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Free Film Tonight: Food, Inc.

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‘Summer Film Series’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’

Looking for a way to escape the heat tonight? How about a free movie?

Come see Food, Inc. at Letelier Theater in Georgetown. A reception starts at 6 p.m., with the movie at 6:30. A discussion follows with Food & Water Watch and Food Program Director Patty Lovera.

It’s an eye-opening movie that I found empowering. Especially in the DC area, it takes only a little extra effort to find farmers markets and restaurants offering local food that’s safer and healthier than what comes from factory farms – and that tastes fresh and delicious.

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Elton John Brings Star-Studded Tennis Benefit To AU

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‘Elton John, Live at Liseberg 8/7 1971’
courtesy of ‘yabosid’

Elton John is bringing his World Tennis Team Smash Hits charity event to D.C. this November, so get ready for a good cause complete with a legendary pop star here on our home turf.

The 18th annual event will take place on November 15 at American University’s Bender Arena with tennis greats such as Andre Agassi, Anna Kournikova and Stefanie Graf all making an appearance on the court. If we’re lucky, Sir Elton might just take a few serves as well seeing as he has a private tennis trainer who travels on tour with him (so says Politico).

All funds raised through the event will benefit the Elton John Aids Foundation and local Washingon, D.C. Area AIDS charities.

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Hot Ticket: HEALTH @ RNR Hotel 7/24/10

This Saturday Rock & Roll Hotel is going to be demolished by HEALTH.

HEALTH are perhaps the most exciting American noise-rock band right now. They hail from California and are touring to support “Disco2” an great new remix disc featuring remixes of tracks from there amazing 2009 album “Get Colors”. I was sold on HEALTH when Pitchfork compared them to Japanese noise-rock/percussion royalty The Boredoms. The Boredoms are a band I have seen a gazillion times because their shows are legendary every single time. I even tracked them down while on my honeymoon! HEALTH’s albums are a great mix of electronic and physical noise/percussion and you can hear the influence of The Boredoms on almost every track.

If HEALTH in concert are just one percent as good as they are on their fantastic albums or as The Boredoms are live, then Saturday’s show at Rock & Roll Hotel will be one you will be talking about for a long time.

HEALTH
w/ True Womanhood and Yip Yip
@ Rock & Roll Hotel
7/24/10
$12

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Two Stories of Terrorism from NoVA

There are two stories about terrorist connections in Fairfax County in a month. One involves Yahyah Wehelie from Burke, who was in Yemen studying computers, and couldn’t get home because his name ended up on a watch list. As far as anyone can tell, Mr. Wehelie found himself in the same room as some Interesting™ people, and that resulted in a two-month unintentional stay in Egypt. The other involves Zachary Chesser of Fairfax, who was arrested yesterday on charges of providing material support to the al-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia. One innocent Somali-American prevented from coming home, one suspected white kid from the burbs under arrest for helping terrorists, all from the same county.

The facts in these cases aren’t available to the public, they’re a classified part of the intelligence community’s war chest, which makes it all that much harder to evaluate and see what exactly is happening.

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Would You Climb Up A Metro Escalator?

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courtesy of ‘ndutzan’

Here’s an interesting find I read from my co-worker Meggiepoo: a man climbing up the escalator partitions at the Bethesda Metro Station after a Caps game back in May 2009. The video was found and posted over at Unsuck DC Metro and makes me wonder if he was over-served at the game, couldn’t take people standing on the left, or unwilling to walk up a broken escalator.

As a relatively new daily Metro commuter I can understand the rage we all get from overflowing rail cars and broken down elevators and escalators. I do have to give this crazy Marylander some credit, I’ve always wanted to slide down the partition but Metro smartly put metal bumps on them to prevent that kind of crazy behavior. Of course they now make good climbing grips for those willing to scale an escalator.

Of course we here at We Love DC are not endorsing this sort of behavior but I hope it gives you a smile during your lunch.

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A Little More on Big Bear’s Situation

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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’

Yesterday, we posted that Big Bear Cafe would be proceeding to the Alcoholic Beverages Regulation Agency without the endorsement of ANC 5C, something that usually spells the death of any application. However, it’s also worth unpacking some of the allegations from the ANC. They insist in their opposition resolution that Big Bear has been operating in violation of the zoning authority. We asked owner Stu Davenport yesterday about this, and he came back with some specificity concerning the zoning. According to Davenport, and the DCOZ, Big Bear has operated with full knowledge of the District’s zoning authority, and with a certificate of occupancy (CO) from the District. When Big Bear opened in 2006, they had a small 8-seat CO that they expanded to their larger current CO, with full assistance from DCRA and their structural engineers. Though the building they occupy is zoned R-4 (residential), they are operating with an operating exception, and a codified map amendment to preserve the Cafe’s future status is before the zoning commission to match the property to the surrounding zoning of C-2-A.

