Archive for July, 2010
The Winning Ticket: The Dead Weather
image courtesy of The Dead Weather.
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 [...]
Nats Pick Up Ninth Inning Victory Over the Padres
Photo by Cheryl Nichols / Nats News Network
By all the stats, the Padres are a far superior team to the Nationals, with a 13-game advantage on their record, superb starting pitching and an active offense. Tonight, they were no match for the Washington Nationals and the record-setting heat at Nationals Park. While that heat may [...]
Heat Kinks on Metro to Slow Evening Commute
‘yup, it’s hot out’courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
It sucks out there. It’s fit for neither man nor beast, and your evening commute is going to suck. Now, Metro has come out and said that it’s going to suck a bit more. There are some heat kinks in the rails, which Metro explains as: “Heat [...]
Rachel Levitin Live at Mid City Caffe
Photo by Shea Mulcahy
When I’m not covering Nats baseball or wandering about the District looking for a stellar concert to catch, I’m playing music.
Some of you might have noticed I played the Columbia Heights Community Market this past weekend. I do understand that the holiday weekend left most of you unable to attend and while [...]
DCRA Launches One-Stop Shop for Property Info
DCRA, the city’s regulatory information agency, today launched a one-stop shop for permit verification, property ownership information and a bunch of other cool tools to find out about what the city thinks about where you live. Want to make sure your landlord has a legit certificate of occupancy for your basement rental? You can check [...]
More »Georgetown? More Like IceCreamtown.
‘Thirty #115′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
With today’s opening of Georgetown Scoops, the NW neighborhood officially became IceCreamtown with 8 ice cream/froyo shops located all within a .5 mile radius of each other. The question now becomes when can you have too much ice cream? My answer today would be absolutely never.
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The Devil Wore Hose
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
It’s oppressively hot this week. A scorcher. Another record-breaker in a year unfavorably full of cruel weather. Some of you will be able to go about your work day in “summer business casual,” but for others, you’ll soldier on in full battle gear. And for many women in our unfairly unfashionably maligned [...]
Delta Spirit loves DC, and DC loves them back
‘A Little Bit Softer Now’
courtesy of ‘Karon’
As far as I can tell, there’s a guy at every concert, ever, who takes it upon himself to yell “Freebird.” That Guy is always there, trying for a chuckle, being ignored, hoping, just hoping, that the band will hear his plea. That Guy, like everyone else who saw [...]
Think Cool at 100F
Hard to believe this was five months ago:
As of noon, DC has officially hit 100ºF, according to NBC4. The record to beat is 103ºF. We’re getting close!
To help you stay in a cool state of mind, here are more photos of the White House and Lafayette Park area from right after the February Snowpocalypse:
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Road Closures in Arlington for Sen. Byrd Funeral Processio
‘goodbye to the Hill’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
If you’re planning to be driving through Arlington today around noon, you will want to check the road closures as there will be rolling blockades as the procession goes from around 3500 North Glebe Road to Arlington cemetery via Route 50.
The Senator, who died last week, is to be laid [...]
Vince Gray meets with DC bloggers
Photo by Dave Stroup, We Love DC
On Monday, DC Council Chair and candidate for mayor Vincent Gray sat down with DC bloggers at Ben’s Chili Bowl. For nearly ninety minutes, Gray answered questions posed by bloggers from DCist, We Love DC, Greater Greater Washington, Borderstan and the District Curmudgeon. The event was part of the Gray [...]
Weekend Flashback: Fourth of July 2010
‘Fireworks 8′
courtesy of ‘afagen’
Wow, you guys make it so hard to choose…
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Will DC Save Money, Live Better With Wal-Mart?
‘Welcome to Wal-Mart – We have blue light special’
courtesy of ‘kowitz’
I didn’t think I’d see the day that Wal-Mart would move into The District; but then again I never thought Costco would move into New York City or that Target would inhabit Columbia Heights.
The ongoing effort for the retail giant/labor union foe to build a [...]
Thank You, Engine 17
The sound of my neighbor beating a pot with a spoon woke us about 4:30 this morning. Getting up to see, there was a low haze in the air, and an odd smell. Donald was dragging his hose into the alley behind our place and spraying against the fenceline behind the house on the far [...]
More »Stammen Struggles Early, Nats Try To Rally, Fall To The Mets
Photo by Ian Koski/Nationals Daily News
“A lot of good things happened in that game [today],” according to Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman, but the team still came up short with a 9-5 loss to the New York Mets in the Nation’s capital on Independence Day.
While Riggleman isn’t completely off base by saying the team had some [...]
We Love DC Does Top Chef DC: Episode 3
‘Ribs009′
courtesy of ‘photopete’
When we last found our culinary heroes they were faced with challenges that would strike fear into any Top Chef contestant: Dessert & Grilling. Desserts spell death to a Top Chef contestant but I’m surprised that so many of the contestants were hesitant over grilling.
I know guys who can’t cook but are able [...]
