Archive for October, 2010

Happy Birthday White House

‘The White House’courtesy of ‘Paul Frederiksen’
On this day in 1792, the cornerstone for the most famous residence in the United States was laid at what would become 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The James Hoban-designed house would be completed around November 1st, 1800. For any of you who’ve survived home renovation with your sanity intact, I [...]

The Winning Ticket: Underworld

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 [...]

Hunt DC to Benefit the Capital Area Food Bank

’stikman’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
Those fun folks over at United Social Sports are doing more than skee ball these days, and the revelry this time also has a good cause to go with it. This Saturday, more than 1,500 of USS’s finest social sporters are getting together for a DC scavenger hunt set to raise more than [...]

Chancellor Rhee to resign in the morning

‘Pride Parade’
courtesy of ‘erin m’
Embattled DCPS Chancellor Michelle Rhee will turn in her resignation in the morning, effective 31 October 2010, according to multiple news sources.  In the interim, her deputy chancellor Kaya Henderson will head the school system, according to our sources at DCPS.  Henderson came with Rhee from The New Teacher Project, where [...]

Drunk passenger arrest by Metro police caught on video

Unsuck DC Metro finds us this video of a young, drunk woman being arrested by a Metro police officer on September 16th. Some Twitter reports on the video indicate there were two officers, but there’s just one; the second male figure involved in the arrest seems to be a friend of the woman trying to [...]

George Clooney Has Hit DC

‘George Clooney 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra)’
courtesy of ‘nicogenin’
For the most part, celeb spotting in DC is limited to worm’s eye views of Air Force One. But keep your eyes peeled today: George Clooney is in town! The actor is here to help raise awareness about the ongoing political and civil strife in Sudan, an [...]

Bacon Week is Upon Us

I’m sorry, did you say something? I was distracted by the sound of the sizzling, crackling sounds of a bacon fat bath coming from Arlington. And why, you ask? Well, it’s Restaurant 3’s annual Bacon Week from the 14th-21st and you’re invited.
There are plenty of events all week including a Bacon Curing Class, a Bacon [...]

McRib Spotted in DC

‘McDonald’s McRib’
courtesy of ‘theimpulsivebuy’
It’s a Tuesday afternoon, I’ve worked straight through lunch except for a vending machine field trip, and I’m going a little crazy because way too many of the blogs I check for either work or other writing are focusing too closely on food. Even the tech blogs I read to follow trends [...]

We Love Music: Serena-Maneesh & Woven Hand @ DC9 10/7/10

All photos by author.
Last Thursday night, my prayers were answered when DC9 was visited for the second time in 2010 by Norway’s best entry in the shoegaze genre, Serena-Maneesh. For my money, S-M are hands-down the best band of the nu-gaze movement (shoegaze revival); yet they retain a relative unknown status here in DC. Their [...]

What The Tweet DC: Political Conference Edition

Did everybody have a good long weekend? I know that some didn’t get Monday off but now DC should be at full strength as we take a look at what DC is tweeting about today.
FedTalks Strolls Into Town
Combine politics and technology and what do you get? The FedTalks conference that has everybody in town over [...]

Bibiana on Esquire’s Best New Restaurants List

‘Day 251: Bibiana’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
Esquire has released their list of the 20 best new restaurants of 2010, and D.C. has made it with downtown Italian eatery Bibiana. Mentioned alongside heavy hitters like Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s ABC Kitchen in New York and Wolfgang Puck’s WP24 in Los Angeles, Bibiana is the only representation from our nation’s capital.
Though [...]

DC Mythbusting: The Sports Curse

‘Strasburg – Coming Spring 2012′
courtesy of ‘afagen’
We all know about the Sports Illustrated cover curse.  And we know the story of the Madden NFL cover curse.  But is the worst curse of all just being part of the Washington sports scene?  That’s what ESPN claims, saying, “A star-destroying black hole of unimaginable proportions, the Washington [...]

DCRA to release old maps via Flickr

‘F Street – SW, SE, and NE – 04-9-10′courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
While this map here isn’t from DCRA’s collection, the District’s regulatory agency, which includes mapping, permitting and surveying groups, will be releasing all of their collected maps and plats via their Flickr account later today and in the coming weeks. I can only imagine [...]

Food Truck Tracker

‘Lobstah’
courtesy of ‘knascar’
Did everyone make it to the Curbside Cookoff? Are your feet still tired? Well the trucks are back to business as usual today and you can find them all over town. Rebel Heroes is gone for the season though, so you’ll need to get your bahn mi fix elsewhere .
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Oh La La! PAUL Bakery Opening This Winter

In the mood for authentic French pastries and lots of ‘em? Well, you’ll have to wait a little bit, but I think it’ll be worth it. Already a staple in France since 1889, PAUL Bakery will bring their very French je ne sais quoi to 801 Pennsylvania Ave. in January.
Expect the menu to be full [...]

Ovechkin Trips Senators’ Bid for Win

‘DSC_7613′
courtesy of ‘bhrome’
Fresh off their shellacking of New Jersey on Saturday, the Caps were looking to extend their success last night against Ottawa. The Senators were looking for some redemption after being pasted by Toronto and in search of their first point on the season. A point they got, but the Senators left the Verizon [...]

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Ganges Grill and Ice Cream A New Alternative To Crowded Clarendon Sub Scene

There’s no shortage of Sub shops in Clarendon/Courthouse. Between Earl’s and the chain options of Subway & Cosi, there’s more than enough options if you want lunch meats in between two slices of bread.
However, I became interested with the arrival of a new sub shop on Washington Blvd. The former Quizno’s location was now draped [...]

Transformers 3 stunt car crashes into MPD SUV

‘Bumblebee’s accident’
courtesy of ‘BrianMKA’
Thanks to DCist for passing on video of one of the Transformers 3 cars (Bumblebee, if you follow that sort of thing, which I don’t) t-boning an MPD SUV that appeared to be rushing toward the scene of an emergency.
As you watch the video, the action isn’t on the street immediately in [...]

A Super Wedding

We normally draw the line for our DC-area blog at the beltway but hey-

It’s a slow news day
Just over the Bay Bridge past Annapolis isn’t a long drive by any means
Those of us stuck in the office while the rest of you get the day off need a little fun.

What could be more fun than [...]