In short: despite what the commissioners of ANC 5C said in their opposition ruling, Big Bear has been operating legally, under the zoning commission’s rules, with their knowledge, and with all legal permits, including a restaurant permit that runs through May of next year.

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Nats Bats Come Alive For Strasburg

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‘5TH’
courtesy of ‘MissChatter’

Wednesday night’s Nationals (41-54) game versus the Cincinnati Reds (53-43) wasn’t Stephen Strasburg’s most dominant performance to-date, but the man got the job done.

Strasburg, who just turned 22 Tuesday, tossed 5.2 innings with seven hits, three earned runs, one walk, and seven strikeouts. What worked for the Nats during this 8-5 victory in a ballpark where long ball is often the name of the game (Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark has yielded 2.58 home runs per game this year) is what hasn’t been as of late — their bats. Continue reading →

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Local Chefs Do Farm to Table

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‘Veg for sale’
courtesy of ‘randomduck’
Just when you were running out of ways to use rhubarb, the Toyota Farm to Table Tour is here to save you. On Thursday, July 29th from 3pm to 7pm, the tour will settle down in our very own FreshFarm Market near the White House with chef demonstrations featuring locally grown seasonal ingredients. Some notable D.C. chefs will be cooking up bite-sized complimentary tastings using some of their favorite fresh ingredients.

Participating local chefs include Ryan Wheeler of Restaurant Eve, Kyle Bailey of Birch & Barley, Scott Drewno of The Source, Mike Isabella of Zaytinya, Olivier Perret of Ici Urban Bistro, Nora Pouillon of Restaurant Nora, David Varley of Bourbon Steak, Paul Stearman of Marcel’s and Nicholas Stefanelli of Bibiana.

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Construction Begins On Columbia Heights Writing Center

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‘Lemon #23’
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’

Construction is a general term meaning the art and science to form objects, systems, or organizations, and comes from Latin constructio (from com- “together” and struere “to pile up”) and Old French construction. Construction is expected to begin this week on a new writing center for 826DC, the local affiliate of a national youth writing program founded by author Dave Eggers. Up until now, the non-profit has visited area schools to encourage the creative and expository writing skills of local students. While in-class instruction will remain, the new space will give the organization a permanent home for writing workshops and drop-in tutoring sessions. The center will inhabit the old Score space on Columbia Heights Plaza, and should be open for business by autumn according to the best builders you can find at https://www.weinerestates.com.

Like all 826 chapters, the DC center will also boast a wacky storefront. The concept will be the “Museum of Unnatural History,” which is being touted as “the world’s leading authority on all aspects of nature that defy explanation, confound the scientific community, and fly (sometimes literally) in the face of everything we thought we knew about the world around us.” I am not exactly certain what this means, but I’m hoping it somehow incorporates Bat Boy of Weekly World News fame. Even if it doesn’t, the idea promises to bring added spirit and energy to an already spirited community.

Welcome to the neighborhood, 826!


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Clever Elvis Headline Gets You Two Tickets To The Newseum Exhibit

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‘Beatles & Elvis’
courtesy of ‘Thomas Duchnicki :: Location Scout’

Like Elvis? Think you’re clever? Do you have a witty way with words? If so the Newseum is offering a pair of tickets to their temporary Elvis exhibit via an online contest to whoever can conjure up the “most clever headline” to describe it.

The contest deadline is 5 p.m. EST today.

So lace up those blue suede shoes, get that thinkin’ cap on, and get a whole lot a shakin’ goin on inside that head. I can almost guarentee you’ll be far more witty than the string of puns thrown together in the sentence before this, so give it a shot. It can’t hurt.

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Fringe 2010: The Rave Scenes

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Imagine a group of friends (and some hangers-on) sitting around one night talking about the club scene they used to frequent. No matter the particular scene, if you were a crazy clubkid you’ve had the post-scene breakdown, the nostalgia and the arguments about what it really meant. AWoL Productions’ The Rave Scenes is exactly like one of those nights, except the friends have an audience they are trying to educate about the scene long gone.

