By Donna C.
‘Cool water’, courtesy of ‘mawel’
Haven’t you always wanted to show up on TV as part of a giant human water glass?
Well, tomorrow morning at RFK Stadium you can do just that. UNICEF and Tap DC are shooting a commercial for DC’s Tap Project, which works to bring clean water to children worldwide, and World Water Week.
The ad will hit the airwaves within 48 hours of filming. Here’s your chance to be a star!
By Wayan
Time to run on the grass
Running along Colorado Avenue NW recently, I came across this scene: a sidewalk missing, so no place to run that’s not in the street. Now the usual response to this is to run on the pavement, but why? Isn’t the flat grassy area all public property? If you look in the distance, you can see a utility pole in that same flat grassy area, so its city property, not private property.
So I ran on the grass.
My knees were happy, as grass is softer than pavement, and Taxi Dog was happy, her paws like grass much more than pavement. But I wonder if the homeowners are going to be happy? Would you be? Especially if you were excited because your home didn’t have a sidewalk just to keep pedestrians away.
By Wayan
Now I am not sure what the kids think of the term "ho" these days, but back when I was a young lad, it meant a prostitute. So why would a Virgina driver use such a term on their custom plates? Is a ho no longer a sex worker? And what ever happened to "Roxanne" or am I showing my age?
By Wayan
Tonight I was out at Looking Glass Lounge with a hot little date – Hanalei Stockard Vota – and I’m wondering how many other parents party with minors.
I asked the server if I was the first Dad in Looking Glass and she just laughed. I seem to be one of many. Yet when I was single I didn’t remember seeing too many boozing minors. I even made fun of changing tables in bars.
In the city, I expect us that juggle bottles and babies in bars to be rare. What’s the toddler tipplers take in the suburbs? Are sippy cups as common as shot glasses? And does it bother you if there are?
By Max
photo by philip-odegard
I’m fascinated by all things related to the presidency. I’m no history buff by any means and I can’t spout off useless presidential facts (you don’t want me on your Trivial Pursuit team), but the office of the POTUS is probably the most unique position anyone could ever be in. Heck, if I was married, had kids, was religious, had powerful connections, and was a millionaire, I’d even think about running for president one day. Now there’s a scary thought.
By Katie
‘_MG_7998’
courtesy of ‘titlap’
WLDC Author Jenn and I were recently at happy hour together, musing over charcuterie. More specifically, how we could probably live off of only charcuterie platters happily for the rest of our lives – I mean, meat + cheese, add in some wine and bread… does it get ANY better?
Well, apparently it does, as the Neighborhood Restaurant Group and Nathan Anda, former executive chef of Tallula and EatBar in Arlington, launch Red Apron, an artisan butchery and charcuterie concept for which Anda serves as both butcher and executive chef. Red Apron is going to focus on the local and the sustainable, as Anda works directly with several local farms that embrace sustainable and humane farming practices, selecting choice breeds of animals, such Piedmontese and Black Angus cattle, Duroc and Tamworth pigs.
You can get a piece of Anda’s meats for yourself at Vermilion, Rustico, Tallula and Eatbar – some of my favorite ‘hood haunts. Want the meat for yourself, but don’t want to have to go to the bar? Head to Planet Wine or Buzz Bakery to pick up meat cuts to-go, including the famous Eat Bar hot dogs. My sources hint that Anda is going to be expanding, offering Red Apron products at local farmer’s markets this summer, and he may have plans for a storefront opening in 2009.
By Ben H. Rome
WeLoveDC is on the nomination list over at the Washington City Paper for the area’s best blog. If you love our content, our design and/or our authors, head over and vote for us! We’d totally love you for it. Honest!
Voting ends March 15, so make sure you not only vote, but Twitter / Facebook / MySpace / IM your friends about it, too!
By Katie
‘Reflecting Pool – Caught In the Day’s First Light – 9-30-08’
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
The past few days I’ve been in New York City on business, and never before have I been struck with such love for our city. I’ve already aired my grievances about the big apple, but this trip particularly reinforced my love of the capital. Walking off the Acela into Union Station truly felt like coming home. I breathed a huge sigh of relief when I spotted the Capitol through the double doors. New York is fine, but DC is where it’s at, yo.
Convenient I should write for a blog called We Love DC, now isn’t it? So I distilled the things I love about DC down into five pictures, for your viewing pleasure. We can call it an Ode To The Things I Love About DC Today… And thus I share it with you… Continue reading
By AcaciaO
‘Dupont Circle Farmers Market’
courtesy of ‘runneralan2004’
Already with the vernal mercury rising, the fresh produce offerings at Eastern Market and Dupont Circle–open throughout the year–have greatly improved. I was psyched to see the return of of apples, tomatoes, brussel sprouts and various other goodies (yum, samples!) when I passed through Eastern Market on Sunday. This weekend sees the return of Anchor Nursery, Clear Spring Creamery, Wollam Gardens, and Next Step Produce to Dupont’s market.
Very soon all other varieties of district farmers’ markets will return for the Spring months: Continue reading
By Ben H. Rome
‘the very scary but not secret service’, courtesy of ‘spiggycat’
Stay tuned. (Updating with latest info first.)
3:05 Update: Segraves is reporting now that the White House knew about the raid before it went off this morning. Well, that’s good news I suppose.
11:56 Update: According to WTOP, both men are being held on bribery charges. At this time, there seems to be no link between them and former CTO Kundra. If anything further pops up, we’ll let you know.
