Archive for September, 2010
He Loves DC: Clint Khoury
You know him as Clint the Nats In-Game Host at Nationals Park. When he’s not at a ball game, Clint’s just another District area resident appreciating this city for all it has to offer.
Rain or shine, you can find Clint exploring the nation’s capital from the seat of his bicycle or by foot year-round. Clint [...]
Opa! Greek Festival This Weekend!
‘chicken souvlaki on a pita’
courtesy of ‘iwona_kellie’
I go pretty crazy for a Greek festival. I drive by St. Sophia’s on a daily basis, and I have a giddy little heart attack when they hang the sign announcing the dates for their biannual food and fun fest. It’s not within walking distance of my house this weekend, but [...]
Where to Break the Fast
‘Food’
courtesy of ‘Pug50′
For Jews, Yom Kippur’s Break-the-Fast meal is the caloric equivalent of Thanksgiving. After 24 hours of penitent fasting, you compensate for a day’s worth of eating in a frenzy of bagels, lox and whitefish salad. I’ve honestly seen entire pans of noodle kugel disappear in under five minutes. Not surprisingly, the holiday generally [...]
Michelle Rhee’s Rumored Resignation and what actually happened today
‘loose lips’
courtesy of ‘amy_b’
Twitter was all abuzz late this afternoon as rumors of a four line resignation email to DCPS staffers spread like wildfire. While Michelle Rhee’s tenure is in question with the election of Vincent Gray, nothing has been written in stone yet, and no announcements concerning her departure had been made.
We Love DC [...]
Bye-bye, Belanger
‘1ST_9932′
courtesy of ‘MissChatter’
In case you were unaware, (former) Caps center Eric Belanger signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes yesterday. Sources at ESPN indicated the deal is worth about $750,000. Belanger played 24 games for the Caps last season after being snagged from the Minnesota Wild at the trade deadline.
What’s news today, however, is [...]
Behind the Design: Westend Bistro
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
“When I came on board with the project, the design aspect was quite well advanced, however I participated towards the end in making sure we created a concept that was casual, friendly, warm and high energy, keeping in mind we were building a neighborhood bistro.” – Eric Ripert on [...]
Light Within at National Cathedral Postponed
‘National Cathedral 1′
courtesy of ‘logan.brown’
The Washington National Cathedral has just released a statement that their much anticipated event, Light Within has been postponed until 2012. The press release cites “concerns about safety issues, parking and visitor capacity” for why the event will be delayed.
Light Within was previously scheduled to take place on November 12 and 13 of this year, featuring Swiss [...]
Afternoon Video Delight
I always need an afternoon pick me up. Some days it comes in the form of dark chocolate, but today it is all about this video.
NOW at the Corcoran’s inaugural exhibition presents new work by Spencer Finch. This video gives you a peek into Finch’s magical world of perception and sensation. Some trippy (and fascinating) stuff if you ask [...]
Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger, Almost Freeburger
Are you totally psyched for National Cheeseburger Day this Saturday? I know I am. And so is Z Burger! To celebrate National Cheeseburger Day Eve, they will be selling their cheeseburgers for just $1 this Friday from 11am-2pm at the Tenleytown location (4321 Wisconsin Ave. NW).
All you have to do is say the secret password [...]
Whitlow’s Opening Roofdeck this Fall
‘Whitlow’s’courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
Shine up your brown flipflops, Clarendon, your favorite hangout bar is adding a roofdeck this month. Starting later this month, Whitlow’s is adding a roofdeck in the evenings, with its own bar. The best part is the name: the new roof bar is to be called Wilson’s. That makes it Wilson’s on [...]
Free tix to “Hardcover Mysteries” event at LoC
‘Library of Congress Reading Room’
courtesy of ‘tzk333′
To promote the launch of their new series, “Hardcover Mysteries,” this fall, Investigation Discovery is holding a cool event at the Library of Congress on Monday night, and we’ve got two tickets to give away.
“Hardcover Mysteries” will feature 8 novelists, each talking about a criminal case of particular significance [...]
Victories, Losses for LGBT Candidates in Md.
‘IMG_0099′
courtesy of ‘Sam Kimmel’
Dana Beyer was hoping to become the first transgender individual to be elected to a state legislature. Alas, it was not meant to be for the retired Maryland eye surgeon, who conceded the primary last night. Dr. Beyer was running for one of three delegate seats for District 18, a largely Democratic [...]
Food Truck Tracker (and Free Stuff!)
‘froyo’
courtesy of ‘laurarotondo’
Hold on to your lunch plans, folks, there’s free food in your future. Sweetgreen Mobile is giving away free frozen yogurt to ALL customers from 12pm-2pm today at Capitol South. I’m sure if you get back in line after getting your free froyo, no one would be the wiser…
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Nats Announce The 2011 Schedule
‘FlickrDroid Upload’
courtesy of ‘Danny Dougherty’
The Phillies will not be in Washington for the Nationals’ home opener in 2011.
I repeat: The Phillies will not be in Washington for the Nationals’ home opener in 2011.
Instead, the Atlanta Braves will face the Washington Nationals in Washington’s 78th home opener since 1901 on Thursday, March 31.
I know what you’re [...]
Soda or Pop (or None of the Above)?
‘Soda jerker flipping ice cream into malted milk shakes. Corpus Christi, Texas (LOC)’
courtesy of ‘The Library of Congress’
Is it the most scientific research? Nah. Nor is it the most recent. Doesn’t mean we can’t get a lighthearted conversation going with the Primary behind us, and it’s still a very cool example of crowdsourcing that’s bubbling [...]
The Winning Ticket: Billy Bragg
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 »Adrian Fenty’s Last Midnight
‘So how do you really feel about the DC Mayor race?’courtesy of ‘Wayan Vota’
When the results started to trickle in last night, the first update, somewhere around 10pm, put him in the lead. But that represented just a few hundred votes out of over 100,000. After two more updates, the Mayor’s lead had disappeared, and [...]
De Facto DC Election Night Party Post
‘dc election day’
courtesy of ‘Paige Weaver’
As of 1:25am, it appears that Vince Gray has won handily over Adrian Fenty for Mayor, Kwame Brown has defeated Vincent Orange for Council Chair, and Phil Mendelson has held onto his seat against challenger Michael Brown. However, because of the introduction of early voting and same-day registration this year, [...]
Nationals Park Hosts Opera in the Outfield
‘Opera Hits a Home Run’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
Opera — it’s not just for the Kennedy Center.
This Sunday, the Washington Nationals have teamed up with the Washington National Opera to host the third-annual Target Free Opera in the Outfield live from Nationals Park with a simulcast of Verdi’s dramatic opera “A Masked Ball (Un Ballo [...]
