Archive for February, 2011
TBD.com handed to WJLA GM
‘ABC 7 WJLA-TV Sign’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
TBD.com announced today (okay, the Post announced, and TBD admitted) that their operations have been placed under the management of Bill Lord, general manager of WJLA (also owned by Allbritton Communications). Coincidentally, it’s exactly six months after TBD’s launch. Way to let the new business model percolate, [...]
WLDC Sports Ticker – February 9
‘See you in Spring Training…’
courtesy of ‘BaseballBacks’
Lead Item: On a Sunday when the Heat play the Celtics and the Magic play the Lakers, it’ll be pretty funny that the third game most people will be watching will involve the Wizards on the road in Cleveland. You see, something is very likely going to give by [...]
Hot Ticket: Linkin Park @ Verizon Center, 2/10/11
“A Thousand Suns” cover.
Two time Grammy Award winning rap/rock group Linkin Park comes to the Verizon Center on Thursday night. Formed in Agoura Hills, California in 1996, the band has sold over 50 million albums worldwide, including “Hybrid Theory” and “Meteora”. What more can you say about a band that has spawned hard hitting songs [...]
“Beer 2.0″ Dispenser On Its Way to Verizon Center
Seriously, sometimes it’s just the simplicity of Ted Leonsis’ announcements that makes him one of the most fun owners in any of the major leagues. In an ever-so-brief post to his Ted’s Take blog today:
Bottoms Up Beer Dispenser
We got one.
Check it out at tonight’s Wizards game.
Or Saturday’s Caps Game
And then he links to the above [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘20100825_fojol_0018′
courtesy of ‘Amber Wilkie Photography’
Happy Hump Day! Just think, in two days it will be the weekend. Until then, maybe you should reward yourself with lunch from a food truck. What else beats standing outside in the cold?
Yesterday we told you that Fojol Bros earned spot on Eater’s “List of Top Twenty Food Trucks in [...]
DC Farm To School Network
‘i fear school lunch’
courtesy of ‘amarino17′
Although I’m not THAT far out of high school, my memories of cafeteria lunches are fairly limited, which leads me to believe that the food served was…well…unmemorable. That is, it wasn’t good enough to be noteworthy and it wasn’t bad enough to be permanently seared into my mind. I have [...]
First Look: Vento
Go to Vento.
There was only one downside to my Saturday night visit to the new Italian trattoria: I couldn’t help but to chastise myself over the fact that it had taken me almost three months to head there in the first place.
From the second I walked in, Vento passed my first test: ambience. The Dupont Circle restaurant is unpretentious, beautiful, [...]
The Winning Ticket: Slightly Stoopid
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 »Solar Decathlon, Now with Extra Carbon Emissions!
’surPLUShome’courtesy of ‘afagen’
The City Paper’s Lydia DePillis broke the news early this morning that the Solar Decathlon, usually held on the National Mall near the Smithsonian Castle, is moving down to the National Harbor. The change in venue will certainly affect the attendance of the event, which always felt to me to be more discovery-by-accident [...]
D.C. Attorney General dismisses DUI cases
‘Light Patrol’courtesy of ‘Nick.Fisher’
Freeman Klopott of the Examiner has the eagle eyes. Late yesterday, he spotted a series of dropped cases by D.C Attorney General Irvin Nathan, all of which were DUIs. Last Spring, the Intoxilyzer 5000 series blood alcohol testers fell under serious scrutiny when 8 of the department’s 10 units were suspected of [...]
Sharks beat Caps on a day in February
‘Alex and Alex’
courtesy of ‘jakarachuonyo’
Oh, the potential headlines seem so dramatic.
“Sharks take a bite out of the nation’s Capitals”
“San Jose proves to the NHL that Caps are not contenders”
“Silicon Valley switches the circuits of D.C.’s hockey team”
By now you should realize that the Caps lost to the Sharks, 2-0 at the Verizon Center on Tuesday [...]
Get Your Demo Ready for Fort Reno 2011
‘100 Cassettes’courtesy of ‘Marc Arsenault – Wow Cool’
The glorious jewel of DC summertime music, the Fort Reno concert series, is now opening the window for submissions. The organizers are looking for local and original music (sorry cover bands, no joy for you) and are now soliciting for you to send your demo tapes in. [...]
We Love Music: Chromeo @ 9:30 Club, 2/6/11
All photos by Michael Darpino
Per Michael’s advice, I thought I’d cruise over to the 9:30 Club on Sunday night to dance with single ladies with good taste in music. I even came up with the perfect line – “excuse me, do you care about sports? Me neither.”
Okay, not entirely true. I try to care about [...]
Eater Names Fojol Bros To Top 20 Food Truck List
‘Fojol Bros. of Merlindia’
courtesy of ‘Dave Kleinschmidt’
Ahhhh…Fojol Brothers. You make lunch in DC so strange, wonderful and delicious. You are well worthy of your newly bestowed spot on Eater’s “List of Top Twenty Food Trucks in America.” Represent DC baby! Represent!
If you have yet to experience the cuisine and showmanship of this food truck, you [...]
Testudo Gets a “This is Sportscenter” Spotlight
For the second time in as many months, Washington area sports are getting another spotlight from the Worldwide Leader’s long running “This is Sportscenter” ad campaign. This time our subject is the mascot of the University of Maryland – Testudo the Terrapin.
He’s late to a meeting…because he’s a turtle. This is up there with the [...]
DC Mythbusting: You’re Saying it Wrong
‘I before E’
courtesy of ‘dharmabumx’
Neighborhood names are a touchy subject here in the District, and residents tend to get riled up about what an area is called or what a Metro station is named. But outside of that, are we even saying these names properly? Chances are you’re actually saying or writing some of these [...]
U Street Music Hall’s (Twitter) Manifesto
There are many, many reasons that I love and support U Street Music Hall. One of them that I don’t get to write about very often is the dedication of U Hall’s owners to making their club a great experience for music fans and music makers alike.
On Saturday night, in the middle of UK DJ/Producer [...]
Dining One Year Later: Ping Pong Dim Sum
Snap-shot verdict: Wonderful decor and ambience, but some dishes are winners while others leave something to be desired.
Here’s the thing about small plates. I love them, but I hate them. You see, I love to eat, and 99% of the time I leave a tapas/small plates restaurant still hungry — at least I do when I’m [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘Truck loaded with fishermen displaying their catch, Queensland, ca. 1928′courtesy of ‘State Library of Queensland, Australia’
Happy Tuesday! It may be a bit brisk and windy out there at the moment, but that’s no reason not to go out and get some quality vitamin D from the sunshine, and a tasty lunch to boot. [...]
