Archive for March, 2010
Two Locals on Food & Wine’s Top Sommeliers List
‘Greg Engert Tells a Story About Beer’
courtesy of ’snapzdc’
Congratulations to Greg Engert of Birch & Barley/Churchkey (who Kirk profiled in January) and John Wabeck of Inox in McLean (who we haven’t profiled yet but Katie and Cathy visited Inox for Capital Chefs) for making Food & Wine’s Sommeliers of the Year list. There are but [...]
Behind the Design: Sweetgreen
‘Sweetgreen #14′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
A bit over a year ago, as I was sitting in my Institutional Design Studio, I was flipping through my favorite magazine – Metropolis – when I came across a feature story on Georgetown’s Sweetgreen. I was in awe of the historic retrofit, the building used to house [...]
The Greatest Show on Earth Makes its Way to the District
‘Elephant with Green Hat’
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls…it’s that time of year again! Who doesn’t love the circus? The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey are coming to town next week, complete with a grand entrance and all. The circus will kick off the festivities [...]
Farm Fresh: Radius Pizza
Here’s another edition of our Farm Fresh feature where WeLoveDC authors Donna (greenie) and Katie (foodie) have paired up to tell you about local area restaurants that take on the challenge of being green. Donna explains the restaurant’s environmentally friendly efforts and Katie tells you if the food tastes any good. It’s a rough life, [...]
More »Washington Post Ombudsman Defends Front Page Photo of Kissing Couple
This photo, taken by Bill O’leary, ran on the front page of the Washington Post on May 4 and with this article. It sparked a number of letters to the WaPo ombudsman as well as subscription cancellations.
It has been a very exciting week for same-sex couples in the District, and the Washington Post wanted to [...]
Blossom! A Design Challenge
‘09-3-31 – Cherry Blossoms – Pink and Yellow’
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
Who doesn’t love a good design challenge? Especially one that has to do with the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The Festival is seeking amateur designers from the metro-DC area to showcase their creativity through the design of an original graphic creation using the blossom for inspiration. [...]
It’s a Goodwill Travelin’ Trunk Show
Now that spring is on the way (just 10 more days), it’s time for spring cleaning — and new spring clothes. On Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., take care of both at Greater Goods, where Goodwill will host its Travelin’ Trunk Show.
Bring your own items to donate and/or check out their collection of [...]
Women Airforce Service Pilots To Receive Congressional Gold Medal
‘… WASPs and B-17′
courtesy of ‘x-ray delta one’
Today at 11am, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) will get their much deserved recognition when they receive the Congressional Gold Medal, 68 years after their honorable and noble service to this country during WWII.
Faced with a shortage of U.S. based pilots in 1942, the Air Force recruited [...]
Comedy in DC: Table Scraps Edition
These next couple of weeks are a little sparse on the comedy front, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do. The Washington Improv Theater FIST competition continues apace, with round 1 finishing up this weekend. They’ve already got some highlight video posted, so you can see if competitive amateur improv looks like a fun [...]
More »H Street Country Club Offers Competitive Skeeball – Sign Up Now!
‘Skeeball League – Score! – 01-10-10′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
Registration for the spring “skeeson” of competitive Skeeball at H Street Country Club is now open! Rally the troops (aka your closest pals and drinking buddies) or sign up on your own (the Skeeball folks are happy to place you with a group that has an open spot) for a [...]
I Need a Drink
I really need a drink today. Between the real estate woes, and some serious work stress, what I need a glass of wine or six, and some relaxation. Fortunately, Screwtop in Clarendon tweeted that they’re doing $4 glasses of wine tonight, along with bruschetta. I’m not exactly sure how they’re tweeting their [...]
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Scribblings: Gail Harris
‘Missile Exercise’
courtesy of ‘mashleymorgan’
Gail Harris was assigned by the U.S. Navy to a combat intelligence job in 1973, becoming the first woman to hold such a position. When she retired at the end of 2001, she was the highest ranking African American female in the Navy; her career spanned 28 years of leadership in the [...]
A delightful coincidence
Tiffany’s sign was pretty popular, courtesy of MrMoonPie
Above is MrMoonPie – occasional commenter around these parts – and his wife. In addition to being an all-around good guy he’s a licensed wedding officiant in the District… and he has made himself available to same-sex couples who applied for licenses last week and are starting their [...]
Serendipity coming to Georgetown
‘Fried Oreo Sundae at Serendipity 3 at Ceasars Palace’
courtesy of ‘joanna8555′
Serendipity 3, that most New York of institutions, is opening a location in DC. K Street Kate reports that the popular restaurant chain will be taking up in Nathan’s old location on Wisconsin and M in Georgetown. Prime real estate, to say the least. If [...]
Strasburg Finds Success In First Outing
‘Basics for Baseball’
courtesy of ‘Jinx!’
If you couldn’t find yourself an AM radio or don’t follow any baseball writers on Twitter, allow me to re-cap young Strasburg’s first outing:
Total Pitch Count – 25
Total Strikes – 15
Total Hits – 2
Total K’s – 2
Plus — his first career strikeout was against Miguel Cabrera with a 98 MPH fastball [...]
Panda Updates: Nothing New at Home, but Butterstick is Happy
‘panda national’
courtesy of ‘christaki’
It’s too easy to be overly-clever while writing stories related to panda pregnancies (what, you couldn’t have gone opened with “one bamboo stick or two?” Come on!). Regardless of pregnancy test ledes, NBC Washington is reporting that this edition of “Mei Xiang Pregnancy Watch” is…still going on. According to the report, scientists at the National [...]
We Love Arts: Some Girl(s)
It’s Neil LaBute’s birthday next week, so it seems fitting that relative newcomers No Rules Theatre Co. are performing his play Some Girl(s) now through March 21st. Many have called him a psychologist of the dark side of the human soul, others a misogynist (personally, I think he’s an equal opportunity misanthrope). LaBute was responsible for [...]
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