All the usual suspects are represented (the dealer, the dancer, the wannabe) and are helpfully nametagged as if it’s a support group meeting. In a way it is. Each personality (they aren’t really characters) is dealing with the loss of the scene and what it meant to them. Each one tries to convince the audience their version is the authentic version, and most want you to discount the drug element, which became the media and political bugbear that eventually brought the original scene down.  Continue reading →

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Big Bear Cafe with Booze? Not in my backyard, says ANC 5C

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‘DC Food For All launch party @ Big Bear Cafe’
courtesy of ‘stereogab’

Last night’s hearing at ANC 5C ended the way that we feared it might: with Big Bear Cafe getting screwed by small groups of dedicated NIMBYs. The Bloomingdale hub coffee shop, and host of the Farmers’ Market on Sunday, was denied their opportunity to proceed to ABRA with the support of their ANC. The issues are frustrating, the participants stilted cartoonish caricatures, and the end result entirely typical for the process.

Sorry you got screwed by the NIMBYs, Big Bear. Next time, be sure to bribe the right ANC reps and it’ll just sail through. Or, so I’m told.

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Say Cheese and Pay Up

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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’

Remember those red light cameras that Arlington installed for your safety, last month?  Well, today is the day of reckoning. Arlington PD will start issuing $50 infractions to drivers the cameras catch blowing red lights.  To be fair, this is a significantly lighter fine than would be issue by a cop catching you doing the same, and you won’t get any points on your license.  Remember, citizens, these cameras are there for your safety, and are in no way a revenue generator for the city’s budget.

And, in case you’re wondering, the cameras are at the intersections of Lee Highway – Fort Myer Dr, and  Lee Highway – North Lynn St.

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Vote for We Love DC at WTOP!

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King of DC Radio stations WTOP has put up their Best Local Blog of 2010 contest, and we’re one of the nominees!  Thanks to all our awesome readers for helping get us on the list!  Now it’s time to vote!  I’m sure you don’t want a hockey blog claiming that slot, or worse, a Fairfax blog, so get on over to WTOP and, as they say in Chicago: Vote Early, Vote Often. We appreciate all you wonderful readers!

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Have A Classy Friday Night For Once

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‘Hirshhorn After Hours #51’
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’

There are only a few things that could improve Hirshhorn After Hours. One is unicorns. The other is drag queens. Guess which idea the museum decided to go with? This Friday, Hirshhorn After Hours returns with special guest host Summer Camp, everyone’s favorite neighborhood drag queen. In addition to Ms. Camp, the museum’s summertime soirée will also include performances by Karl Marks, Brandon Joseph Neukam and Sunrize Highway, as well as the DJ stylings of Matt Bailer and Bil Todd.

As usual, cocktails will flow, socialites will dance, and world-class art will be appreciated. Make sure to get there early if you want a full museum tour: though the party runs from 8pm to 12pm, exhibits close at 10pm. Don’t forget, it’s one of your last chances to see the Black Box exhibit before it ends on August 1st.

Tickets are $18, and can be ordered by phone, online, or in person at IMAX® box offices. They are not available at the door, so use the next two days to plan ahead before the event sells out.

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Site of Robert Wone murder for sale

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‘2009 05 09 – 5794 – Washington DC – Swann St’
courtesy of ‘thisisbossi’

Via NBCWashington, I note that 1509 Swann St. NW, the house where Robert Wone was murdered in 2006, is now for sale. The listing makes no mention of the Wone killing, and since DC does not require that sellers disclose that someone died in the house, there’s no reason for it to. And if you were the realtor with the unhappy task of getting $1.6 million for the scene of a notorious unsolved murder, would you mention it?

Since there is no open house scheduled that gawkers can take advantage of—which is exactly why there is no open house—take a look at the online virtual house tour.* Having recently spent countless hours of my life poring over listings and photos of anonymous houses for sale, it’s a little surreal to look at the listing while knowing the strange and twisted story that goes with the photos. Like, “hey, so that’s the carport the intruder was supposed to have vaulted into…”

*Any cracks I make about parallels between staging a house and staging a crime scene are potentially libelous, so you’re on your own there.

Edited to add: While editing this post the first time, I cut out the link to WhoMurderedRobertWone.com, who of course noticed this listing before anybody. My apologies for the oversight.

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Cheap Beer Alert!

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courtesy of ‘muohace_dc’

To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.  A time to spend $10 on a six pack of craft beer, and a time to kick back with a cheap all-American brew.  A time to savor the complexity of a well made drink, and a time to cool off with an ice cold blue collar type beer. Fortunately, Againn is facilitating the latter of these times with their 99 cent beer special.  When you purchase one of Againn’s four happy hour appetizers, you get two Yueglings for less than a buck.  Surely that’s worth coming off of your beer snob high horse for.