Archive for June, 2010
Chance to open HFStival… and free burritos
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
California Tortilla is sponsoring the Battle to Break Out at HFStival- local, unsigned bands can upload a track, the top 20 tracks will be voted on by fans, the top 6 will perform for HFStival judges, and the winner of that round will open the main stage of the [...]
DC Sports Fans Rejoice: Strasburg is Real
Photo by Cheryl Nichols/Nationals News Network
Joe Posnanski of SI wrote in his column yesterday that today was a lot like Christmas morning, in that the hopes and aspirations of the franchise lay in the wrapped present of Stephen Strasburg. He also wrote that “you never really hear them talk about Christmas AFTERNOON, when the presents [...]
And the Wheels of the Bus Go…
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Let’s pretend you’re a bus driver. You get involved in a deadly collision between your bus and a taxi where one of the taxi passengers later dies from injuries. Your bosses believe you ran a red light, causing the accident, and fired you from your job. Sounds reasonable, right?
Or, [...]
The Winning Ticket: Blitzen Trapper
As a way to say thanks to our loyal readers, We Love DC will be giving away a pair of tickets to a 9:30 Club concert to one lucky reader each week. Check back here every Wednesday morning at 9am to find out what tickets we’re giving away and leave a comment for your chance [...]
More »Yves Klein iPhone App
‘tidal meta’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
There is an app for everything these days, so it is no surprise that the Hirshhorn decided to join in all of the fun. The Hirshhorn has launched the mobile application for “Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers” as the “first mobile application offered to the public by a Smithsonian art [...]
Strasburg Delivers: Sets Record for Strikeouts in Nationals Uniform
Pierogie Disappointment
Originally uploaded by tbridge
In a performance that could only be considered “air superiority” for the Nationals, Stephen Strasburg made his debut tonight in front of a sellout crowd of 40,315. He would proceed to do things to the Pirates batting order that would be considered illegal in 12 states and 2 territories. [...]
All Female Art Exhibition
‘Rothko Colour’
courtesy of ‘Edward Hoover’
Would you like to support local artists and a local charity all in one night? Sounds pretty awesome to me.
The Art Registry is hosting an art exhibition and fundraiser to benefit Dress for Success on Thursday evening. The event will feature seven female artists (six are local) whose work will be [...]
We’re Finally Here
Ballpark at SunsetOriginally uploaded by tbridge
The debut of Stephen Strasburg is the single most hyped event in baseball this season, and probably going back further than that. This is as big a day as DC sports has seen since Alex Ovechkin first took the ice in a Capitals sweater. As the fans stream [...]
We Love Arts: Othello
Ambition. Envy. Lust.
This is the triple-headed monster that drives one of Shakespeare’s most explored villians, the manipulative yet seductive Iago whose knowledge of his rivals’ secrets and fears are the keys to a devious plot. His motivation being so multi-faceted and open to different interpretations, he tends to grasp control of a play that is, [...]
U Street Movie Series Tonight: This Is It
‘Day 250/365 – Modern Day Drive-In’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
No tickets to tonight’s game? Here’s another option for outdoor entertainment: the U Street Movie Series. This summer movie series kicks off tonight with This Is It. Gates open at Harrison Field at 7 PM, and the movie will start at 8:30. And if you’re one of [...]
Washingtonian Picks Up Multimedia Award for City Magazines
‘the entire set except for 22′
courtesy of ‘Xhanatos’
Over the last few days, the City and Regional Magazine Association handed out annual achievements at its conference up in Providence, Rhode Island. While the biggest prize went to regional magazines in Texas, Cincinnati and Honolulu, our own city glossy picked up a trophy for some of its excellent use of digital [...]
Video of the biplane flip
Dan Webb caught footage of the biplane coming in at National and you can see the flip happen. Compare it to the video I have below and you can see what went wrong. Tail-dragger planes have a lot of weight up-front with the engine and prop but need to land with the tail down firmly [...]
More »Baltimore expands their Circulator service
At some point in the last few years I’ve stopped going up to Baltimore very often. Now it’s probably been over a year since I was there other than for work. That’s a pity, since I think the name “charm city” is well deserved and there’s a number of nice things to do there.
One of [...]
DC Mythbusting: Danger!
‘Nacho #19′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
I was born and raised in the suburbs, and when I decided to become a city planner and move to a major city, I heard from many people in my parents’ generation about how dangerous Washington DC was. ”It’s the murder capital of the country!” But is it [...]
Fatal Stabbing in Trinidad is First in 20 Months
‘Crime Solvers’
courtesy of ‘Marcellina.’
From Frozen Tropics comes the news of a fatal stabbing in Trinidad last night, with the victim being stabbed in front of a vacant bank-owned house on Simms Place in the Trinidad neighborhood. The homicide marks the first time in twenty months that such a crime has been committed. Trinidad gets a [...]
Bi-plane Crashes at DCA, Airport Shutdown
‘Bristol F2 fighter’
courtesy of ‘Rob the moment’
As part of a demonstration, 8 antique bi-planes were to land at Washington National today as part of their tour of the US. Divided into two squadrons of four, the planes were to land, refuel, and then depart around 3:30 this afternoon headed for their next destination.
One of [...]
We Love Music: The National @ DAR Constitution Hall 6/6/10
“The National at DAR” courtesy of Samer Farha.
The National are blowing up huge in 2010. Of that there is no question. Their latest album “High Violet” debuted at number three on the Billboard Top 200 when it dropped last month. It has been nearly impossible to avoid their massive campaign of television and festival appearances, [...]
Bryce Harper: An Early Strasmas Gift
‘Fireworks at Nats Park’
courtesy of ‘MudflapDC’
The Nationals were nice enough to present fans with an un-official Strasmas gift last night with the unsurprising selection of Bryce Harper during the first-overall selection in the 2010 First-Year Player MLB Draft.
An important distinction was made with the Nationals selection of 17-year-old hitting powerhouse Harper. He was announced and [...]
Photomapping DC
‘Locals and Tourists #7 (GTWA #8): Washington, DC’courtesy of ‘Eric Fischer’
Thanks very much to Bill Couch who sent this over, this is a photographic heat map of the geotagged photos of Washington DC on Flickr. This is the just the downtown section, so click through to get the whole view, as it covers the [...]
Trash truck loses load on Capitol Hill
‘Photo courtesy Steven Crowley’
It’s take out the trash day on Capitol Hill today.
Traffic was snarled for a bit near Stanton Park this morning when a Waste Management truck dumped a load of trash. The incident happened around 7:30 am, and was first reported by DC Fire and EMS as a trash truck fire. Steven Crowley [...]
