Archive for July, 2011

Nationals stand pat at deadline, win 3-2

‘Storen’courtesy of ‘photopete’
As the 4pm deadline crept ever closer the questions about a potential trade with the Minnesota Twins for CF Denard Span were met with silence. No one was talking about the trade. As the clock struck four, not a positive thing had been said about the prospects of the trade for four hours. [...]

Nationals finish strong at the Trade Deadline

‘R.C. Beadle, A.H. Brown (LOC)’courtesy of ‘The Library of Congress’
The trade deadline is a nebulous and crazy thing. Everyone seems to know someone who knows something about a AA prospect who heard from the trainer that he’s being traded to play at Tulsa for a guy whose name ended in A. or was it Y? [...]

Chien-Ming Wang Returns to Mound, Washington Loses 8-5

‘PRE’
courtesy of ‘MissChatter’
The audience: 30,114 in paid attendance.
The critics: an overflowing Press Box with Taiwanese media swarming.
The stage: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
The Man of the Hour: Chien-Ming Wang
When right-handed starting pitcher Chien-Ming Wang was acquired by the Washington Nationals in 2010, many wondered if he would have a successful recovery following surgery on a [...]

Friday Happy Hour: Riquitita Rickey

It is the season of the Rickey cocktail. Recently proclaimed the official potable of the District, everybody has been talking about Rickeys. As July, aka Rickey Month draws to a close, many bartenders around the city are featuring variations on the classic summer refreshment, culminating in an event at Jack Rose on Monday night. (Our [...]

The Funmongers: US Park Police

‘Mounted Park Police – Restoring Honor rally’courtesy of ‘theqspeaks’
Is there a group in DC more hated than the Park Police?
Okay, okay, besides the current subjects of local political scandals.  And the Congress. And the credit rating agencies. And the leadership of the Congress.
That being said, it’s hard to look at the organization that is the [...]

Hot Ticket: Marissa Nadler @ Red Palace, 7/29/2011

Head over to Red Palace Friday night for an evening of sultry, dreamy indie-folk with Boston chanteuse Marissa Nadler. Her music is melancholic and lovely, at times reminiscent of Mazzy Star.  She has received a good amount of  buzz lately: her self-titled album was featured on NPR’s First Listen, and she was one of SPIN’s 5 best new artists in [...]

Trade Deadline Preview

‘Curly ‘W’ flare’courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
There are about 50 hours left until the non-waiver trade deadline in Major League Baseball, and if you thought the rumor mill on the Hill was busy, the baseball rumor mill has it matched. The last two days ahead of the trade deadline are often the busiest of the season, with [...]

Food Truck Tracker

We Love Music: Hayes Carll @ Rock & Roll Hotel, 7/23/11

courtesy of Hayes Carrl.
Hayes Carll plays country music I can get into. Last Saturday he turned the Rock & Roll Hotel into a honky tonk for the night when he and his band The Poor Choices brought their foot-stompin’ blend of country, bar-room rock & twangy folk to the stage. Texas native Carll and his gang [...]

We Love Weekends: July 30&31

‘Rita’s’
courtesy of ‘ep_jhu’
Tom: While the mercury is once again heading for the triple digits, I’ll be helping a client move their offices into Dupont this weekend, just a stone’s through from the delicious Shake Shack. Perhaps after the long day, you’ll catch me heading for Rita’s Water Ice on Rhode Island Avenue.  Sunday, [...]

Food Truck Tracker

Mondavi Salutes Local Hero

‘Alison Kindler’
courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’
Interest in gardening is on the rise, from my neighbors growing tomatoes in patio containers to community gardens bursting with multiple produce plots. Increasingly there’s a practical need to provide access to affordable food through growing your own. Early this week I attended an intimate event honoring a local community gardening [...]

Trite & Cliché, Tourmobile stands alone

‘Tourmobile #5′courtesy of ‘andertho’
If you’ve ever wanted a tourism villain, Lydia DePillis shows us today why that villain is Tourmobile, and not just the tour bus companies, people who stop outside the Metro car doors, and stand to the left on escalators.  The monopoly that the Park Service has granted to the private enterprise for [...]

Nats Come Up Just Short Against Marlins

However tempting, Nationals fans shouldn’t use the desperate rally in the ninth inning to let the team off the hook for what was, for the most part, another disappointing performance.

A Round With… Rico Wisner

In our ongoing “A Round With…” series, We Love DC chats with some of the interesting people behind our local bars.
In this installment, I had the opportunity to sit down with Rico Wisner at the recently-remodeled Bar Rouge inside the Hotel Rouge. The bar space has been expanded and spruced up – and, under [...]

Book Signing for the Sleep Deprived

You’ve seen it all over social media. You’ve heard Samuel L. Jackson and maybe even Werner Herzog narrate it. You’ve probably laughed your ass off. Even if you don’t have children and haven’t a clue how agonizingly painfully frustrating it can be to get them down for that nap, I bet you’ve heard of Go [...]

Nats Fall To Fish As Zimmermann Can’t Right The Ship

The Nationals offense, true to usual form, was about as exciting to watch as molasses.

Tryst $365 Giveaway from Scoutmob

Adams Morgan sure has it good with Tryst. I’m always in envy of my friends who live in close proximity to this classic coffeehouse – as they lounge around, using it as their office so often they get sandwiches named after them. It’s hard to believe Tryst’s been in operation since 1998, one of the [...]

Food Truck Tracker

‘pie for lunch’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
So I couldn’t come up with very many good Wednesday songs to fit with this week’s music theme. So go do yourself a favor and listen to Chet Atkins’ jazzy number, “Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting.” And then go bask in some food truck glory to help you through hump day.
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The Winning Ticket: Reel Big Fish & Streetlight Manifesto

This week we are giving away a pair of tickets to see Reel Big Fish with Streetlight Manifesto and Rodeo Ruby Love with New Riot perform at the 9:30 Club on July 31st at 6:30pm. Holy crap that’s a lot of bands for one night! Ska and punk fans rejoice!
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