Archive for the ‘History’ Category
Commander Salamander to Close. This Time For Realz
We’ve been covering the Commander Salamander store closing situation since January 20, 2010. At first it appeared the historic and nostalgic shop was closing, yet the “going out of business” remained in the windows and the doors remained opened. Then about a month ago, the signs disappeared leaving the fate of the shop unknown. Now, [...]
More »Washington Walks: Haunted House Tour
‘Spooky’ courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’ Running every night through October 31st, Washington Walks is hosting spooktacular tours of the haunted pasts surrounding Lafayette Park. Hear tales about the eerie navy hero Stephen Decatur, the foreboding pasts of Henry Adams and his troubled wife Clover, and relive the night of April 14, 1865 when the grim reaper [...]
More »Scribblings: Emil Draitser
‘The Leica M9 with the KMZ Jupiter-8 50mm f/2′ courtesy of ‘Ð�лекÑ�андÑ�’ At noon on Thursday Sept 30, Emil Draitser will be discussing his latest book, Stalin’s Romeo Spy, at the International Spy Museum. The discussion and book signing is free. In the 1930s, Dmitri Bystrolyotov was handsome, fluent in several languages, a sailor, doctor, [...]
More »Tour Embassy Row on your Cell Phone
‘How Smart is that phone’ courtesy of ‘Photos by Chip Py’ The Woodrow Wilson House has put together a cell phone audio tour of historic Embassy Row. Narrated by Cokie Roberts, the tour gives listeners an inside look at the history and cultural of this fabulous stretch of Northwest DC, where diplomats, historic figures, residents, [...]
More »OXCART: CIA Innovation and a Cool Spy Plane
‘Oxcart Belly’ courtesy of ‘MrGuilt’ In the late 1950s, during the heyday of aviation and the dawning of space flight, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) approached Lockheed to develop a new aircraft that could overfly the Soviet Union. The CIA’s current plane (at the time) was the U-2, which served admirably in its role as [...]
More »Here Comes The Bag Monster
‘an entity’ courtesy of ‘romana klee’ Andy Keller, known to many as the “Bag Monster” is bringing his 500 – 700 plastic bag suit and plastic bag display to DC today. If you caught Andy when he visited DC on September 6th, then you already know that Keller’s suit represents the amount of plastic bags [...]
More »Happy Birthday Star Spangled Banner!
‘The Glory That Is Old’ courtesy of ‘ojbyrne’ On this day, 196 years ago, young lawyer Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that would eventually become “The Star Spangled Banner.” Mr. Key who has been sent to negotiate the release of Dr. Beanes, an American taken hostage by the British, witnessed the Battle of Fort [...]
More »August 12, 2010: The Day The Rainpocalypse Came
‘when cars and trees collide’ courtesy of ‘rebeccaejohnson’ Well that was one hell of a wake up call. Around 8am this morning the entire DC area experience what we at WeLoveDC are calling “The Rainpocalypse.” The thunderstorm swept through the city and surrounding vicinity leaving streets covered in small and, as shown above, large tree [...]
More »Baby-pocalypse
‘Sunny Morning’ courtesy of ‘spectreman’ Snow days can be boring, especially when the drag on beyond just one or two. The novelty of the storm starts to wear off, books get read, TV’s shows get old, board games get overplayed and you start to wonder what you’re going to do with your life until work [...]
More »National Cheesecake Day: Get Your Forks Out
‘The Cheesecake Factory’ courtesy of ‘Bitman’ In honor of National Cheesecake Day, all Cheesecake Factories have slashed prices on all their cheesecakes by 50%. They’re also debuting their latest addition, Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake, which looks ultra yummy good. So stop in your local Cheesecake Factory, and treat yourself you a slice. Be [...]
More »NTSB Finds Systemic WMATA Safety Issues From Red Line Crash Investigations
” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ Today in a five hour long hearing, (not including a one hour long lunch break) the NTSB released their findings on the 2009 Red Line crash. Chairwoman Hersman kick off the hearing with opening remarks that highlighted the thoroughness of the report, the importance of its findings [...]
More »DDOT Unveils Historic DC Photos
‘MacArthur Marquee’ courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’ After years of scouring, the DDOT historians have posted some fantastic photos of our beloved city from the 1940s thru the 1960s to their Flickr account. The set features cityscapes from all over the district, including an awesome shot from an open air parking lot on H Street NE, a Harlem-esque [...]
More »NatGeo Opens Up Da Vinci’s Mind
If I say the name “Leonardo da Vinci,” what’s the first thing to pop into your mind? Most likely, thoughts of paintings such as the Mona Lisa or the Last Supper, or perhaps illustrations of his flying machine concepts. Maybe in some cases, the idea of a “Renaissance Man.” And you’d be right with all [...]
More »Recap: 2nd Annual Congressional Women’s Softball Game
Yesterday at Guy Mason Park in Glover Park, female members of the media took on female members of Congress in the 2nd annual Congressional Women’s Softball Game to benefit Young Survival Coalition. Both teams were stacked with a who’s who list of Washington pols and reporters, including Captains Dana Bash of CNN and Shailagh Murray [...]
More »Scribblings: Malcom Nance
‘Bunker Business’ courtesy of ‘isafmedia’ Tomorrow at noon, meet author Malcom Nance as he discusses his latest book An End to Al Qaeda at the International Spy Museum. The author seminar and book signing is free to the public. A 27-year intelligence and combat veteran of modern counterterrorism warfare, Nance lays out a comprehensive plan [...]
More »DC Crafts: Find Of The Day
The past week’s weather was a clear indicator that summer is in full swing in the DC metro area. Which makes me ponder how miserable living and working in DC must have been without AC. The image that immediately comes to mind is a large ice block in front of a fan. So today’s DC Crafts: [...]
More »We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby
‘Equality’ courtesy of ‘ep_jhu’ When DC’s first Pride event took place in 1975, there was no AIDS. There was no same-sex marriage. Rocks were thrown at windows of gay businesses. There were no laws protecting LGBT individuals in the workplace. My, how much has changed. As rights have been won and acceptance has grown, the [...]
More »Oh You Embassy Folk! You’re So Funny!
‘The Last Lion’ courtesy of ‘LaTur’ As the USA v. England World Cup match up fast approaches, the American and British embassy folk have begun the typical trash talking/friendly betting that normally occurs when two nations/cities play each other. The email stream between both ambassadors has leaked on to the internet exposing the wager and [...]
More »Area Corruptitude, Not DC
‘corrupted fleur de lis’ courtesy of ‘dsb nola’ Our beloved DC is often lambasted for being full of corrupt pols and evil lobbyist bent on turning America into their own little self center, money making machine. However, despite our seedy reputation, DC is only the 36th most corrupt “state” in the union, according to the [...]
More »2010 Ibero-American Guitar Festival
’2010:53′ courtesy of ‘::FiZ::’ This evening the 2010 Ibero-American Guitar Festival kicks off at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian. The festival showcases classical guitarists from the Iberia peninsula, Latin America and South America. You can grab a little taste of what’s in store with the beautiful strumming of Berta Rojas. This year’s festival [...]
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