Archive for April, 2010
Come On Ride It (The Train)
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courtesy of ‘cliff1066â�¢’
Love trains? Love Union Station? Love actor Taye Diggs? Head down to Union Station on May 8 between 11 and 4 for National Train Day, Amtrak’s annual celebration of trains and rail travel. There will be exhibits and performances to see, you can check out various trains and model trains while you’re there, [...]
Eco Chic: Night of Stars and Rising Stars
‘Eco Chic Star Award’
courtesy of ‘oparrish’
Last night at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the stars aligned. Bringing together pioneers of the environmental movement in fashion, art, beauty, architecture, and interior design to celebrate the event, “Eco Chic: Night of Stars and Rising Stars”. The occasion, held on the eve of the 40th anniversary of Earth [...]
Let Teddy Win! Highlights from WeLoveDC’s Night at the Ballpark
‘Teddy #191′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Thank you so much to every one who trekked out in the rain last night. Our small group certainly made a large dent in what turned out to be the least attended game in the National’s Park’s history… But the sparsely populated ballpark also made for a great playground [...]
Get Your Bike Out of Hibernation
‘Busy Bike Lane’
courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
Just a heads up that two major DC bike events are coming up next month, so get your bike out of storage and sign up now for these two events:
Bike to Work Day – Friday, May 21: Registration is open for this commuting event that features 35 regional pit stops [...]
DC Bloggers Skeeball Tournament TONIGHT, Stop By H Street Country Club
‘Skeeball at H Street Country Club’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
The We Love DC authors collective will do their best to relive the glory days of youth by going up against other local bloggers in tonight’s Blogger Skeeball Tournament at H Street Country Club.
The Hill is Home, And Now Anacostia, New Columbia Heights, The Heights Life, The Totten [...]
We Love Weekends, April 24-25
Legs 09 by Yospyn
Rachel: Friday I’m heading to the batting cages at Cameron Run Regional Park in Alexandria with a friend to sharpen my eye for Sunday’s big game with my new-found softball team. We might wash the “workout” down with a stop at Dairy Godmother on the way back into the city, [...]
Will Politico’s new local news site be named TBD? Yes.
‘day295 :: year two’
courtesy of ‘erin*carly’
It would seem that way.
Garret Graff commented on twitter that TBD.com seems to be tied to Politico – via physical address - and the text at TBD.com certainly would seem to indicate that this is it. “In a mixture of humor and frustration, Editor Erik Wemple began signing his emails, [...]
How Many GU Students Does It Take To…?
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courtesy of ‘joelogon’
Yesterday, some Hoya had a serious brain fart and decided to heat up their pizza in the common room oven without removing it from the PAPER box. Of course, as physics and common sense would have it, a fire broke out and the Harbin Hall dormitory was evacuated. DCFD were promptly on the [...]
Nats Pitching Looks Good, Gains Run Support, Nats Pass Rockies 6-4
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courtesy of ‘MissChatter’
Last night’s Nat game was awesome … and that’s not because We Love DC was there (but come on, that’s ONE of the reasons, right?)
But really – here are the details: John Lannan threw 107 pitches, 71 for strikes, bringing the Nats to 8-7 (yes, that IS over .500, please allow the happy [...]
DCPS Students Shop ‘Till They Drop in Prom Dress Boutique
Well, it looks like there will be some very lucky young ladies going to Prom this year, thanks to the efforts of DCPS and everyone who helped contribute to their annual Prom Dress Collection. Last week after the collection was complete, students had the opportunity to shop in the boutique for gently used dresses and [...]
More »District Restaurants Celebrate Earth Day 2010
‘Dew Drop Wishes’
courtesy of ‘NJ..’
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, tons of area restaurants are serving up specials for their diners. For example, Firefly will give you a buck off of your bill for each wine cork that you bring in to be recycled. You can bring up to 22 corks (which [...]
We Love Drinks: Dickson Wine Bar
‘Dickson Wine Bar’
courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’
Dickson Wine Bar has been open for a few weeks now, occupying a three story brick building opposite Nellie’s. It’s got a rather nondescript industrial look outside, save for the old stone plaque “Dickson BLDG 903 You” from which the bar took its name. I walked by one night in [...]
Fresh Lobsters Roll Into Town, Preview at Azalea Festival
‘Lobster baskets’
courtesy of ‘aejharrison’
Most displaced New Englanders long for fresh lobster from time to time (I feel like it’s part of our contract for living in DC, that and mocking people who complain about snow). As much as we come to appreciate the offerings of the bay and crab season, we long for that shellfish [...]
Nats Place Marquis On 15-Day DL
Jason Marquis was placed on the 15-Day Disabled List today due to what the Nationals are calling “loose bodies in his right elbow.” Let’s hope some rest does him the man a little good, considering all of his previous outings for the Nats this season are … how you say, umm … not so good?
It [...]
Robot Fest This Saturday
‘Gort Robot Model’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Do you have a strong, nerdy passion for technology? Did you cry when the little runt in Batteries Not Included came out non-functional? Does the thought of gears, cogs, WD 40 and miniscule wrenches really light up your motherboard?
Well then Robot Fest and Mid-Atlantic Mini-Maker Faire [...]
Proposed Bill Could Rank DC Ninth In Nation’s Highest Gas Tax
‘Yafa #4′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
It doesn’t seem fair, but somehow Metro might end up retrieving revenue generated via a raise in the city’s gas tax. WTOP reports that councilman Jim Graham introduced a bill Tuesday that would raise the current gas tax of 23.5 cents/gallon to 33.5 cents/gallon and then give Metro [...]
Going to the Nats game tonight? Fancy that, so are we!
Photo by Rachel Levitin
A few of your favorite We Love DC authors will be taking the trip to Nationals Park tonight to watch as John Lannan (1-1, 5.74) and our boys face Jason Hammel (0-1, 11.42) and the Colorado Rockies.
We’ll be sitting in section 237 (pending whether or not the rain holds out on us) [...]
Apollo Theater Exhibit to Open at Smithsonian
‘Vinyl’
courtesy of ‘tiffany bridge’
When I was a kid, I listened to my parents’ music almost exclusively until I was about 12 years old. Which meant that while my friends were listening to Pet Shop Boys and Material Girl-era Madonna, I was singing along (into my hairbrush, of course) with the Supremes, the Drifters, and Chuck [...]
A Hirshhorn Museum Facelift
‘Hirshhorn Museum Shop’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
The Hirshhorn is set to get a bit of an update in the form of a new, ultra-contemporary bookstore. Rumor has it that Museum Director, Richard Koshalek has called upon artist Doug Aitken to work on the preliminary design of the permanent installation. Although the project remains in the schematic phase [...]
CBS to Spotlight Anacostia River Tomorrow Morning
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the Anacostia River is getting the star treatment. Tomorrow morning from 7-9 AM, the CBS Early Show will be highlighting grassroots efforts to clean up the river, and the Anacostia Watershed Society wants you there! They’re trying to draw a large crowd for the Early Show [...]
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