Dear We Love DC Readers,

Please help us find the gentlemen in the above video who is clearly a dancing maniac, or, in the least, give us your best guess as to what he is rocking out to that inspired this dance on the Metro.

Kindly,

WLDC staff

P.S.: You have to appreciate those on the train who started applauding as the video concludes.

via Buzzfeed

‘Cory Doctorow’
courtesy of ‘rob_knight’

If you know who Cory Doctorow is, chances are, you’re a geek or a nerd. Or both? It’s hard to tell, depending on how the term’s being bandied about this week. Anyhow, science fiction author and BoingBoing co-editor Cory Doctorow is giving at the the New America Foundation on “How Copyright Threatens Democracy“.

The issue isn’t a simple one, and comprises a complex discussion of the role of the creative in business, as well as the legal rights to publish material, something that’s coming to an interesting head in the next few years as newsprint media continues its retreat. As books and music and movies expand to take on new forms, what will Copyright do? While I frequently disagree with Doctorow, it’s hard to argue that he’s not one of the most knowledgeable people in the world concerning US Copyright laws. Come out, it’ll be neat.

Monday, June 28, 2010 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm
New America Foundation
1899 L Street NW Suite 400
Washington, DC, 20036
RSVP

‘The Argonaut Bar’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’

As you may have heard by now, Argonaut on H Street had a pretty bad fire over the weekend. While the damage was mostly confined to the kitchen and bar area, it’s going to be a little while before it can re-open in its previous state. Because the kitchen is unusable, it will need a revised liquor (tavern) license to reopen while the kitchen is being repaired, and liquor licenses mean ANC meetings and NIMBY neighbors and all kinds of delays like that, not to mention the insurance process that has to begin now. In the meantime, the owners and staff of Argonaut are essentially unemployed.

So it’s time to help out. There’s a fundraiser for Argonaut on Wednesday, June 30 at Rock and Roll Hotel. It’s $20, all of which will go directly to Argonaut, and cocktails are complimentary. There’s also a silent auction planned.

The fine for running a red light in Arlington, when you’re caught by Police, is $162 plus 4 points on your license. The fine when you’re caught by new traffic cameras in Rosslyn: $50 and no points. The cameras are at the intersections of Lee Highway and Fort Myer Drive and North Lynn Street, designed to catch those salty individuals who decide to risk moving through to block the box in rush hour, or for those who gun it through the yellow. There are two others, at Washington Blvd and Lee Hwy at the Arlington/Falls Church border, and one at Fairfax and North Glebe in Ballston.

Through the 21st of July, the cameras are giving out warnings, but they’ll ramp up the revenue machine for the county starting thereafter.

‘Glass slippers’
courtesy of ‘Glamhag’

Stephanie Williams, a medical student at GW, was crowned Miss District of Columbia 2010 last night at U Street’s Lincoln Theater. After a disappointing second place finish last year, Miss Williams came back to secure top honors with her Broadway singing and commitment to preventive care. The question on everyone’s mind however is whether she can pull off a body slam like exiting Miss DC Jen Corey. Time will tell my friends, time will tell.

Williams will go on to compete in the Miss America 2011 pageant on January 15th.

‘Hook and Ladder’
courtesy of ‘Edward Hoover’

An electrical fire in the kitchen at Argonaut in DC early this morning has caused some serious damage to the H Street Restaurant. They’ve said they’ll have someone down at DCRA first in the morning tomorrow for permits to clean things up, and expect to be up and going again in a few weeks. The fire was largely confined to the kitchen, but the firefighters broke out the front windows to vent smoke.

Photo by Cheryl Nichols, Nationals News Network

Stephen Strasburg’s second start saw the Nationals’ bats struggle to the point of embarassment against the White Sox’ Gavin Floyd, who faced the minimum through six innings. That feat came partially at the hands of some terrible running for the Nationals. They hit into two double plays, and took part in an ugly strike-em-out/throw-em-out DP in the 6th.

Strasburg worked well tonight, though, notching 10 strikeouts (just one looking) through 7 innings pitched, giving up a just four hits. Two of those came in the first, a single and a bloop double that gave the Sox the chance to capitalize. After those two hits, Strasburg would retire 15 straight Sox, 9 on strikeouts, before allowing another runner. Continue reading →

‘Apple Georgetown’
courtesy of ‘tbridge’

There’s long been a gap in the DC area when it came to where to get your Apple gear: you had to head to the inner ‘burbs to do it. DC has been lacking an Apple presence, much to the chagrin of all the Mac folks in the city. Today, that changes. Apple opens their first retail store in DC in Georgetown on Wisconsin Avenue, just above M Street NW. We got a sneak peak this afternoon, so take a look inside for photos.

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