Archive for April, 2011
This Ain’t Atlanta and the 4/6 Sports Ticker
Lead Item: Sports Ticker Wheel of Morality turn, turn, turn, tell us the lesson that this Nats fan should learn. I’m giving a pass for a poor April Fools’ joke by the fellas over at Nationals Enquirer for dragging up this clip of a Nationals Park patron making a bit of a fool of himself [...]
More »Hot Ticket: Wire @ Black Cat, 4/7/11
Remember when there was that early to mid-00’s wave of pop bands masquerading as post-punk revivalists? Of course you do. Well, while most of those bands have already run out of steam, first wave post-punks like Wire have been going strong for over 30 years. Kind of puts the more recent generations to shame a [...]
More »DC songwriters perpetrate fraud upon unsuspecting listeners
‘John Denver’s Greatest Hits’
courtesy of ‘thejcgerm’
Okay, the headline on this one is a total joke, but I’m going to stick to my gut this morning and go with it. I couldn’t believe it as I drove across town, listening to WAMU, but it turns out that John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” was:
A) Written [...]
Bethesda Row Restaurant Week: 04/11 – 04/17
‘Bethesda Lane’ courtesy of ‘Payton Chung’
Bethesda Row’s Spring Restaurant Week kicks off this Monday, April 11 and runs through Sunday, April 17. Participating restaurants include: American Tap Room, Café Deluxe, Jaleo, Lebanese Taverna, Mamma Lucia, Mon Ami Gabi, Parker’s American Bistro, Raku, and Redwood Restaurant and Bar, who will offer two course lunches for $15 and three course dinners [...]
The Winning Ticket: The Dirty Heads
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 »Bryce Harper To See Field in Hagerstown Exhibition
‘Bryce Harper’
courtesy of ‘Scott Ableman’
The human superlative himself, aka Washington Nationals prospect Bryce Harper, will not join the short list of players who jumped right into the major leagues. After picking up seven hits, two doubles and five RBI in 18 spring training at bats, Harper was shipped down to the farm and the Nationals [...]
We Love Music: Sara Bareilles @ Rams Head Live!, 4/3/11
all photos by Mike Kurman
After I heard that he was a big fan, I asked guest reviewer and concert photographer, Mike Kurman to cover the Sara Bareilles concert for We Love DC.
On a cold, rainy Sunday night in Baltimore, Sara Bareilles grabbed hold of the diverse, multi-aged crowd and didn’t let go for her hour [...]
Video Game Art Voting Extended!
‘DC Meetups – 09-03-22 – Your Move’
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
In response to public demand, the Smithsonian American Art Museum has extended the deadline for public voting for the video games to be featured in its upcoming exhibition, “The Art of Video Games.” The voting period, originally scheduled to end April 7, now will close at midnight, [...]
Virginia Tourism, NPS, “Art” and Advertising Money
”courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
You may have noticed the sculpture of the word “LOVE” erected in Dupont Circle last week. While it was billed as an art installation, it was actually part of an ad blitz done for the Virginia Tourism campaign, and the Park Service isn’t happy at all about being lied [...]
Community coaches: Be a fitness inspiration
‘not a mass “YMCA” singalong’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
The DC Department of Health is launching a media campaign called “Live Well DC!” and they need 8 spokesmodels. But not just any run-of-the-mill, perfectly-toned, dazzling-smile spokesmodels, oh no.
DoH is looking for volunteers to serve as Community Coaches. Eight people who “represent the city’s diversity” and who want to [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘Eat Wonky’
courtesy of ‘tbridge’
Just in case you brought your wetsuit to work today, here is where you can find some lunch in the great flood.
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Opening Day Disparities
‘Pickle’s Pub’courtesy of ‘pvsbond’
Yesterday afternoon in the perfect weather in Baltimore, 46,593 fans turned out at Camden Yards to watch the Orioles open their home season against the Detroit Tigers. A technical sellout for the O’s, while the Nationals drew 2,000 under the capacity for Nationals Park. The weather couldn’t have been more different, [...]
Shutdown Looms: Now what?
‘Locked’
courtesy of ‘John-Morgan’
Late yesterday Speaker Boehner told House Republicans to get their staffs ready for the shutdown and the impact on the government of a full shutdown. This morning the White House did the same, asking OMB to distribute shutdown priorities and protocols to agencies today. While negotiations are far from over, there are three [...]
Storm brutalizes area
‘Harvest Moon Thunderstorm’courtesy of ‘MudflapDC’
Unless you sleep like the dead, you know about the line of storms that ran through the area about 4:45am this morning, which woke me out of a solid slumber. The rain pounded against our windows, the wind whistling through the windows. According to the Capital Weather Gang, a line of [...]
Ceremonial Dirt at CityCenter
Photo by Sylvia Brown, used with Permission
There’s nothing I miss about the old convention center. It made Moscone Center’s North and South halls feel airy and light, and the exterior was deeply ugly and unfriendly. I cheered loudly when they imploded it back in 2005. The site has been a parking lot, a bus station [...]
Weaver willing to do the Dirty Jobs according to video
‘Cup cake eating contest – Columbia Heights Day 001′courtesy of ’squidpants’
So far, from the advertising perspective, the At-Large campaign has been pretty bland. Lots of standard fare all the way around. Some have been upset by campaign ads near editorial material, in the Current newspapers for example, but overall the content of the ads [...]
