Archive for June, 2010
Free Food Alert! Dunkin’ Turbo Visits DC
‘Dunkin Donuts Medium Coffee’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
I don’t know about you, but I’m always in the mood for free stuff these days. That being said, this weekend, good ole’ Dunkin’ Donuts will be on hand at Safeway’s National Capital Barbecue Battle XVIII. Located on Pennsylvania between 9th and 14th Street, there will be a [...]
goSmithsonian Scavenger Hunt Saturday
‘Smithsonian Castle – Star Wheel – 2-16-09′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
If you’ve got an iPhone or an Android phone and feel up for some traipsing about the National Mall this Saturday, you might as well win an iPad while you’re flirting with heatstroke, no? Play the goSmithsonian Mobile Scavenger Hunt on Saturday starting at 9:30AM at the [...]
We Love DC Does Top Chef DC: Episode 2
‘Classic school lunch. Yum.’
courtesy of ‘Ben+Sam’
Top Chef is off and running after a lackluster premiere, in fact the lowly 1.8 million that tuned in last week was the show’s lowest premiere since the beginning of the season. When you take into account the lower than usual turnout for the Real World DC premiere, one would [...]
After Strasmas, D.C. Gets New Wall’s Day
‘Arenas lets it fly’
courtesy of ‘afagen’
Yesterday was a little bit of a busy sports day. Landon Donovan, an epic Wimbeldon match (to the point where “epic” doesn’t actually do it justice), Strasmas 3, and, oh yeah, Landon Donovan. Why should the fun stop now? Tonight is the 2010 NBA Draft, and your Washington Wizards carry [...]
DMVIFF: A Festival for Filmmakers
This weekend marks the start of the DMV International Film Festival, showcasing the talents of various artists in our area. (‘DMV’ stands for the District, Maryland, and Virginia, for those wondering.) By showcasing up and coming artists from around the world, the DMVIFF is a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding the area’s indie film market [...]
More »Ovie, Theodore Walk Away With Hardware
‘Theodore Warms Up’
courtesy of ‘bhrome’
Last night at the NHL Awards in Las Vegas, the Washington Capitals did not come away empty-handed. Both winger Alex Ovechkin and goalie Jose Theodore (who won’t be back this year) nabbed individual awards, with Ovie also being elected to his fifth-straight First Team All Star honor.
Theodore won the Bill Masterson [...]
Nats Fall to Royals, 1-0
Photo by Ian Koski / Nationals Daily News
Looking for the sweep today, the Nationals brought out their ace, Stephen Strasburg, to cement a winning streak and build some momentum, going into the weekend series against Baltimore. Sadly, the team’s offense couldn’t deliver, in a game fraught with mistakes and misplays, in some cases over-sliding bases, [...]
DC Crafts: Find Of The Day
Today’s Find Of The Day celebrates the beauty of our Capitol building in a 3D watercolor collage by hometown born Artmonger. The artwork requires a multi-step process involving gridwork, painting, computer rendering and foam mounting to give the piece it’s 3D look. The collage is the perfect gift or decoration for a DCite or [...]
More »On The Third Night Of Strasmukkah: A $100k Baseball Card
‘100 MPH!’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
In about an hour and a half, Stephen Strasburg will take the mound at Nationals Park for the third time, the fourth overall start in his debut season. Sure, it’s going to be a hot one, and people are selling off tickets en masse on StubHub.
If you’re going to stay home or [...]
We Love Music: Goldfrapp @ 9:30 Club 6/21/10
courtesy of Goldfrapp.
Allison Goldfrapp, the fairy godmother of electro-pop, descended from her pink-chiffon cloud to treat us mere mortals to one hell of a concert at the 9:30 Club on Monday night. The performance was one of the first dates on her U.S. tour in support of her fifth album, “Head First“, but the concert [...]
Shaking Buildings in Old Town, Related to Earthquake?
Through two separate reports, we’ve heard that at least one building in Old Town experienced very noticeable shaking today right at about the same time as a relatively major earthquake hit Ottawa and Quebec in Canada. People from Toronto, Detroit, New York and Ohio have reported experiencing some effects from this quake. Is it possible [...]
More »Our First Two Blanks Winners – And Two More To Find
Earlier this week, we held a little contest asking WLDC readers to share their favorite TV themes for a chance to go see The Blanks (from Scrubs among other things) at the Arlington Drafthouse. From the great submissions we got (and I was delighted that I am not the only one who loved the Greatest American [...]
More »Halls Of Fame @ DC Design Center
‘Door to somewhere’
courtesy of ’spiggycat’
If you have never entered the DC Design Center I would highly recommend that you remedy that, especially to check out the 2010 Halls of Fame Design House.
Every Spring and Fall the Design Center invites local designers to showcase their work in the design house by placing their aesthetic mark on a [...]
Talkin’ Transit: An Uphill Battle For WMATA One Year After Crash
‘Horton #23 (26/365)’
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Earlier Samer wrote about how his commute changed when he was able to drive to work, for me it has been a luxury I’ve enjoyed for most of my time here in the DC area. I called it a luxury because I had a parking space at [...]
New Arts Middle School Draws Fancy Pants Names
‘Rockstar’
courtesy of ‘Abhisek Sarda’
A star-studded Blue Ribbon Commission has been appointed to help plan DCPS’s new arts middle school. Set to open in fall 2011, the school will serve grades six through eight, and aims to follow in the prestigious tradition of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, DC’s selective arts high school.
So far, [...]
Folk Life Festival starts tomorrow!
‘Folk Life Festival 09 – Clay Hand – 7-3-09′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
You guys, the Smithsonian Folk Life Festival starts tomorrow. I KNOW, it crept up on me too, usually because that’s usually about when DC gets really hot and nasty and we’ve already been dealing with that for weeks.
This year’s Festival focuses on the cultures of [...]
Quick Survey: World Cup
‘American and English fans react as they watch World Cup match at Ireland’s Four Courts Pub’
courtesy of ‘TDLphoto’
Today is do or die for the US World Cup team. If we can beat Algeria, we move on to the next group and get one step closer to the finals. I’m guessing that work places are finding [...]
The Winning Ticket: Delta Spirit
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 [...]
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