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Why I Love DC: Samer
All photos by the author
I’ve lived in and around this town for 23 years now. When I got here, DC was where I was headed to college. It offered an interesting backdrop, but I didn’t imagine I’d be here so many years later.
And, yet, here I am. Tomorrow I’ll celebrate my 41st birthday, and [...]
We Love Weekends, July 31-August 1
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‘Tian Tian = One Relaxed Panda’
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Michael: This weekend I am hitting the road. Friday, I will be in the second row at Radio City Music Hall in NYC to see one of my all time-favorite bands, Spiritualized, performing one of my all time favorite albums, “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space”, in its entirety. It’s [...]
Why I Love DC: Rebecca
‘Captured a taxi, despite all the rain’
courtesy of ‘KentonNgo’
They say when you meet the one, you just know. It’s the thrill. It’s the magic. It’s the joy. It’s the romance. It’s the respect you have for him, and he for you. It’s the way he makes you feel like the most beautiful creature in the [...]
Why I Love DC: Patrick Pho
‘Oz’
courtesy of ‘brianmka’
I never really knew Washington, DC despite traveling there every year.
As a kid my family would pack up the van and we would take semi-annual trips to Herndon, VA where my grandparents lived. Despite being 30 minutes away from The District we hardly went inside the beltway, however the sight of the Washington [...]
Talkin’ Transit: An Uphill Battle For WMATA One Year After Crash
‘Horton #23 (26/365)’
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Earlier Samer wrote about how his commute changed when he was able to drive to work, for me it has been a luxury I’ve enjoyed for most of my time here in the DC area. I called it a luxury because I had a parking space at [...]
Why I Love DC: Dave Stroup
‘The District’
courtesy of ‘william couch’
I could write this as a “how I learned to stop hating and love DC” post, but that would be too easy. It’s too easy to simply say you love or hate this city. Some of you may know me from my time over at Why I Hate DC. I never [...]
Legends of DC: Diego D’Ambrosio
Jack Evans, Diego’s Wife, and Mayor Fenty by Max Cook
About five years ago, shortly after I moved to DC from Philadelphia, I was in search of a place to get a haircut as everyone does when they move to a new city. Those of you who know me are aware that it doesn’t require a [...]
She Loves DC: Meredith Peruzzi
‘Gallaudet Chapel Hall’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Reader Meredith Peruzzi, a lifelong area resident and a current Gallaudet student, approached We Love DC eager to share her perspective on the city. Here she explains why she loves DC…
I always thought that people who weren’t native to a place didn’t really identify with it – that if you asked [...]
Why I Love DC: Courtney
‘IMG_0650′
courtesy of ‘mkuhnert’
It’s funny, because when I sat down to write this, I was reminded again that DC was definitely not the plan when I was making decisions about college, and yet, here I am. Rewind to my senior year in high school. I was set on a school in the midwest, and even though [...]
Why I Love DC: Samantha
‘(heart) D.C.’
courtesy of ‘rockcreek’
I can’t tell you why I picked DC. People ask me this question all the time when they first meet me and I just don’t have a ‘real’ answer. Was it because of the political scene? Nope, I was about to enter a Masters program for Interior Design. Was it because I [...]
Why I Love DC: Michael
‘In the Shadow of the Capitol’
courtesy of ‘Bogotron’
I love this city because of its shadows, what casts them, and who lives within them.
I love the promise of the dream and the bitterness of the truth and how they coexist here. I love the power-brokers, hypocrites, and professional liars. I love the bus drivers, cab drivers, [...]
Why I Love DC: Rachel
‘Spinning Out of Control’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
I love DC because I get to see my dad everyday. This might sound simple but I assure you it’s not. Dad passed away in January, just days before the historic inauguration of President Obama.
Streets were flooded with tourists while I was attempting to flee the city I’ve grown to [...]
Why I Love DC: Rebecca
‘It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine…’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
I moved to DC in January 2006. I had visited a few times before: a hormone-ridden Middle School trip, a brief look at GW and Maryland during the exhaustive college search and a one-day journey to pick my sister up [...]
Why I Love DC: Corinne
Meridian Hill Drum Circle by Corinne Whiting
I admittedly love DC, first and foremost, because it feels partly mine. I picnicked in its triangular parks as a wee one (our downtown visits allowing my dad an excuse for an office reprieve); I’ve played tourist around its sites on countless field trips with classmates and relatives; I’ve [...]
Why I Love DC: Cathy
‘Shadow on the Mall’
courtesy of ‘CathyLovesDC’
Because, because, because… Why I love DC is always changing. I don’t know if it’s me growing or if it’s the city that’s actually changing. I can’t tell anymore. But I do know, that I didn’t love DC for a long time. I wanted to move to someplace more exciting: [...]
Why I Love DC: Karl Johnson
‘August Blue Hour over Potomac and DC’
courtesy of ‘ianseanlivingston’
Now that I’ve joined the ranks as an author here at WeLoveDC, it’s time for me to prove that I do, in fact, love DC. No more just talking the talk, it’s time for me to walk the walk (er, write the write?).
It’s a bit of a [...]
Vote DC’s Ed Walker into National Radio Hall of Fame
‘Studio Microphone’
courtesy of ‘curtis.kennington’
Ed Walker, American University graduate and DC radio legend, has been nominated to the National Radio Hall of Fame in the category “Local or Regional — Pioneer.” With his soothing voice and radio history expertise, Walker has hosted The Big Broadcast, a four hour radio show featuring classic radio programming from the [...]
Why I Love DC
‘All quiet on the western front…’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
I first moved to the United States from a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the summer of 1997. My first foray into the country brought me to Los Angeles/Beverly Hills, which was a culture shock and half. After only a year, I moved to Boston, where I, [...]
Why I Love DC: Kirk
‘Pointy Houses in a Row’
courtesy of ‘Bill Jones Jr’
“Creative people have LA and stylish people have NYC,” said a person that I met at the bar. “Nerds like you and I, we’ve got Washington. It’s our city, man.” Flippant, yes, but philosophical at the same time. This stranger that sat down next to me on [...]
