Archive for July, 2010
Nats Bats Come Alive For Strasburg
‘5TH’
courtesy of ‘MissChatter’
Wednesday night’s Nationals (41-54) game versus the Cincinnati Reds (53-43) wasn’t Stephen Strasburg’s most dominant performance to-date, but the man got the job done.
Strasburg, who just turned 22 Tuesday, tossed 5.2 innings with seven hits, three earned runs, one walk, and seven strikeouts. What worked for the Nats during this 8-5 victory in [...]
An Interview with David Iskra, Star Wars: In Concert Exhibit Curator
photo by Don Whiteside.
Star Wars invaded Washington DC last Saturday when George Lucas and Another Planet Touring brought their phenomenal multimedia road-show, Star Wars: In Concert, to the Verizon Center for two very special concerts. The concerts featured a massive orchestra and choir performing selections from John Williams’ historic run as score composer of the [...]
Local Chefs Do Farm to Table
‘Veg for sale’
courtesy of ‘randomduck’
Just when you were running out of ways to use rhubarb, the Toyota Farm to Table Tour is here to save you. On Thursday, July 29th from 3pm to 7pm, the tour will settle down in our very own FreshFarm Market near the White House with chef demonstrations featuring locally grown [...]
The African Diaspora Film Festival at National Geographic
Beginning tomorrow, the fifth annual African Diaspora Film Festival kicks off at the National Geographic headquarters here in Washington, DC. Showcasing a selection of independent films from around the world, the festival runs through Sunday and is presented in collaboration with the National Geographic All Roads Film Project and TransAfrica Forum. The festival will exhibit [...]
More »Construction Begins On Columbia Heights Writing Center
‘Lemon #23′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Construction is expected to begin this week on a new writing center for 826DC, the local affiliate of a national youth writing program founded by author Dave Eggers. Up until now, the non-profit has visited area schools to encourage the creative and expository writing skills of local students. [...]
Clever Elvis Headline Gets You Two Tickets To The Newseum Exhibit
‘Beatles & Elvis’
courtesy of ‘Thomas Duchnicki :: Location Scout’
Like Elvis? Think you’re clever? Do you have a witty way with words? If so the Newseum is offering a pair of tickets to their temporary Elvis exhibit via an online contest to whoever can conjure up the “most clever headline” to describe it.
The contest deadline is [...]
Fringe 2010: The Rave Scenes
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
Imagine a group of friends (and some hangers-on) sitting around one night talking about the club scene they used to frequent. No matter the particular scene, if you were a crazy clubkid you’ve had the post-scene breakdown, the nostalgia and the arguments about what it really meant. AWoL Productions’ The Rave Scenes is exactly [...]
We Love Arts: Avenue Q at the Lansburgh Theatre
AVENUE Q National Tour 2009, Kerri Brackin, Nicky, Rod, Brent Michael DiRoma © John Daughtry 2009
Lately I’ve been afflicted with strong bouts of nostalgia. Thinking back to my time in college, wishing I had done things differently, the sort of typical mid-twenties angst. For those of us who may still be unsure of what we [...]
Say Cheese and Pay Up
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Remember those red light cameras that Arlington installed for your safety, last month? Well, today is the day of reckoning. Arlington PD will start issuing $50 infractions to drivers the cameras catch blowing red lights. To be fair, this is a significantly lighter fine than would be issue by [...]
Vote for We Love DC at WTOP!
King of DC Radio stations WTOP has put up their Best Local Blog of 2010 contest, and we’re one of the nominees! Thanks to all our awesome readers for helping get us on the list! Now it’s time to vote! I’m sure you don’t want a hockey blog claiming that slot, or worse, a Fairfax [...]
More »The Winning Ticket: Seu Jorge and Almaz
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 »Have A Classy Friday Night For Once
‘Hirshhorn After Hours #51′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
There are only a few things that could improve Hirshhorn After Hours. One is unicorns. The other is drag queens. Guess which idea the museum decided to go with? This Friday, Hirshhorn After Hours returns with special guest host Summer Camp, everyone’s favorite neighborhood drag queen. [...]
Site of Robert Wone murder for sale
‘2009 05 09 – 5794 – Washington DC – Swann St’
courtesy of ‘thisisbossi’
Via NBCWashington, I note that 1509 Swann St. NW, the house where Robert Wone was murdered in 2006, is now for sale. The listing makes no mention of the Wone killing, and since DC does not require that sellers disclose that someone died [...]
Cheap Beer Alert!
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courtesy of ‘muohace_dc’
To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to spend $10 on a six pack of craft beer, and a time to kick back with a cheap all-American brew. A time to savor the complexity of a well made drink, and a time to cool [...]
Happy Birthday Stephen Strasburg, I Ate A Burger For Ya!
We Love DC would like to wish Stephen Strasburg a happy birthday today. The Nationals phenom pitcher and San Diego native turns 22. Today he’s probably spending the day preparing for his start against the Cincinnati Reds tomorrow but I think he should relax, have some fun, and perhaps celebrate the way I did- by [...]
More »Summer Restaurant Week Announced
‘To eat steak rare………….’
courtesy of ‘LaTur’
Hear ye, hear ye! The August Restaurant Week dates and locations have been announced. Get your Opentable-clicking finger ready.
This summer’s Restaurant Week will run from August 16th to August 22nd, with a three course lunch running you $20.10 and a three course dinner ringing up at $35.10. As usual, beverages, [...]
