Archive for September, 2010
NatGeo’s 2010 All Roads Film Festival
The National Geographic Society kicks off its All Roads Film Festival on Tuesday, Sept 28, launching a jam-packed fall programming schedule. The six-day event will screen nearly 30 films, an outdoor photography exhibit, a Basement Bhangra Dance Party, and a panel of indigenous filmmakers discussing their art and careers.
All Roads Film Festival Director Francene Blythe [...]
In Case You Missed the Free Part, Living Social Has a Deal to Get You to Virgin Fest
‘MVI_1710′
courtesy of ‘joelogon’
There are two ways to go see the annual Virgin Free Fest. In case you missed out – like many do every year – on the “free” tickets that comprise much of the GA seats, you’re sometimes stuck looking down at $125 Pavilion seats, as Darpino wrote about yesterday.
As Lee Corso says, “No so fast, [...]
More Lion Cubs born at the National Zoo
‘African Lion Cubs Receive First Vet Exam’courtesy of ‘Smithsonian’s National Zoo’
If you thought the first four cubs, born to Shera, were awesome, wait until you meet their half-siblings, born to Nababiep today. There are three of the little ones in Nababiep’s den now, and the Zoo thinks it’s possible that there will be additional [...]
Bring a Food Truck to You! Vote here! Vote Now!
‘the lobstah line’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Are you actually jealous of these people waiting in line? Do you work in one of those no man’s land areas around town that want, nay need, a visit from a food truck? Well your friends here at We Love DC have teamed up with a wonderful and delicious truck in [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘Eat Wonky’
courtesy of ‘tbridge’
Go out, get a snack from a food truck and check back here at noon…big things are coming…
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OXCART: CIA Innovation and a Cool Spy Plane
‘Oxcart Belly’
courtesy of ‘MrGuilt’
In the late 1950s, during the heyday of aviation and the dawning of space flight, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) approached Lockheed to develop a new aircraft that could overfly the Soviet Union. The CIA’s current plane (at the time) was the U-2, which served admirably in its role as a high-flying [...]
Happy Equinox!
‘Pennsylvania Avenue-Henge’courtesy of ‘Ken Lund’
Tonight at 11:09pm, Summer clicks to a close, and we start my favoritest of seasons: Fall. But, before that happens, there’s a unique phenomenon that happens in many cities with a downtown grid that conforms to the compass rose, the Stonehenge Phenomenon. Today, the sun will set right down the lettered [...]
Here Comes The Bag Monster
‘an entity’
courtesy of ‘romana klee’
Andy Keller, known to many as the “Bag Monster” is bringing his 500 – 700 plastic bag suit and plastic bag display to DC today. If you caught Andy when he visited DC on September 6th, then you already know that Keller’s suit represents the amount of plastic bags the average [...]
The Winning Ticket: James
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 »Overcovering the Redskins, Undercovering the President?
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Yesterday afternoon, Washington Post executive editor Marcus Brauchli fielded questions in a live “Letters to the Editor” moment on WaPo’s website. Among the questions asked and answered, one was noted among some journalism circles for an odd balance of coverage when it comes to two important District establishments: the [...]
District Taco Launches iPhone App
‘TACOS!!!’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
In an attempt to stay ahead of the social media curve, District Taco today released their own iPhone app, joining Sauca in the ranks of the iPhone-literate food truck world. Food truck apps are already a hit in truck heavy areas like New York and Los Angeles, and with so many new trucks on [...]
We Love Arts: Laurel Hausler
The ghosts of the past are always with us, brushing past in layers of time, like veils in a dance being pulled away. They haunt us with both pain and humor, and to reveal their presence takes honesty and sensitivity as an artist. Not to mention, a bit of detective work.
Every so often an artist’s [...]
Lady Gaga for the Win
Lady Gaga doesn’t like Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. She traded tweets about its repeal with Harry Reid. Yesterday, she tore it to pieces at a rally in Portland, Maine (see video above). But here’s the real question: WHY DOESN’T SHE COME TO DC AND SPEAK ABOUT IT? After all, this is where the fate of [...]
More »Hot Ticket: Virgin Mobile FreeFest 9/25/10
As most music fans in the DC area and beyond already know, this weekend’s Virgin Mobile FreeFest, featuring the very now sounds of just about every “it” band of the moment, “free’d out” in a hot minute when the free tickets became available earlier this summer. Congrats if you are one of the lucky thousands [...]
More »We Love Food: Comet Ping Pong
‘Outdoor Ping Pong’
courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
Over the last couple of years, I’ve eaten in a lot of nice restaurants. And after the foie gras, the caviar, the course-upon-course of decadent food, what have I learned? I’ve learned I love pizza. I really love pizza. I love it in all its forms – artisan Neopolitan right [...]
Skip Lunch, Feed A Bunch
‘Box Lunch!’
courtesy of ‘Howdy, I’m H. Michael Karshis’
Brown bagging it might not be the city’s hottest lunch trend. But sometimes you have to sacrifice culinary chic for the greater good. Tomorrow, the Capital Area Food Bank is asking that you donate your lunch money to their Skip Lunch, Feed a Bunch campaign, which aims to [...]
Metro station names to change?
‘SBB CFF FFS LOL OMG BBQ WTF TLA’courtesy of ‘Mike Knell’
Navy Yard and Waterfront/SEU are the latest stations about to go through the giant renaming dance. According to JDLand, they may well become much longer. Aaron Morrissey, intrepid editor of DCist, has an editorial in the Post today, crafted from his DCist post on the [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘my lobstah roll’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Is it a lobster roll kind of day? Or pizza? You folks at Union Station will have some very serious decisions to make today.
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