Archive for January, 2011

Capital Chefs: Allison Sosna of DC Central Kitchen (Part 1)

Chef Allison Sosna of DC Central Kitchen. Photo by author. Right off the bat, Allison Sosna tells me what she’s all about: “My life revolves around food and people.” Of course others in the food industry could say the same, but Sosna’s work as executive chef for Fresh Start Catering at DC Central Kitchen is [...]

Neighborhood Brunch: Rustik

Friends, sometimes in the course of writing for our humble website, I experience a moral dilemma. Any out-of-the-way spot, any unadvertised specials, any uncrowded weekend brunch locations, and I have to ask myself whether I should share, and risk not being able to get a seat there again, or whether I should keep it to [...]

Wintry and Wet Wednesday Update

‘Winter Commute 05′ courtesy of ‘matthewdlyons’ I drew the short straw, so that means I’m the WLDC meteorologist and traffic reporter today. We don’t have an official WLDC weather/traffic copter (my proposal was denied at the last secret meeting), but I was still able to pull together the afternoon weather story. OPM has announced early [...]

We Love Music: Little Dragon @ Black Cat, 1/22/11

all photos by author. I don’t know if you’ve noticed but Sweden has been producing a ton of great new bands lately. So many, in fact, that I’m inclined to agree with Chris Richards of the Washington Post when he recently declared Sweden as the epicenter of emergent pop music for the new century. Lucky [...]

Hot Drinks Cure All Blues

If you’re like me (and half the city, it seems) you may be struggling with a hacking cough caught just in time for the winter blues. It almost prevented me from attending the Hot Drinks event last night at Tabard Inn, but I rallied to see what Chantal Tseng and Adam Bernbach came up with [...]

The Winning Ticket: Lissie

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 [...]

Lights, Camera & Barbecue Shrimp Come to Bayou Bakery

I love when TV cameras pop in at restaurants for three reasons: 1) The diners who work so hard to get on camera (cute) 2) Parents who try desperately to get their kids to behave (funny) 3) People who refuse to be on camera and tell this to the cameramen over and over (slightly annoying) [...]

New Belgium Confirms East Coast Expansion

’21:56′ courtesy of ‘Tom T’ In what is sure to qualify as the most glorious, unexpected, beer-related news of the day, New Belgium Brewing Company confirmed today that they will be expanding their operations to the DC, Maryland, Virginia area. Previously available only west of the Mississippi River and in North Carolina, the Fort Collins, [...]

About that vacant DC property…

‘Pima County Assessor & Board of Equalization Cheat Raquel’courtesy of ’666isMONEY â�® â�¥ & â� ’ There’s a possibility that you got a letter in the last week from the DC Office of Taxation and Revenue about your property taxes, and you opened it, like me, to discover “Oh shit! They’re gonna raise my property tax [...]

We Love Arts: The Arabian Nights

There are two types of perfume. One kind hits with a ravishing force. You recognize the top notes instantly, as they drag you down an olfactory lane whether you want to or not. The other kind is subtly layered, ingratiating itself into your memory with a more delicate air. I expected Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation of [...]

Dispatches from Ward 5

‘DSC_0940′ courtesy of ‘mediaslave’ The Ward 5 lists were active this week, with several things going on to talk about. Numerous discussions ensued across both the Eckington and Ward 5 lists after the Truxton Circle murder of Billy Mitchell, who was on his way home from the theater when he was shot at the corner [...]

DC Mythbusting: DC Flag

‘DC Slices Flag’ courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’ We love seeing how the District ranks against other cities (not against entire states, thank you very much), especially when we come out on top.  So here’s another first place trophy for DC: the best-designed city flag.  Back in 2004, the flag experts of North America [...]

The Internet says: Snow Tomorrow

‘Snowflake Study’courtesy of ‘Smithsonian Institution’ While we toil away at work, and while we sleep at night, Meteorologists and their babbage machines and difference engines churn away at weather modeling.  The latest models seem to indicate we’re in for a cold and snowy Wednesday,and that means it’s time to daydream about having the day off [...]

A Return to Vouchers?

‘vouchers’courtesy of ‘springwools’ Retiring Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) will be introducing a bill to bring private school vouchers back to the District. The program first started under Mayor Williams in 2004, under the orders of the then-Republican-leaning 108th Congress. Shortly after the 2008 elections, when the Democrats retook not just [...]

We Love Music: Tokyo Police Club @ 9:30 1/19/11

all photos by author. I had heard of Tokyo Police Club before and knowing that they were popular on the indie scene I thought I’d take the opportunity to check them out at the 9:30 Club last week. I knew this was a hot ticket; it sold out rather quickly and there were people in [...]

Who’s Extending Restaurant Week

‘back to business’ courtesy of ‘philliefan99′ Did you wait too long to snag a reservation at a coveted restaurant last week? Fear not! There are still plenty of restaurants in the District that have decided to extend the good deals that only comes twice a year. Below you can find an exhaustive list, but if you’re [...]

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Meet The Newest Washington Wizard: Mustafa Shakur

Photos courtesy DC Sports Bog The Wizards were dangerously low on Point Guards heading into last Saturday’s game against the Boston Celtics. The night before Kurt Hinrich sustained an elbow injury and wouldn’t be able to play in the game. Late Friday night, the team decided to call up Mustafa Shakur from the Rio Grande Valley [...]

Dismemberment Plan for Newbies

‘Dplan applause’courtesy of ‘tbridge’ No one wanted to leave last night’s Dismemberment Plan concert. I can totally understand why. Like many things about DC, I was late to the party.  I moved to DC as the band was at its Zenith, with Emergency & I a recent hit with the indie rock community, but my [...]