Archive for September, 2010

O.J. Simpson’s Suit Comes to the Newseum

Remember when O.J. Simpson used to dominate the news? Now all he gets is a little mention on We Love DC. My how the mighty have fallen. If you’ve missed the man, the Newseum is taking you back to O.J.’s media frenzy days with several new artifacts from the sensational 1995 murder trial. Highlights include [...]

Food Truck Tracker

‘ElFloridano-5642′ courtesy of ‘leftrightclick’ Get some truck treats today before the rain hits. Sadly, the eatWonky folks won’t make it to Friendship Heights today because of some technical difficulties. But, they will be there soon and we’ll keep you posted on their imminent trek uptown. Be the first to like. Like Unlike

We Love Music: Atari Teenage Riot @ Sonar 9/24/10

Last Friday, Atari Teenage Riot performed on the Club Stage at SONAR in Baltimore. It was their only DC-area concert and one of their first shows in the United States since 1999. The world has changed quite a bit since this digital-hardcore terror cell was originally active and their reformation and reactivation in 2010 is [...]

Commander Salamander Removes “Closing” Signs

‘Commander Salamander, so it goes..’ courtesy of ‘Photos by Chip Py’ It’s been 8 months since we heard word that Commander Salamander was shuttering. Unlike its sister shop, Up Against The Wall, which closed super fast, the Wisconsin Avenue punk/hipster/preppy/raver shop has chugged on, despite keeping the “Store Closing” signs in its windows. This has [...]

Police make arrest in connection with yesterday’s U Street shooting

‘Crime Solvers’courtesy of ‘Marcellina.’ This morning in a news conference Chief Cathy Lanier announced that MPD have made an arrest in the investigation surrounding yesterday’s shooting at the funeral of Ashley McRae. Police arrested Brandon Miller on a charge of Murder 1 while armed (Video of the press conference available there, too).  Police are looking [...]

16th Street Fire forces evacuation, street closures

Photo by Dave Stroup, We Love DC An early morning fire in the 3100 block of 16th Street forced the evacuation of an apartment building and required multiple rescues from DC Fire & EMS.  8 people were transported to area hospitals with serious injuries, including smoke inhalation, and one person has died from their injuries [...]

The Winning Ticket: Rogue Wave & Midlake

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 [...]

HuffPo Will Bus Non-Locals to Rally for Sanity for Free

’863 DF57OXF OXFORD BUS 060710′ courtesy of ‘eastleighbusman’ So, that little rally that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are planning to have in late October? It isn’t going to be just contained to DC residents. In fact, the way its spread online through Facebook groups, Reddit and Twitter has led to an appeal that goes [...]

Vince Gray announces Town Hall series leading up to November election

‘DSC00608′courtesy of ‘Arlington Karl’ If you’ve been wondering what Vince Gray’s campaign was up to after they’d won the primary, you weren’t alone.  It turns out, though, that they’re working on a series of Town Hall meetings, one for each ward, starting in early October.  You can sign up to be at one through their [...]

Chuck Brown on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert

’8030-32Crop’courtesy of ‘furcafe’ NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series is one of my favorite things, featuring studio concerts with amazing musicians over at the NPR offices.  Most of the time it’s acoustic or indie, but this week, it feature’s DC’s own Go-Go style, with a Chuck Brown concert right at their offices.  On a day that’s [...]

Would Rahm Emanuel Leave DC To Try for Chicago Mayorship?

‘Rahm Emanuel 5′ courtesy of ‘afagen’ It’s the age-old-DC-question: how long do people actually stay residents of this town anyway? Apparently, the query extends from Hill staffers all the way to the President’s immediate advisor, and the rumors have been flying today that Rahm Emanuel will resign from his post at the White House to [...]

Judith and the Wonderful, Remarkable, So Good, Very Great Book

‘Judith Viorst at National Book Festival’ courtesy of ‘tiffany bridge’ Last week was not my best. My car was broken into. I paid the DMV $125, courtesy of a speeding ticket I earned on my way to an ill-fated meeting. I got a fat lip, and the vending machine in my building ran out of [...]

Midday Drive-by shooting at Funeral claims at least one life

The funeral of Ashley McRae at Walker Memorial Baptist at 11th & U was the site of a gruesome drive-by shooting this afternoon.  8 or 9 shots were fired, and claimed the life of at least one victim on the scene, with other injuries reported.  Details are still forthcoming in the next few hours as [...]

DC Mythbusting: Bike Lanes Are Just for Bikes

‘Doublemint Runners’ courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’ DC is home to over 47 miles of bike lanes, and an ever-increasing number of residents are choosing to bike around the city.  But ride around the city on any of these bike lanes, and you’ll see more than just cyclists taking advantage of them. Tourists on segways, people [...]

Hot Ticket: Swans @ Black Cat 9/29/10

I don’t know if there is a ticket any hotter than this one. A reunited…excuse me…re-activated Swans touring in support of an incredible new album that encapsulates the numerous styles the band tapped into during their long original career is one very exciting prospect. I can imagine the new songs being doled out in segments [...]

Food Truck Tracker (and the Winner Is…)

‘farragut food court’ courtesy of ‘philliefan99′ The results of the Food Truck Contest are in and the winner is……Friendship Heights by a landslide! The wonderful folks at eatWonky will be making a trip up to your area tomorrow for lunch, so no need to brown bag it. Until then, here are todays locations. 1 person likes [...]

We Love Music: Caribou w/ Emeralds @ Black Cat 9/23/10

All photos by author. Last Thursday night Canadian indie-dance troupe Caribou made their second stop in DC in six months when they played to a nearly-full Black Cat. This time around they brought Ohio’s psychedelic/electro princes Emeralds along as openers. Combining Emeralds’ intense sonic textures and Caribou’s intricate dance music provided for an interesting evening [...]

Caps Return Home for Preseason

‘DSC_6325′ courtesy of ‘bhrome’ Tonight the Caps return to the Verizon Center for a preseason matchup with the visiting Boston Bruins. The Capitals, fresh off two road games versus Columbus and Nashville (both Washington wins), will be featuring a trimmed-down roster of 33 players. Tonight’s roster will most likely include center Matt Hendricks, who was [...]

David Simon picks up only area MacArthur Genius Grant

I’ve been hearing the word “genius” thrown around with David Simon’s name since Homicide: Life on the Street came to NBC in the mid 1990s.  This morning, it’s official, as David Simon was named to be one of this year’s MacArthur Fellows, the recipient of a “genius” grant of $500,000 over 5 years. Simon, born [...]

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