn Gets the Axe
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courtesy of ‘dbking’
The inevitable has finally happened and the Zorn era is no more. After a 4-12 season and an overall 12-20 record, the Redskins leadership decided that it was time to fire head coach Jim Zorn. This move, of course, has been speculated for months, particularly after Redskin owner Dan Snyder stripped Zorn of [...]
Updated: Wind Advisory Issued Until Sunday 6pm
‘09 Kite Festival – Free as the Wind – 3-28-09′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the Baltimore/Washington, DC area that will remain in effect until 3am Sunday morning. Repeated surges of arctic air could produce wind gusts of 45-50 mph and can make driving extremely difficult for ” high [...]
We Love Resolutions: 2010 Edition
‘Comet-looking Fireworks over DC’
courtesy of ‘ianseanlivingston’
Well, hello, 2010, so nice to meet you! While you, my dear reader, are busy recovering from your hangover, the We Love DC authors have banded together yet again to bring you our second-annual We Love Resolutions feature (here’s 2009’s). Here is our list of things we resolve to do [...]
