Archive for January, 2011
Halfway There: Capitals Midseason Review
‘DSC_9034′
courtesy of ‘bhrome’
At the beginning of the season, many fans of the Caps pretty much wanted to fast-forward to mid-April and get going with the playoffs. Going into this year’s campaign, the Caps looked pretty good on paper and were predicted to be yet again runaway winners of the Southeast Division and one of the [...]
Hot Ticket: Anamanaguchi @ Black Cat 1/9/11
Anamanaguchi are returning to the Black Cat Backstage this Sunday with their signature brand of punk/power-pop. Oh, and they’re bringing their hacked Nintendo.
Anamanaguchi are quickly becoming one of the most infamous “chiptunes” bands around. In the past year, they’ve composed the soundtracks to video games including Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game, and are [...]
TheFashionMagpie: Bringing D.C. Fashion and Art to the Foreground, Butler & Claypool Style
‘Adams Morgan Day – 2010′
courtesy of ‘TDLphoto’
Have you heard about Butler & Claypool? The District’s blogosphere is atwitter about this fresh-off-the-press retail and design collective. Founded this past fall but currently gearing up for a full launch later this month, the D.C.-based “collective” (more on what that means in a moment) was established by seasoned [...]
WMATA issues statement in wake of beating video
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Metro Emergency Button by Mr. T in DC
By now, I am certain that you have seen the video, or heard about the incident that took place at L’Enfant Metro this past weekend, where a man was beaten by a group of teenagers while they took video of the incident. Metro has now issued a [...]
Hot Ticket: The Pietasters @ 9:30 Club 1/8/11
Wherever you are in the country or the world, if you are having a conversation about Ska music, and Washington DC comes up, it is a sure thing that The Pietasters will be the first band to be mentioned. Cranking out “DC’s finest ska” since the early 1990s, The Pietasters toured hard for years as [...]
More »Food Truck Tracker
‘Big Cheese truck’
courtesy of ‘BrianMKA’
Happy Friday everyone. It might be kind of cold and yucky out today, but after this week’s hooha with the police, help your local food trucks out and keep their lines long.
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Sekou Biddle selected by D.C. DSC for open council seat
Meet Sekou Biddle, who will take the oath of office as DC’s newest At-Large councilmember. Don’t remember voting for or against Mr. Biddle? No surprise there, he was selected by the DC Democratic State Committee, literally in a backroom (a kitchenette, actually) at about 9pm last night. Why did this happen? In short, because the [...]
More »DC Water asks Congress to give up the bottle
Recycling Water Bottles by Mr. T in DC
Late yesterday, DC Water General Manager George S. Hawkins sent a letter to Speaker Boehner accompanied by ten reusable water bottles. The message was clear: You’re looking to save money, cutting bottled water would save almost $800,000 a year from Congress’ staffs.
While I’m fairly sure that the message [...]
Five Favorites: Reasons to Leave the House
‘masked’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
It’s easy to just want to hibernate this time of year– it’s dark when you get home, it’s too cold to be outside for more than 10 minutes, and well, not much can compete with a warm couch and a Snuggie. And now that the holiday season is over, there aren’t as many [...]
ICYMI: January 6th, 2011
‘Raffle Donation’courtesy of ‘DC Central Kitchen’
First off, a note. Last week, WLDC readers bought raffle tickets to benefit DC Central Kitchen. This morning, We Love DC and So What’s the Deal presented DCCK with a check for over $1,600. If that doesn’t give you a warm fuzzy, I don’t know what to tell you. Thanks [...]
RagnaROCK – Comedy, Music, Theater, Epicness
There’s a special kind of magic that happens when three dudes get drunk one night and decide that what their town really needs is an entertainment apocalypse.
At least, I am assuming that copious alcohol consumption was involved in the conception of RagnaROCK, the latest production from the minds of Tyler Sonnichsen, Evan Valentine, and Christopher [...]
Increased Food Truck Enforcement?
‘Vacation in a Cup!’courtesy of ‘Phaesia2011′
The word spread over Twitter in yesterday’s lunch hour that MPD was spotted talking with two food trucks at L’Enfant Plaza, and that perhaps one of them had received a ticket. This morning, we’re hearing that one of the Sauca vehicles was forced to move yesterday. We talked with one [...]
We Love Weekends, January 8-9
‘2/365′
courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
Max: After the much needed holiday hiatus (that was much too short), it’s tempting to spend the next few month on my couch watching Netflix movies and hibernating. Alas, there are some great exhibits opening at the galleries this weekend that I will brave the cold for. On Friday, First Friday to be [...]
A Red, White and Blue Wizards
It’s something we skipped over during the craziness of the holidays, but in case you missed the news from Ted’s Take, the Mystics switched their colors for the upcoming season to the ever patriotic red, white and blue. Interestingly, the logo maintained its former configuration – this was really just a straight up color swap [...]
More »Food Truck Tracker
‘ElFloridano-5672′
courtesy of ‘leftrightclick’
Remember that time I woke up this morning and all I wanted was tacos? KOREAN TACOS? Well I’m in luck because they’re in my ‘hood today. Sucks to be you guys! Except if you’re in the general Farragut area since every single other truck is there today. But Korean tacos are my own [...]
Bar Pilar Gets an Upstairs
‘03106-22Crop’
courtesy of ‘furcafe’
Bar Pilar has been my beloved neighborhood bar for years (even before it was one of my very first We Love Drinks). I wouldn’t have survived Snowpocalypse without it, that’s for sure, trudging the few blocks through the snow to beat cabin fever. Countless evenings hanging out for impromptu gab sessions, long brunch [...]
We Love Arts: Dana Ellyn’s “The Art of Dating”
Jose lays the check directly between us. He couldn’t have have centered it more accurately if he’d held a ruler. The Pilot and I glance at the pleather billfold like it’s the elephant in the room it’s about to become.
- from Rachel Machacek’s The Science of Single
Earlier this week Katie interviewed one of her favorite [...]
ICYMI: January 5th, 2011
GOVERNMENT by Kevin H.
Today is the first day the sun sets at 5:00 or later. Starting Saturday, we pick up more than a minute of day light every day. Not so shabby. A few bits and bobs about Art in Anacostia and Mt. Pleasant, Mixed Use and Saint Elizabeth’s, and what happens to your [...]
TheFashionMagpie: Miss DC Send-Off Tonight
‘Miss Teen America’
courtesy of ‘MudflapDC’
Does anyone watch the Miss America pageant anymore? Some consider the annual competition an offensive vestige of not-so-progressive [read: chauvinistic] yesteryear, but I must confess to a strange interest in the spectacle. Perhaps this curiosity has been fueled by the addictive, deliciously edited, and highly disturbing “Toddlers and Tiaras” series on [...]
