Archive for October, 2010
Army 10-Miler on Sunday!
‘Army Ten Miler Finisher Coin, 2009′
courtesy of ‘[F]oxymoron’
This Sunday is the Army 10-Miler, starting at 8 AM at the Pentagon. The race is the largest 10-mile run in the country, with over 30,000 registered participants. The Metro is opening early on Sunday to get all those runners to the Pentagon, and there will be [...]
Obama Headlines Daily Show Guests for DC Tapings Next Week
‘This is the proof, we made it to the daily show!’
courtesy of ‘zugaldia’
The DC media and politics junkie scene is (naturally) distracted by the big display that will be Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear a week from this Saturday. It’s easy to forget that one of the reasons Stewart [...]
Free Crepes? Don’t Mind If I Do.
‘Crepe Making’
courtesy of ‘K’s Clicks’
Don’t know what to have for lunch today? Are you hoping for something a little French and a lot free? Well head over the new Muncheez Mania in Georgetown, where today at lunch (from 12pm-2pm) they will be giving out free crepes and sandwiches to customers in honor of their grand [...]
“Tiki. Tacos. Terror.”
‘Zombies!’
courtesy of ’spiggycat’
Trust my favorite bar The Passenger to come up with a terrifyingly terrific way to spend the night before All Hallow’s Eve. Saturday, October 30 from 7pm to close, the bar will toy with the occult by serving up the infamous El Zombie cocktail, a concoction so potent it’s rumoured to turn the living [...]
Dangerously Delicious Pie Truck May Roll Tomorrow
Creating a flurry of pie-frenzy since they announced their new truck last night, the fantastic Dangerously Delicious Pies may be mobile as soon as tomorrow, according to a staff person at the H Street storefront, though the route and which of the sweet and savory pies might be aboard are all yet to be made [...]
More »Black Squirrel, DCRA duke it out in tweets
‘Black squirrel’courtesy of ‘Pianoman75′
When Matt Ashburn of Cap City Diner & DCRA had their public spat two years ago over permitting problems and an architect gone wild, it wasn’t hard to see that this was the future of Twitter: a way to engage with your city government that is totally public, two-way, and mostly transparent. [...]
More DC Apologies We’d Like to See
‘Jerk City’
courtesy of ‘Smath.’
You’ve probably heard by now that Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife, Virginia Thomas, called Anita Hill and left her a voicemail asking her to consider apologizing to Justice Thomas for her sexual harassment allegations 19 years ago. I mean, clearly the only honorable course of action was to sit down and shut up about her [...]
The Washington Legacy of Damn Yankees
If the court pleases, I’d like to enter Exhibit A into the record, the Venn Diagram that leads this post. In it, you’ll note two circles demonstrating a fairly obscure, but relevant point for the upcoming article: the population of baseball fans that intersects with those who are likely to read about Broadway musicals is [...]
More »Surveillance video: Metro passenger rescues unconscious man from tracks
Our friends at ArlNOW.com have obtained this surveillance video of the incident in which Dimas Pinzon jumped onto the tracks at the Virginia Square Metro Station to aid another man who had fallen onto the tracks while having a medical emergency, just as another train was pulling into the station.
Pinzon had to pick his way [...]
We Love Vegan: Part 2
‘Go Vegan Be Green Save the Planet’
courtesy of ‘bunnicula’
Yesterday, we began a three-part series in which our food writing team, Ashley and Katie, went vegan for a week. This is the second installment of the series. Catch up on Part 1 here.
DAY THREE
Katie: By now you know I eat fruit and a peanut butter sandwich [...]
Hillary Clinton: “It Will Get Better”
When Hillary Clinton speaks, you listen. The State Department released a video yesterday of Clinton telling LGBT youth to “hang in there,” making her the latest personality to join Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” campaign. The campaign was created last month in response to the recent string of LGBT suicides, and highlights [...]
More »Brunch Updates (Brupdates?) on 14th Street
‘Breakfast Neon Sign’
courtesy of ‘Digital Magic Photography’
Were you just thinking to yourself, “I wish I had more brunch options on 14th Street between P and T Streets?” Well, the restaurant gods were listening to your odd request, because two places that fit the criteria are upping the brunch ante.
At Masa 14, you can eat all [...]
The Winning Ticket: Robert Randolph
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 »Bruins Drop Caps 3-1
‘DSC_6300′
courtesy of ‘bhrome’
The Boston Bruins capitalized on some early opportunities and held on to the lead in front of stellar play by goalie Tim Thomas to defeat the Caps 3-1 last night at the Verizon Center. It was the Caps first lost at home this season. Goalie Semyon Varlamov came off the bench to replace [...]
DDOT releases new Streetcar plan
‘New DC Streetcar’courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
DDOT this afternoon released a 42-page updated Streetcar System Plan to the Council for review and approval. The plan focuses on the existing line that is intended to run from Union Station to Benning Rd NE & Oklahoma Ave NE, as well as the Anacostia line that’s planned [...]
And so it begins: Newseum announces New Years’ Plans
‘The Newseum’courtesy of ‘Danilo.Lewis|Fotography’
There are just ten and a half weeks before the end of the year. 73 days. But, starting today, you can expect the New Year’s Eve plans emails to start rolling in. Newseum was the first in my email box, and they’re offering a gala formal called the “Headliners Ball,” which features [...]
DC9 has liquor license suspended
‘Lotus #49′courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
In a notice posted Tuesday afternoon, the DC Alcoholic Beverages Regulatory Agency suspended indefinitely the liquor license of music venue DC9, proving that once again, liquor licensing can be used as carrot and stick in this occasionally puritan town. DC ABRA has indefinitely suspended DC9 from serving any [...]
Nats extend Mike Rizzo’s contract, promote him
‘Blogger Day’
courtesy of ‘MissChatter’
In the days following Stan Kasten’s announcement that he was departing the Nationals, there was much conversation concerning the fate of the President’s position with the team. Many wondered if the job might be split into two pieces, one for stadium and non-baseball operations, and one for baseball front office operations. Today, [...]
Jaime Moreno, DC Soccer Legend
For those that don’t follow soccer, it’s hard to put into appropriate terms what Jaime Moreno means to D.C. United and the MLS as a whole. As crucial as Riggins and Sonny Jurgensen are to the Redskins success a generation as ago, Moreno means more than that to United. As important as Ovechkin is to [...]
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