Archive for May, 2010
Sports Fix: One and Eight?!
Photo by Max Cook, Special to We Love DC
Nationals
Record: 23-22 Last Two Weeks: 6-8 Place: Tied for Third, Four Games Back
It was back to reality for the Nationals over the last two weeks. Mistakes on the mound, mistakes in the field, mistakes at the plate, and they finished the last two weeks under .500. [...]
Strasburg To The Majors? Only Time Will Tell.
‘Waiting for the call’
courtesy of ‘afagen’
Stephen Strasburg has a 21 1/3 scoreless inning streak playing for the Triple-A Syracuse Cheifs. He has and line that reads just as pretty, if not prettier, than a vast majority of pitchers at the Major League level at the current time.
That line reads: 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 18.1 IP, 4 [...]
Kindness of Strangers Saves a Man’s Life on National Mall
‘Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall – Washington, DC’
courtesy of ‘BAR Photography’
A man who went into cardiac arrest Saturday at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is alive today thanks to four bystanders at the scene, according to The Washington Post.
The incident occurred around 12:10 p.m. according to individuals present at the time. One man who is a prosecutor [...]
Win Gov 2.0 Passes!
‘Tim O’Reilly’courtesy of ‘Center for American Progress’
One of the great things I love about DC is that it’s an intersection of theory and practice; it’s a place where people take technologies and policy ideas and work them into rules and laws and systems. The Gov 2.0 Expo is taking place here this week, and it’s [...]
Metro DC Area Ranked #1 Fittest City
‘Fitness’
courtesy of ‘The Digital Story’
For the third year in a row, the Metropolitan DC area received the #1 ranking for the fittest city in the nation in the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) American Fitness Index.
The ACSM polls residents of the 50 largest metropolitan areas and their rankings are based on a variety of factors [...]
Nats Top Orioles 7-6
Photo By Cheryl Nichols, Nationals News Network
The Nationals (22-22) allowed their opposition to hit the second inside the park homerun in the past four days today in game two of this Orioles series and still came away with a 7-6 victory. Today’s win brings Washington’s record back to .500 and places them in a tie [...]
Nats Fall Under .500 For First Time Since April 15, O’s Win 5-3
Photo By Ian Koski, Nationals Daily News
It was no secret going into last nights’s interleague match up that Nationals (21-22) starter Scott Olsen wasn’t quite his usual self, according to Manager Jim Riggleman after the game. Olsen served up four runs in the first three innings to the Orioles, dropping the Nationals’ record below .500 [...]
MPD, with Secret Service, Arrest ATM Robbery Suspect
As reported yesterday, the MPD arrested a suspect in connection to a series of armed ATM robberies in the First and Second Police Districts.
Prior to the May 19th arrest, the MPD had obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect, John Fenley Woodland, based on evidence from a robbery that occurred on May 5th along the 600 block [...]
Magic Johnson & Co. Makeover Landmark Hotel
‘Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Inglewood, Calif., 1996′
courtesy of ‘cliff1066â�¢’
On Tuesday, May 25th at 3:30pm, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Mayor Fenty and Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund (CJUF) and Lowe Enterprises will unveil their 150 million dollar restoration of the historic Landmark Washington Hotel located at 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW.
The renovation project hoped to return the hotel to its glory [...]
New Suits for Cheap
‘Fashion in Motion’
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
It’s hard joining the real world after college, and finding professional-looking clothing at entry-level salary prices is near impossible. But lucky for you, there are monthly boutique sales at Suited for Change. This Tuesday, May 25 from 3 PM to 6 PM, head over to Suited for Change at 1010 Vermont [...]
We Love Music: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra @ The Black Cat 5/19/10
courtesy of Silver Mt. Zion.
The latest name variation and line-up incarnation of Efrim Menuck’s Canadian post-rock outfit, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, played to a sparsely attended show at the Black Cat on Wednesday night in support of their latest album, “Kollaps Tradixionales“. Too easily dismissed by many music fans because of its [...]
Still Seats Left for United’s Friendly with AC Milan
‘DC United vs Chicago Fire 06′
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
I have a soccer on the brain, I’ll admit it. The World Cup starts three weeks from right now, and it’s like Christmas Eve for anyone who loves joga bonito. Before all that gets going, though, there is a chance to catch some global soccer right here in [...]
Where We Live: College Park
‘Moon Setting over Byrd Stadium’
courtesy of ‘pthread1981′
College Park is best known for the University of Maryland and its 36,000 students, but there is so much more to this community than just the university. College Park is full of great restaurants, shops, running trails, arts and cultural opportunities, sporting events, and more. Sure, it’s got a [...]
DC Record Fair Sunday at Black Cat
This is a town that loves its vinyl as well as its iPods, MP3 players and Zunes (oh, who are we kidding, no one has a Zune!), so if you want to pick up some tasty wax this weekend, head for the Black Cat on Sunday from Noon to Six, so you can stock up [...]
More »Pac-Man Turns 30, Google Offers Game On Homepage
‘671 – Scared Ghost & Pac-Man – Pattern’
courtesy of ‘Patrick Hoesly’
While it’s not necessarily DC-related, today is Friday and everyone’s brain deserves a short break from reality. Today’s break is compliments of Google celebrating Pac-Man’s 30th birthday by running the game on their homepage.
Who would have thought that a Japanese company called Namco Bandai releasing [...]
Where to Watch LOST
‘Dharma Beer Six Pack :D’
courtesy of ‘rafa_uoc’
So unless you’ve been living on a deserted island, you know that the series finale of Lost is airing this Sunday night. And if you’re anything like me, you’ll want to watch it with others (Others?), so that the last time the out-of-focus Lost flashes across the screen and [...]
