Archive for August, 2010
Carmine’s Opens Tomorrow
Penn Quarter is about to get a lot more delicioso. Carmine’s, the New York chain, is opening it’s first Washington location on 7th Street tomorrow. The restaurant will be a massive 20,000+ square feet, and will seat 700 patrons at a time, with a 40-seat bar and nine private rooms.
The menu is offered in family style [...]
Hey Ladies: Wine, Food, and Bikes!
‘Bicycle Girl’
courtesy of ‘richardmasoner’
Hey all you lady cyclists (or would-be cyclists) out there– just a heads up that Revolution Cycles is holding two Ladies’ Night gatherings this month with free wine, food, and great biking information. This Wednesday, head out to the Crystal City Revolution Cycles from 6:30 to 8:30, and next Thursday August 12, [...]
Baby-pocalypse
‘Sunny Morning’
courtesy of ’spectreman’
Snow days can be boring, especially when the drag on beyond just one or two. The novelty of the storm starts to wear off, books get read, TV’s shows get old, board games get overplayed and you start to wonder what you’re going to do with your life until work starts [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘Setting up Shop’
courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
Hope you weren’t in the mood for something sweet today…it looks like all the dessert trucks are hibernating. Maybe you’ll just have to grab an extra slice of pizza instead…
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TenPenh is Turning Ten
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courtesy of ‘Heather F’
Usually the birthday boy is the one getting the gifts, but for TenPenh’s 10th birthday, they’re dishing out the freebies. During dinner service in the month of August, the restaurant will place secret red envelopes under the plates of unsuspecting diners with $10 gift certificates to the restaurant in them. Way better [...]
DC releases redesigned website for DC.gov
Over the past year or so, the DC OCTO has been releasing their new web design in dribs and drabs, department by department. DDOT and DCRA were early high-visibility adopters, and now it’s time for the main site to take on the new look. Over the weekend, DC.gov took on the new look I like [...]
Nats miss sweep, lose in extras to Phillies
Photo by Ian Koski / Nationals Daily News
John Lannan took the mound Sunday with his career at a turning point. Lannan, the Opening Day Starter for the Nationals in 2010 and 2009, has struggled heavily this season. He went down to AA Harrisburg a few weeks back, and returned on Sunday to face [...]
Nationals beat Phillies on 9th inning heroics from Ryan Zimmerman
Photo by Max Cook / We Love DC
Last night’s game ended the way the storybooks tell you they do: with a walk-off homer and a mob at home plate. Ryan Zimmerman, with two men on in the bottom of the ninth inning, absolutely crushed the ball to the grassy patch that’s part of the [...]
