Archive for July, 2010
Wegman’s in Largo opens October 24th
‘Wegman’s without Jessie’ courtesy of ‘ceejayoz’ Via the Washington Business Journal comes the news that there’s a Wegmans scheduled to open in Largo on October 24th in the Woodmore Towne Center development near Fedex Field. All I have to say is: bring on the proliferation of the Wegmans. These places are about the most awesome [...]
More »If Only Lady Gaga Would Lampoon Hill Interns For Real
Feel like you’re going to be trapped in your office for a long time with no hope of getting a working metro since Foggy Bottom is flooded and Friendship Heights only just got power back minutes ago? Enjoy this gem of Hill Intern Mockery – set to Lady Gaga. If it’s any consolation, it does [...]
More »We Love Drinks: Beer that Loves DC – Part 1
‘Jeff Hancock and Brandon Skall’ courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’ “We’re quitting our jobs, next week,” Brandon Skall tells me. I look over at his business partner, Jeff, who smiles wryly. “From here on out, it’s all DC Brau.” Maybe it’s a crazy thing to do. Starting a business in the best of times is tough, [...]
More »Rain, Rain, Go The Heck Away and Stop Causing Trouble
Flooding at Foggy Bottom Metro / Photo by Tiffany Bridge It’s as if Snopocalypse Now Parts I and II weren’t enough for the crazy weather the District’s seen in 2010. Storms galore are appearing at a more consistent rate than a Nats win streak. Is it god crying because baseball Jesus was put on the [...]
More »PORC Mobile, the New (Eco-Friendly) Truck in Town
‘BBQ Beef Brisket’ courtesy of ‘Girl Interrupted Eating’ There is finally a food truck coming to town that fills the void left in my heart and stomach after my move from North Carolina to Washington. The Purveyors of Rolling Cuisine (PORC, to their friends) are about to come on the scene serving up BBQ favorites with [...]
More »Washington Highlands Library to Open Next Summer for DC Bookworms
‘Library Books’ courtesy of ‘Jamiesrabbits’ Next summer the District has a brand-spanking-new library to look forward to at 115 Atlantic St. SW. Mayor Adrian Fenty (D), D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray (D), Chief Librarian Ginnie Cooper, and other members of the Ward 8 community broke ground the Washington Highlands Neighborhood Library last week. Not only [...]
More »We Love Weekends, July 31-August 1
‘/> ‘Tian Tian = One Relaxed Panda’ courtesy of ” Michael: This weekend I am hitting the road. Friday, I will be in the second row at Radio City Music Hall in NYC to see one of my all time-favorite bands, Spiritualized, performing one of my all time favorite albums, “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space”, [...]
More »Apparently Some People Can’t Take A Joke
‘Batista admires the curly W headware’ courtesy of ‘afagen’ As you now know, the 10th day of Strasmas didn’t occur and Miguel Batista was called upon 10 minutes before game time Tuesday to pitch in front of a crowd expecting a phenom. The Nationals put on quite the show, shutting out the first place Atlanta [...]
More »Food Truck Tracker
‘Every Food Fits – Rebel Heroes’ courtesy of ‘staceyviera’ It’s food truck time! Check out today’s locations… 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike
More »We Love DC Does Top Chef DC: Episode 6 & 7
Photo from Bravo TV Welcome back to DC Top Chef, we missed having you around the town. After a couple of weeks of relative boring DC tie-ins the past two episodes finally included some DC sightings to talk about. Last week on Top Chef: Last week’s episode, titled “Cold War,” was timed perfectly with spy [...]
More »Brawler King Coming to Caps
‘First fight’ courtesy of ‘Hjelle’ The Caps pulled off a quiet trade yesterday afternoon, acquiring winger D.J. King from the St. Louis Blues and parting with prospect Stefan Della Rovere in the process. King’s a big winger at 6’3″ and 230 lbs and racked up 185 penalty minutes over 101 games with the Blues. A [...]
More »Getaways: Dollywood
Photo by Rachel Levitin Pigeon Forge, Tennessee doesn’t sound like a hot spot for a prime piece of amusement park real estate. The best this slice of the American life can offer besides its gorgeous location among Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains is a stretch of road right off the highway. There’s an extensive slew of [...]
More »Hudson mystifies Nationals, Braves win 3-1
Photo by Cheryl Nichols, Nationals News Network The running gag in the postgame press conferences at Nationals Park from Manager Jim Riggleman is that he tends to say something about running into aces, and playing hard ball. Tonight the Nationals did both. They faced the Braves’ ace in Tim Hudson, who went 7 2/3 IP [...]
More »Jason Wu Inspired Phillips After 5
‘Shannon 06′ courtesy of ‘yospyn’ How awesome is this? Fashion Designer Jason Wu cites Robert Ryman’s paintings as the muse for his fall 2010 TSE cashmere collection. Phillips after 5 for August 12th will be entirely dedicated to the coveted fashion designer and this very exciting collaboration. For one evening, models will act as living works [...]
More »Help Solve Animal Cruelty Cold Case In Northeast
‘McGruff looks pissed’ courtesy of ‘MikeOliveri’ Some disturbing news coming out of the Northeast today. Apparently, Washington Humane Society officers are heavily investigating two cases of cold-blooded animal murder and they’re looking for help in solving these senseless and heinous crimes. In April an innocent opossum and her ten babies were stoned to death in [...]
More »Join the Nats for Green-Up Day
‘GALA6727′ courtesy of ‘MissChatter’ The Washington Nationals Dream Foundation is teaming up with the Earth Conservation Corps for the second annual Nats Green-Up Day this Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at three locations near Nationals Park. More than 100 volunteers from the Nationals front office, Alion Science & Technology and various military branches [...]
More »She Shoots DC: Michelle Farnsworth
I am truly amazed at the number of photographers who call DC home. Many of them contribute to our photo pool on a constant basis; many of the photos accompanying our articles are taken by local residents who enjoy sharing their work through the Flickr avenue. And then there are others who don’t necessarily contribute [...]
More »50 Most Beautiful
‘Getting Ready: 1st Annual ‘Miss Sinergy: Beauty is Skin Deep’ Charity Fashion Show’ courtesy of ‘TDLphoto’ God bless The Hill for giving Washingtonians a chance to judge based solely on appearance, every once in a while. It’s a luxury we can seldom afford. In case you’re wondering what I’m talking about, The Hill has released [...]
More »Reality Star Needs a DC Tour Guide!
Right now, CBS is filming Around the World for Free here in DC. The show is an online/broadcast reality series based on whether a person can circle the globe without any money, relying on the kindness of strangers. Currently, Jeff Schroeder of Big Brother and Amazing Race reality fame, is in DC looking for a [...]
More »A Look at the Expos’ Place in Nationals History
‘my trusty, soon-to-be-retired expos hat’ courtesy of ‘permanently scatterbrained’ The Nationals announced Tuesday afternoon that the team will be honoring 2010 Hall of Fame inductee Andre “The Hawk” Dawson, who played for the franchise in Montreal with a tri-colored Expos cap atop his head from 1976-1986, on August 10 at Nationals Park. It’s easy to [...]
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