Archive for August, 2010

Turns out Billy works at the MPD

‘White Chocolate Pot de Creme, Masa 14′ courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’ So you might get stuck with pizza seasoning when you wanted something else. However Sargent Stradanko reminds you that if it’s oregano you can use it in your soup. Be the first to like. Like Unlike

Capital Bikeshare Coming Soon!

‘so smart.’ courtesy of ‘m hoek’ Capital Bikeshare has been slated to start up in September, and with September starting tomorrow they’re showing that they’re right on track.  ARLnow reports that construction has begun on Arlington’s first Capital Bikeshare station in Crystal City, and NBC 4 got a tour of the warehouse where all the [...]

The Stalking of Peter Nickles

It’s an open secret that the Attorney General lives in Great Falls, VA and not in the downtown apartment that he rents to maintain his residency in DC that is required by the DC Code, and this isn’t the first time it’s been talked about in this fashion. However, a new video on YouTube (shown [...]

We Love Arts: In the Next Room or the vibrator play

Ah, the Victorians! Always keeping the naughty bits tightly corseted. Such control freaks. At least, that’s our view of them now. It might come as a shock to learn about such inventions as the “electric massager,” on the scene in the 1870′s to relieve the frayed nerves of delicate housewives suffering from mysterious bouts of [...]

How to Use an Escalator in DC

Nation’s Tri Needs Volunteers Next Weekend

‘DSC_5440′ courtesy of ‘photopete’ The Nation’s Triathlon is Sunday, September 12, and it will shut down many roads downtown.  So since you can’t really won’t be able to go anywhere Sunday morning, why not volunteer to help out with the race?  Volunteers are needed Thursday through Sunday for a variety of roles. What do you [...]

Anwan “Big G” Glover not actually fired by WKYS

DC Mythbusting: Back to School Edition

‘Field trip’ courtesy of ‘clio1789′ It’s back to school time here at DC Mythbusting!  Our pencils are sharpened and we’ve got our Trapper Keepers ready (they still use those, right?), and we’re ready to bust some school-related myths.  The District’s schools get a bum rap: they’re often cited as the worst-performing schools in the country, [...]

Another Great Vantage Point

‘free-dome’ courtesy of ‘christaki’ You already know what we think the five best vantage points in the city are, but there’s one that didn’t make the list the first time around that must be added: the top of the Capitol dome.  See that little railing in the image above?  You can get up there!  It’s a [...]

Quadruple the lion cubs, quadruple the fun

‘National Zoo Celebrates Birth of Four Lion Cubs’ courtesy of ‘Smithsonian’s National Zoo’ Sometime between 10:30 last night and 2:30 this morning, Shera, one of the National Zoo’s female lions, gave birth to four lion cubs. FOUR CUBS, guys! Zoo staff is monitoring the family and the cubs appear to be eating, moving around, and [...]

Call for Your Next Train

Food Truck Tracker

‘CH Day 2010 Food Trucks’ courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’ Looks like everyone’s still on vacation (hello…some of us still have to work in August!) but you DOT folks are going to luck out today–Lobster Truck is in your ‘hood! Remember to drink plenty of fluids while in line. Be the first to like. [...]

We Love Music: Amphetamine Reptile Records 25th Anniversary Bash

all photos by author. I think it is obvious, from all of my writing about it, that I love music. As you probably know, I try to share write-ups of all the great concerts that I go to in the DC area with you here at We Love DC. The shows that I share here [...]

Mike Wise Will Accept One Month WaPo Suspension For Dumb Twitter Stunt

” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ Yesterday, Mike Wise of the Washington Post and The Fan wanted to prove a point about how people use Twitter, and how people will believe anything a credible source tells them on the social network. For his experiment, he tweeted out some fairly believable rumors that he had fabricated, and [...]

PEPCO Continues to Suck

” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ According to a tipster, readers on South Capitol and 2nd St SW may be without power from 8pm to 7:30am tonight due to transformer repairs in the area.  This is all well and good, except that PEPCO neglected to notify customers in the neighborhood that they would [...]

Featured Photo

‘beetle’ courtesy of ‘dr_kim_veis [''o ]‘ The VW Beetle. An icon of design, a symbol of a generation, and captured here in all its glory on film. Flickr pool contributor dr_kim_veis [''o ] uses film well, capturing the Beetle with tones that are hard to replicate using a digital camera. The square format and the [...]

“Honor” doesn’t Include Bag Taxes

‘does he look angry to you?’ For our second Glenn Beck rally related post of the day (forgive me) the GW Hatchet reports that a pair of rally goers didn’t take kindly to DC’s tyrannical bag tax: “Though the rally was a mostly peaceful gathering, two rally attendees got into a heated argument with an [...]

Casa Nonna to Open Soon

‘Red Pistou Pasta With Shrimp’ courtesy of ‘Tschi’ From the folks behind BLT Steak comes Casa Nonna, an Italian restaurant opening this September. Located south of Dupont Circle, the restaurant will have a Roman influence both in the food and the decor. Think terra cotta floors, oak in the bar and lounge, tables built using reclaimed [...]

We Love DC Does Top Chef DC: Episode 11

Photo from Bravo TV Sure it’s a tad late for a recap of last week’s Top Chef DC, but this feature-length article also includes some interesting tidbits from Karen Lange, one of the lucky tasters that was at Nationals Park during taping. The Never Ending Cycle of Craziness Amongst Cheftestants We knew Angelo would be [...]

So You’re Saying We’re Nerds?

‘Geek/Nerd/Dork/Dweeb Venn Diagram’ courtesy of ‘yat86′ We already knew that we’re rich, smart vegetarians, but now we’re officially nerds, too.  The DC metropolitan area is the third brainiest city in America (after Denver and Durham), based on our numbers of computer science and math degree recipients, science degree recipients, and grad students.  And if you’re [...]