Archive for February, 2011

Rangers demoralize the Caps … again

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courtesy of ‘bridgetds’
It has been a while since the fans at Verizon Center have seen a good show.
Well, that is if you weren’t at Lady Gaga Thursday night.
More specifically, Capitals fans have not seen a good show at Verizon in quite some time. Before the 6-0 shelling at the hands of the Rangers on Friday, [...]

We Love Arts: The Seagull

For a play written over 100 years prior, Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull has elements that could would of made for a great MTV Reality Show. Complicated love triangles, affluent families, and a setting that could be described as Russia’s version of The Hills, the Seagull is a story decades before its time.
I recently attended a production [...]

Friday Happy Hour: Cappuccino

It’s time for Friday Happy Hour, highlighting a drink we’ve recently enjoyed, every Friday at 4pm! Please share your favorites as well.
Traditionally, one celebrates with Champagne. Some things, though, one celebrates with coffee.
In this case, the celebratory beverage was a cappuccino from Peregrine Espresso. It seemed more appropriate at two in the afternoon on a [...]

NatGeoLive: March 2011

First of all, a very big “thank you!” to all our readers. National Geographic took a chance last year with WeLoveDC in letting us give away event tickets through our site and WOW did you guys exceed expectations! So on behalf of WeLoveDC and National Geographic, thank you for supporting the NatGeo Live program.
With that [...]

Food Tweet of the Week

‘Pulled Pork slider @ Westend Bistro Ritz Carlton’
courtesy of ‘thepresidentwearsprada’
Chefs are doing quite well for themselves in We Love DC’s Food Tweet of the Week Award…or maybe I’m just partial to tweets about engagements for some odd reason. Either way, this week’s Twitter top prize (and all the money that comes with it, ha), goes to [...]

Storytelling In DC: Story League

Photo by Abby Greenawalt
I was almost swept away by the wind on Saturday as I trekked down the curvy streets of Adam’s Morgan to meet up with SM Shrake , one of the founders of Story League, and attend their second workshop.  I had a flash of the opening scene to Shutter Island when I was walking up the [...]

Terrapin Crime and Punishment?

‘Tucker’
courtesy of ‘borman818′
A double-item for the folks in College Park, today. I wish it was good news. It’s not.
The University of Maryland has many notable alumni, ranging from Jim Henson through Nobel Laureates. In the sports side of things, there are pro athletes like Vernon Davis and Darius Heyward-Bey; potentially even more well-known as a [...]

Hot Ticket: White Rabbits @ Rock & Roll Hotel, 2/27/11

The beat-driven, piano-pounding sounds of White Rabbits will be coming to Rock & Roll Hotel this Sunday, Feb. 27th. This is sure to be an energetic (and very rhythmic) show.
White Rabbits follow the post-punk aesthetic of fellow Brooklynites Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah! as well as The French Kicks. However, they approach this style [...]

We Love Music: Thursday & Underoath @ 9:30 Club, 2/22/11

All photos by Andrew Markowitz
I was not expecting such a great night of metal at 9:30 Club on Tuesday night. To my surprise, the show was sold out by the time I arrived. Animals as Leaders, a local progressive metal outfit, blazed through a set that left everyone at the show talking about them for [...]

Food Truck Tracker

‘237/365: Justin from Fojol Brothers’
courtesy of ‘Amber Wilkie Photography’
Happy Friday everyone! We’ve all made it through another week, so why not treat yourself to a delicious lunch from a truck.
Click on through for our ThestrEATS-powered lunch map to find out where all the food trucks are and have a great weekend!

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Homemade Pizza Co. Comes to Georgetown

Although the Homemade Pizza Co. has five other locations in the DC area, I’ll readily admit to never hearing of them or even noticing that I’ve walked by one. That was until they opened their latest shop in my neighborhood and a held three day long celebration featuring free pizza, salad and the owners grilling (yes, grilling) up [...]

Oscar Watch: We Love DC Picks The Academy Awards!

‘Preparing for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards – the corner of Hollywood & Highland’
courtesy of ‘popculturegeek.com’
I have been waiting for this weekend for awhile now.
I’ve been watching a lot of films. Like I said when I first started this thing, I try and watch every Oscar nominated film out there.
That’s a lot of films.
As of this morning [...]

Oscar Watch: Talking Oscars With West End Cinema (Part II)

Photo courtesy Madeline Marshall
In my earlier post we met West End Cinema General Manager Josh Levin, who told us about West End’s latest venue for Arthouse/Indie film and shared his thoughts on DC’s obsession with Oscar.
Tonight we’ll take a look at his picks in some of the big Academy Award races.
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Draft Pick The Key In Hinrich-Bibby Trade

‘Kurt Hinrich and Goran Dragic’
courtesy of ‘Keith Allison’
As today’s trade deadline for the NBA comes and goes, the Washington Wizards made their move by trading Kurt Hinrich and Hilton Armstrong to the Atlanta Hawks for Mike Bibby, Jordan Crawford, Maurice Evans, and a first round pick in this year’s draft.
At 34-23 the Hawks currently hold [...]

Sulaimon Brown’s Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day

Don’t know who Sulaimon Brown is? That’s not a surprise. He was a Democratic Candidate for Mayor in this past summer’s mayoral primary with a penchant for speaking his mind about Adrian Fenty…and then telling everyone to vote for Vince Gray.
“Wait, what?” you say. Yeah, you heard right. He pushed for Vince Gray, despite appearing [...]

This Week in Food

 Looks like DC’s food scene will keep growing in 2011 with even more pizza, burgers and cupcakes. Going with that third theme: Georgetown’s soon-to-be-open Sprinkles Cupcakes (3015 M St. NW) is putting its mobile truck on the street come Monday and giving away free cupcakes for two weeks. The first week’s schedule is: Franklin Square on Monday, Georgetown on Tuesday, [...]

We Love Drinks: Homebrew Your Own Hard Cider

February may seem like a strange time to think about cider, or even autumn. But when Mother Nature seduces us on a Friday with the sweet smell of spring, then turns her back days later with a sick smack of sleet, I’m happy to exercise a flagrant disregard for the season. More importantly however, we’re [...]

Galactic Happy Hour @ 9:30 Club

This one is for the fans of the New Orlean jazz-jam band super-group Galactic, fans of New Orleans, fans of free stuff, and fans of alcohol.
Tonight at the 9:30 Club’s basement bar a/k/a The Backbar (entrance on the 9th St. side of the club) they are starting the party early with a special happy hour [...]

We Love Weekends, February 26-27

‘Let’s Have Some Fun’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
Rebecca J.: Friday I’m headed to the Black Cat to catch Fred Armisen perform where I’m hoping for some salutes to his Gov. Paterson and Barrack impressions. After that we’ll head to the basement of Cafe St. Exwhich always gets crazy. On Saturday, as I’m headed to a “Look At This [...]

It’s Not Delivery, It’s Michel Richard

For me, getting take-out for dinner seems a bit like admitting defeat. I know how to cook and hate to pay for food, but sometimes I’m just lazy. To add insult to injury, I usually don’t feel fulfilled by my take-out. Lukewarm pad thai, greasy pizza and mistaken orders usually get me pretty cranky. But [...]