Archive for April, 2010
Hot Ticket: The Mary Onettes @ DC9 4/20/10
Hot Ticket is a column where I occasionally highlight an excellent upcoming concert that might not ping on your sonar otherwise.
On Tuesday, April 20th, The Mary Onettes (of Sweden) will bring their perfected brand of doomed romance, indie-pop to DC9. The Mary Onettes are touring to support their excellent second album, Islands.
I have never seen [...]
Nats Game 10: The Good And Not-So-Good News
‘first pitch of 2010′
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
The Nationals open a 3-series, 10-game homestand tonight against the Milwaukee Brewers. As the first pitch of game 10 on the season approaches, here’s some good and not-so-good news.
GOOD NEWS: Besides Dave’s mention of the Nats television game day ratings going up this year, there’s more than Nielsen ratings to [...]
Nats’ Opening Week Ratings Improve Over 2009
‘Turning the double play’
courtesy of ‘afagen’
Just a shade over a week into the young MLB season, and the 4-5 Nationals can point to at least one area of improvement. According to Nielsen, the Nats have doubled the average local TV rating during Opening Week in 2010 as compared to the year before.
While the overall number [...]
Chocolate: Are You Sure Your Love Is True?
Chocolate. Most people think they love it. But is it really chocolate they love — or sugar?
That’s a question chocolate maker Steve DeVries might pose. Most chocolate is made industrially and is full of sugar. The normal ratio is two parts sugar to one part cocoa. This sweetness can obscure the delicate and complex flavors [...]
Southwest Safeway Opens Today
‘Safeway’
courtesy of ‘christaki’
This morning at 6am, the Southwest Waterfront Safeway opened for official business and marks the first time the neighborhood has had a real grocery store in months. Residents enjoyed a “sneak preview” yesterday from 4pm-8pm and the store was packed with people, music, and samples.
The new store runs about 55,000 square feet, a [...]
DC Zoning Commission on 14th ST NW
‘041′
courtesy of ‘fromcaliw/love’
According to the Washington Business Journal, the DC Zoning Commission may re-examine the current restrictions set by the Department of Consumer and Regulator Affairs, which announced last week that they will “no longer approve any new building permits in the region”. The proposed amendment would increase the amount of ‘frontage’ in the 14th [...]
Foodie Earth Day in Old Town
‘Christmas 2008 – Seasonal Accent – 12-19-08′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
Grab your puppy and head to Jackson 20 in Old Town, Alexandria to celebrate Earth Day at Jackson 20. As Earth Day falls on a Thursday, guests can bring their four-legged friends and enjoy the restaurant’s popular Doggie Happy Hour. On the 22nd, the restaurant will [...]
Library of Congress to Archive Public Tweets
Twestival 3/25/10 by @heylovedc
I have to admit, I don’t tweet. In fact it makes me slightly uncomfortable to say “tweet” unless I’m doing an impression of a baby bird. While I do have a Twitter account, I only use it to follow Andy Roddick and other tennis related people and only when I’m covering a [...]
DC Chef Talks Sustainable Seafood On CNN
‘Anacostia Fish Market #34′
courtesy of ‘andertho’
Barton Seaver, executive chef at Northwest DC’s restaurant Blue Ridge appeared on CNN today to speak about the realities of seafood sustainability and ways that Americans, and the world for that matter, can make their menus more sustainable when it comes to seafood.
Seaver recommends switching out mainstream choices [...]
Why I Love DC: Dave Levy
‘morning light’
courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
It’s the assignment that I knew was coming. “Why do you love, D.C.?” That’s the requirement for writing here at We Love D.C. (loving D.C., that is, not prose, but I digress), so I’m happy to oblige.
One role I pride myself upon is that of storyteller, and that’s how I plan to [...]
Ovie, Caps Denied Game 1
‘Alex Ovechkin’
courtesy of ‘brianmka’
Nobody said it would be easy.
The Montreal Canadiens did what they set out to do last night in a capacity-filled Verizon Center – steal a win in the Washington Capitals home building. Oh, and they shut down some guy named Ovechkin, too.
Tomas Plekanec silenced the crowd just over 13 minutes into the [...]
Capital Chefs: Alain Roussel of La Ferme (Part II)
‘Chef Alain’s Perfect Chocolate Souffle’
courtesy of ‘CathyLovesDC’
Nestled away in a gorgeous residential neighborhood, a delightfully rustic French restaurant has been catering to nearby residents for the past 25 years. We were greeted with a handshake and said our farewells with the typical kiss on each cheek. Presenting us with perfectly typed out recipes and instructions, [...]
Capital Drama (Or Not)
‘Vogel & Kolbe’
courtesy of ‘bhrome’
The puck hasn’t even dropped for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals between the Caps and the Habs, and already Couch Boudreau is lit, according to a blog post by Mike Vogel.
In his morning press conference today, Boudreau blasted the media for making stuff up and creating drama where there [...]
