Archive for September, 2011
Friday Happy Hour: Dark Punch at Patty Boom Boom
Sometimes Patty Boom Boom feels almost a little bit “secret.” As the numerous nightspots by the Hilton Brothers go, it seems to get a little less attention than its sister bars around the corner and down the street. The upstairs is reserved for dj nights which skew towards reggae and dub, the sounds of which [...]
More »We Love Weekends – Sep 9-11
‘Rain Delay on HD’
courtesy of ‘wfyurasko’
Well, we made it past the soggies. Mostly. Capital Weather Gang says we’ll still get sprinkles and clouds through the weekend but after about 12 inches of rain this level of sprinkle seems like a cool and sunny breeze.
Okay, not really. But I’m trying here, people. So what do we [...]
We Love Food: Bourbon Steak’s Cheese Program
‘Cheese wheels at Bourbon Steak’
courtesy of ‘bonappetitfoodie’
I can think of few simple combinations that go together as well as meat and cheese–philly cheesesteaks, charcuterie and cheese boards, chicken parmigiano, heck, even the simple breakfast sandwich combines the super powers of a sausage patty and melted cheese. So it made sense when Brenton Balika, the executive [...]
Ellington Bridge currently closed over suspicious package
‘Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge’courtesy of ‘dbking’
The Duke Ellington Bridge on Calvert Street between Woodley Park and Adams Morgan is currently closed while the Bomb Squad handles a suspicious package. In light of the outstanding threat, the overwhelming response from MPD and the Federal Protective Service bomb squads is mostly precautionary. The L2 bus, amongst others, has [...]
Redskins 2011 Season Preview
‘Young|Veteran’
courtesy of ‘Danilo.Lewis|Fotography’
The story of the 2010 Washington Redskins needs no retelling. If the images of McNabb sulking on the sidelines and Haynesworth rolling on the ground aren’t burned into your memory then you weren’t paying attention. It can be argued that the issues with McNabb were partly his being taken out of comfortable surroundings [...]
The Credible Threat
‘Capitol Hill Bollard’courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Late yesterday, as the President went to speak to Congress, news began to disseminate concerning a “specific, credible but unconfirmed” threat against the DC and NYC areas that could happen around the anniversary of 9/11. That language means, as far as I can tell, “We think we know [...]
Tubing Down Rt 29
There’s been a whole lot of rain this week. Parts of Fairfax county have gotten 10-15 inches of a rain as part of the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. The storm’s pattern, unusual for the area, has dumped rain on the District and surrounding area with surprising ferocity and longevity.
This video, taken this afternoon in [...]
Chef News: 1789 Gets New Executive Chef, Anthony Lombardo
‘embossed menu’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
As I previously wrote, 1789 lost its long-time executive chef, Dan Giusti. The restaurant announced that Anthony Lombardo is taking the helm as the new executive chef. According to a news release, Lombardo was most recently the executive sous chef at Casa Nonna and like his predecessor, was also a graduate of [...]
Stuck at home?
If you and the kids are stuck at home maybe some of these toys will work well for you. Eligible for Amazon Prime so you can have it by tomorrow (if UPS has a boat in your neighborhood) – the Fisher-Price Little People Noah’s Ark is just barely over $20. Or if you have wooden [...]
More »We Love Weekends: The Ark Edition
‘Hippo hanging around after lunch’
courtesy of ‘afagen’
Who’s got the saw? And how many feet in a cubit anyway?
Well it looks like the internal domain name the We Love DC team uses to communicate amongst themselves should have been sandbagged – it floated away in the night and our ability to coordinate anything along with it. [...]
DC Shorts Festival starts tonight!
Probably my favorite thing about short films is that they cater well to those of us with shortened attention spans. Tonight begins the DC Shorts Film Festival, which runs until September 18th, and the Festival staff have an awesome film picker, so that you can make sure to catch the show you want to see, [...]
More »Hank’s Oyster Bar in Dupont Circle Expands
‘A Summer Night Delight’
courtesy of ‘LaTur’
Hank’s Oyster Bar just got a whole lot bigger and better. The restaurant in Dupont Circle recently renovated and doubled its capacity to 68 seats inside, 40 seats on the outdoor patio and a private dining room upstairs. Plus, the new lounge space next door is offering longer late night [...]
Featured Photo
‘A Barbie Girl In A Barbie World’ courtesy of ‘[F]oxymoron’ The things you can see, when you’re walking around the city, can be fascinating. You could run into people doing interesting things; you could see the sky change into fascinating colors; you could even see the little details on the street. Yes, living in the city is many things, but lacking fascinating sights is not one of them.
More »The Winning Ticket: The Low Anthem
‘The Low Anthem’ by The Montage
This week we are giving away a pair of tickets to see The Low Anthem perform at the 9:30 Club on September 15th at 7pm.
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Nats drop Strasburg’s return 7-3 to the Dodgers
‘the lord is come’courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
“Wait and See” is a mantra that Nationals Fans have been familiar with since last August, when newly minted Nationals Hero Stephen Strasburg went first on the disabled list, and then underwent Tommy John surgery to replace the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching arm. As the storm clouds, remnants [...]
Post says: Bikeshare coming to the Mall
‘Capital Bikeshare on the Mall’courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Good news, DC! It looks like the Park Service and Capital Bikeshare have struck a deal to add stations to the Mall. While there are several big questions outstanding still, including location and who will pickup the $23,000 annual maintenance on a bikeshare dock. It looks [...]
A Davis-Bacon surprise at CityCenter DC
‘Danger’courtesy of ‘Jarrod Bruner’
Many thanks to Helder Gil on Twitter, who pointed out this editorial from last week that concerns the construction at the CityCenter DC site between New York Avenue and H Street in the middle of downtown. The site was the focus of a ruling recently that has possibly put the District in [...]