11:40 Update: OCTO employee Private contractor Sushil Bansal has been arrested now. Bansal is the CEO of the Advanced Integrated Technologies Corporation, which was awarded two contracts last year worth a total of $350,000. Continue reading
By Wayan
New WMATA station names
Greater Greater Washington has an interesting idea gone all wrong. They’ve thought to rename Metro stations to be shorter and more logical. On the whole, I’d love the concept, as names like “U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo” are a run-on joke. But GGW better watch what it suggests.
To think that the Metro station at Georgia Avenue and New Hampshire should be called Park View instead of Georgia Avenue or Petworth is crazy talk. No, its fighting words. GGW can get all quick-hit somewhere else, cuz we’re not giving up our station to unknown Park View.
By Wayan
Don't Lie to Me about Adams Morgan
Continuing the TV shows that feature Washington, DC, I’m watching Lie to Me and I’m finding the show actually lies about DC. In between indoor action scenes, they flash images of DC. Most are spot on, the DC Convention Center for example. While others, not so much.
Note this photo of Adams-Morgan. See anything a miss? I sure do.
By Ben H. Rome
‘camera bag on shoulder tripod’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99’
Kudos to Michael Perkins over at Greater Greater Washington: from his efforts and many, many other Metro riders, WMATA is finally going to release schedule and routing info into the open Google Transit Feed Specification format by March 23. They announced this last night at the DC Council oversight hearing for WMATA.
According to WMATA’s Facebook page, we the public will be able to download bus and rail schedule and route info from Metro’s website. The data will be freely available to all who agree to their terms of use. The data released will be the exact same data that feeds Metro’s online Trip Planner…and Metro reserves the right to withdraw the data if necessary.
So in the end, this “punt” by Catoe and Co is actually better than the failed Google deal, as this allows anyone to use that data. Who knows, maybe we’ll see a Facebook application utilizing it in the future…
By jasmine
‘Battle-ready helmet’
courtesy of ‘quinn.anya’
DC is going green, but not in the sustainable way — more like the “you look a little green…how many Guinnesses have you had?” way. Last weekend was the giant St. Patrick’s Day parade in Alexandria, which is often accompanied by an entire day in the multiple Irish pubs in Old Town, and this Saturday is Shamrock Fest at RFK Stadium.
I went to Shamrock Fest last year, and I’ve vowed to never return, but I do enjoy the general festiveness of this time of year, even if in reality it turns into two solid weekends of complete debauchery. Just be careful out there, and please, please don’t throw up on my shoes.
By Amélie
Okay, I know it’s apocryphal for us to be linking to another blog <cough>BoingBoing</cough>, but while the video is cool and somewhat local (we had a shot of our own Wilson Bridge), I wonder if our tax dollars, besides going to the banks, insurance companies, and other misanthropes in another metro area <cough>New York</cough>, are now funding somebody’s quick fingers with Final Cut Pro? While I’m glad to see the Dulles Metro extension finally get moving (2013 to ride to Herndon), was this a real “shovel ready” project Tim Kaine approved? (The opera, however, is a nice touch… I think it was inserted for the NoVA constituents)
By Ben H. Rome
‘I spy with my Metro eye …..’ courtesy of ‘christaki’
Next week, the International Spy Museum is holding one of their annual “Dinner with a Spy” events. This year’s guest is Oleg Kalugin, former head of Soviet KGB operations in the U.S. during the Cold War. Today, Oleg is an American citizen and an outspoken critic of his former employer and Russia’s current leadership.
During this intimate dinner, Kalugin will share some of his hottest stories from the Cold War, weigh in on the current international issues, and dialogue with his former adversary, CIA veteran and International Spy Museum executive director Peter Earnest. The ticket price includes a three-course meal at Zola and ‘unrestricted access’ to two extraordinary Cold Warriors.
It all goes down on Wednesday, March 18th at 7 p.m. Call the museum at 202.393.7798 for more information and to purchase tickets.
By Wayan
Walking through Dulles, what do I spy but a desert only a Washingtonian could really appreciate: Change Chocolate sporting the likeness of our current President. Yes, I even bought a few bars to celebrate the sweetness of political success. Wouldn’t you?
By John Athayde
‘Ground Contamination’
courtesy of ‘thetardigrade’
4,000 gallons of toxic coal ash spilt upriver from the District today. There is no information yet on when this will reach DC, but if you’re a boater or swimmer, this would scream “off limits” for the river in ways the cold water just can’t.
By Don
‘Employment Wanted’
courtesy of ‘jeffmcneill’
If you’ve recently – or not-so-recently – fallen victim to some downsizing and lack quality printing at home, you might want to stroll over to one of our many FedEx locations today. They’re running a giveaway where you can get 25 copies of your resume printed for free. Oddly they’re limiting it to single-sided, but you can come in with the original in printed or electronic form.
Just don’t be penny-wise and pound-foolish; this is roughly a $2 giveaway, so if you’re not already going to be close to a shop you can probably get the same service done for less than the cost of parking or metro fare.
By jasmine
‘111: Cheap Sunglasses’
courtesy of ‘niseag03’
The AP is reporting this morning that employees of a Navy Federal Credit Union in St. Mary’s Co, MD asked to serve a Muslim woman in a back room because of her head scarf. I’m sorry…what?! She apparently put up with it once, and then demanded that she be served like the rest of the customers, as well she should. What the heck, NFCU? Religious freedom and understanding, anyone? Bueller?
