Archive for November, 2010
Week 9 Recap – Skins vs. Eagles
‘Super Bowl flags’
courtesy of ‘BrianMKA’
A couple of hours prior to the Monday night kickoff, Donovan McNabb signed a 5-year extension with the Redskins. It may have been poor timing given what happened later. The Eagles gave the Skins one of the worst beatings in franchise history, 59-28. It’s always hard to write something positive about [...]
Has the Post ever heard of The Oatmeal?
This morning’s ComPost with Alexandra Petri has a piece on what your email address says about you, and it’s pretty boring and staid, you know, like you might expect from the Post. Sure, Gmail users might be feeling smug, but why not take the opportunity to read the funnier version of the story in comic [...]
More »The Winning Ticket: Paul Oakenfold
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 »Charter School gets grant for 700 iPads
‘look at me and my iPad’courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
The Business Journal’s Michael Neibauer has the story of a DC Public Charter School that has received a grant for an iPad for each of their students. Each of their 700 students will receive an iPad that they can use in their day-to-day classroom experience. A little skeptical [...]
Deal for multiple Wal-Marts in DC in the works
‘Urban Wal-Mart in White Plains, NY’courtesy of ‘pasa47′
Late last night, Twitter was abuzz with news of development across the river in Ward 7. Council member Yvette Alexander (W7) tweeted, “Big box retailer coming to Ward 7? Stay tuned!” This being the age of instant gratification and always-on communication, Fairfax Village’s Veronica Davis pressed Alexander for [...]
Charges against Howard Arenstein & Orly Katz (temporarily) dropped
‘lemon kush day 105, flower 77′courtesy of ‘eggrole’
The news is out this afternoon, CBS Radio News Bureau Chief Howard Arenstein and his wife Orly Katz are free after charges have been dropped in the case due to a witness that was a no-show at their hearings today. It’s likely they’ll be re-filed, but for now, [...]
We Love Arts: Superior Donuts
(l to r) Johnny Ramey and Richard Cotovsky in Superior Donuts at The Studio Theatre. Directed by Serge Seiden. Photo: Carol Pratt
Studio Theatre’s production of Superior Donuts is the definitive tale of modern immigration. Within the Chicago neighborhood of uptown, playwright Tracy Letts finds the perfect setting for a refreshing, honest look at immigration in America. Inside the confines of a run-down, locally [...]
Vote Your Favorite Caps Player to the NHL All-Star Game
‘DSC_7711′
courtesy of ‘bhrome’
Fan voting for the NHL All-Star game this year opened yesterday. Three Caps players are on the list for fans to select from: Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Ovechkin, and Mike Green. Shockingly, Alexander Semin is missing from the list, a mistake of great proportions. Semin currently ranks second in the league in goals (13) [...]
Does WMATA need a CEO?
‘WMATA Blogger Roundtable’courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’
Greater Greater Washington this morning has an editorial that’s part of their Serious Fixes for Metro series that suggests that what Metro needs isn’t a general manager, but rather a CEO. This morning’s TBD escalator map is pretty grim, and the weekend’s transit work had a pretty good portion of [...]
Thanksgiving Options for Every Eater
‘happy Thanksgiving cupcake toppers 2′
courtesy of ‘AForestFrolic’
Between stressing out about whether to attack the stuffing or the mashed potatoes first, or hoping that your stupid brother doesn’t clothesline you in the family football game again this year, Thanksgiving prep can weigh heavy on the mind. And in a town like D.C., everyone’s Thanksgiving is not [...]
Faux Metro Ads
‘Vacation’courtesy of ‘futuraprime’
I love this series of fake Metro ads from Evan Hensleigh on Flickr. As bad as it’s been, it’s good that we cans top and laugh a bit at what we’re experiencing out there with Metro’s collapse over the last three years. My personal favorite is the one with the ad, but the [...]
Redskins Cheat Sheet
‘McNabb takes off’courtesy of ‘BrianMKA’
We’re sorry the cheatsheet is so late, but I’m guessing that given the 59-28 ass-whooping that the Redskins took last night, I suspect that there was a lot of not talking about the Skins at the water cooler today, which is enough to give you some clue what they’re dealing with [...]
Love The Hill This Friday
I don’t love the “Hill” in the way some people do – I’m not so political and certainly am not involved in all the Congressional happenings, but I do adore the neighborhoods that make Capitol Hill fabulous. Eastern Market has such charm, and I’ve found myself spending weekends on Barrack’s Row. [...]
More »Megabus makes Downtown DC their newest hub
‘Megabus’courtesy of ‘andertho’
Megabus announced early this morning that they would be adding DC to the list of their hub cities, and expanding service from the 11th and H transit location to 10 new cities from the District. The move will bring 85 news jobs, as well as 32 new buses, to the DC area. The [...]
Food Truck Tracker
’street fryer’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Well, it’s raining today and you know what that means – poor truck turnout. Hopefully you’re one of the lucky ones!
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DC Letterboxing
Hidden around DC, secretly placed in strategic, calculated locales are small, weatherproof boxes containing logbooks and stamps; only the dedicated group know of their existence and they are constantly trying to follow a trail of secret clues to uncover them. While this may sound like the latest Spy Museum game or a CIA operation, it’s [...]
More »Madewell Opens Today
Today at 10am, DC’s first Madewell opens its Georgetown doors. The clothing shop offers wears that meet hobo, hipster and preppyster fashion needs alike and is sure to be a big hit with Georgetown college and young professionals scene. Originally found in 1937, Madewell started out as a true-blue American denim company. Now the label [...]
More »Featured Photo
half-frame by patrickjoust
There are parts of me that will forever be trapped in the past. Even though I’m technically an adult, I’ll always feel like a kid in one way or another and rarely take life too seriously. As long as I can pay my bills and stay out of prison, I might as well [...]
Preventing HIV in the District
‘Old Joburg General Hospital-53′
courtesy of ‘Axel Bührmann’
We know the statistic: With more than 3% of the population living with HIV, the District HIV rate is on par with Uganda and some parts of Kenya. But how can you make a difference in preventing HIV? Here’s a way: the DC HIV Prevention Community Planning Group (HPCPG), [...]
Gentrification and gay-bashing in Logan Circle
‘I “Heart” Gentrification’
courtesy of ‘kevnkovl’
If you haven’t seen it already, be sure not to miss the article by TBD’s Amanda Hess about the beatings of gay, white, male residents at the R Street Apartments in Logan Circle.
Hess frames it both an issue of gentrification-related friction as well as anti-gay bias. I don’t really have anything [...]
