Archive for the ‘Alexandria’ Category

New Cheese Guy

‘Cheesetique bliss’ courtesy of ‘meanlouise’ Everyone’s favorite Alexandria based, wine and cheese bar has a new chef.  Cheesetique announced last week that they have hired Josh Andrus, formerly of Minibar, to head up their kitchen. Chef Andrus brings a presumably more sophisticated palate to Del Ray’s local cheesemonger and has already revamped its menu.  New [...]

Red or White? Win a Personalized Bottle of Each!

‘Veritas’ courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’ The age old saga: red or white wine? Well, dear reader, you have your chance to weigh in. Do you prefer the hints of oak and honey in your favorite white or the bursts of cedar and cherries in your reds? Does one pair better with your favorite take-out Thai dish [...]

He Loves DC: Lamar Brown

Earlier this week, I sat down with Lamar Brown, engineer and corporate drone by day and wine connoisseur and entrepreneur by night. His cozy shop just off King Street in Old Town Alexandria, Carafe Wines, is the city’s only “micro-winery,” allowing customers to sample and then bottle their own wines. With grape juices shipped in [...]

Tourism: George Washington Masonic Memorial

‘Egyptian Floor of the Masonic Temple’ courtesy of ‘CathyLovesDC’ While this enormous Masonic temple in Alexandria is visible from all over the city, I finally found my way there this past weekend to explore its inner secrets – and I was impressed. While I know in reality that the mysteries revolving around Freemasonry are highly [...]

Modern Gents at Morrison House

Maybe it’s easier to define feminine elegance than masculine, but one thing I know for sure – a man can be elegant without losing his swagger. In fact, both complement the other. It’s no coincidence that the men who best epitomize this quality are usually from another era – Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Duke Ellington, Steve [...]

Metro Closing Three Stations for Labor Day Weekend

Alexandria to Name New Chief Today

‘Alexandria St. Patrick’s Day Parade’ courtesy of ‘_rockinfree’ For the first time in the city’s 260-year history, Alexandria will officially name its first black police chief. City Manager James Hartmann is expected to announce the appointment of Acting Police Chief Earl Cook to the position at a press conference later today. Cook has been a [...]

Former Police Chief Going to Jail

‘Alexandria St. Patrick’s Day Parade’ courtesy of ‘_rockinfree’ If you recall, just over two weeks ago, the Chief of Police for Alexandria resigned following his arrest for drunk driving, which involved a minor accident. Today David Baker plead guilty to a DWI, which gives him 5 days in jail, a minor fine and the loss [...]

Chief Failed Four Sobriety Tests

‘City of Alexandria Police Department’ courtesy of ‘cliff1066′ More details coming out about Alexandria Police Chief David Baker’s DUI arrest on Saturday. Apparently, the intoxicated Baker failed four field sobriety tests. Two hours later, he blew a 0.19 – twice the Virginia legal limit – in a breathalyzer test. Baker told police he’d had two [...]

New Restaurant Alert: COLUMBIA FIREHOUSE

‘Engine Co. No. 28′ courtesy of ‘flipperman75′ The Neighborhood Restaurant Group (who brought you Rustico, Evening Star, Eat Bar, etc.) has announced the opening of a new concept, the Columbia Firehouse in Old Town. With two different restaurant experiences, and two bars, the Firehouse will be quite the addition to the Alexandria dining scene. The [...]

VA Yoga Week

‘Our Colors’ courtesy of ‘lululemon athletica’ Yogis and NoVa dwellers, take note: this week is Virginia Yoga Week. The Web site says, “Participating studios and independent teachers are asked to offer one free class during the week and one five dollar class each day. Finish this fabulous week with an afternoon of free yoga on [...]

Is Homeless the New Sexy?

Homeless in Sugamo 2 by jamesfischer It’s a slow day here in Georgetown, what with it being early still and thus nobody making too much of a fuss over me being the only guy in the neighborhood without one of those shitty men’s scarves all the pseudo-hip guys seem to be wearing nowadays. Being a [...]

Obama at Dairy Godmother!

‘Fresh & Frozen’ courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’ Obama hit the Del Ray creamery (well, custard-er-ry, or whatever you call it) Dairy Godmother this afternoon. Good thing I snuck in last weekend for the Bordeaux Cherry,  ’cause after seeing what happened to Ray’s Hell Burgers, lord knows Dairy Godmother will be a packed house for the [...]

Alexandria Fires Up the Money Cameras

‘DSCF6337′ courtesy of ‘lakelandlocal’ Alexandria has powered up their revenue-generating red-light cameras along Route 1, as well as on Duke Street in an attempt to make us all “safer”. While this is probably less expensive than parking a police officer on the corner with a ticket pad, that certainly seems like something that would chasten [...]

Slow Downs on the Metro this Weekend

‘Moving Red Line’ courtesy of ‘Amberture’ WMATA is warning customers to expect delays on the red and blue lines this weekend due to track maintenance.  Trains will be single tracking between between Van Ness-UDC and DuPont Circle stations, and between Van Dorn St and Braddock Rd stations. Delays on the red line will take place all [...]

Lovebirds and Ducks Agree: Alexandria Waterfront is Filthy as Homemade Sin

I found this note on a dock at Alexandria’s waterfront area the other day while my Lovely Wife and I were taking what could have been a lovely stroll. Of course, the jerk who was so upset about pollution as to write this note also was dumb enough to make more litter by leaving it [...]

Get Healthy, Alexandria!

‘lots of plastic bottles’ courtesy of ‘philliefan99′ Tomorrow, the city of Alexandria is inviting residents and visitors to celebrate the launch of Mayor William D. Euille’s “Get Healthy for Life, Alexandria” initiative. Developed in collaboration with local health and fitness organizations, the event is a community effort to encourage healthier eating and living. The event’s [...]

We Love Drinks: The Majestic

Earlier this winter WLDC Author Jasmine, along with another friend and I, headed out for a ladies night in Old Town. We made our way down King Street, and wound up at The Majestic where we snagged a seat at the bar and sipped some very classy cocktails. The cocktail menu boasts, “Our cocktails are [...]

The Butcher’s Block Opens

‘The Captain’ courtesy of ‘EssG’ The two foodie trends of Spring ’09 I’ve noticed? Brunch and raw meat. Not necessarily together, thank goodness, but still – breakfast and meat-eries are going strong this year. Adding to the line of new butchers/charcuterie places is The Butcher’s Block, a Market by RW, located at 1600 King Street, [...]

Tourism: Torpedo Factory

‘Torpedo Factory Artist’s Faces’ courtesy of ‘nicmcc’ Generally, I am delighted by repurposed old buildings, especially when their new use is wildly unrelated to what the builders had in mind (see: The Surratt House, now a Wok and Roll; The Pension Building, now the National Building Museum, etc). My all-time favorite of these is probably [...]