Archive for the ‘People’ Category
We Love Drinks: The St. Regis Bar
‘Adour 11′
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
Of all the venerable hotel bars that this city offers, the one that never really spoke to me was the St. Regis Library Lounge. With an air that screamed lobbyist power broker, it just never provided the quirky elegance that I find essential in a grand old hotel. That changed for me [...]
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
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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 [...]
H Street Country Club Offers Competitive Skeeball – Sign Up Now!
‘Skeeball League – Score! – 01-10-10′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
Registration for the spring “skeeson” of competitive Skeeball at H Street Country Club is now open! Rally the troops (aka your closest pals and drinking buddies) or sign up on your own (the Skeeball folks are happy to place you with a group that has an open spot) for a [...]
Scribblings: Gail Harris
‘Missile Exercise’
courtesy of ‘mashleymorgan’
Gail Harris was assigned by the U.S. Navy to a combat intelligence job in 1973, becoming the first woman to hold such a position. When she retired at the end of 2001, she was the highest ranking African American female in the Navy; her career spanned 28 years of leadership in the [...]
Snowballer Cop Keeps his Badge
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courtesy of ‘AJ Ashton’
It appears that in the MPD, pulling your gun on innocent citizens isn’t a fireable offense. This is lucky for Detective Mike Baylor, who, you’ll remember, didn’t take kindly to his hummer being hit by snowballs and waved his gun at some people involved in a U St. snowball fight. A few [...]
RWDC Live Blog Resumes
‘The Real World DC House’
courtesy of ‘alifayre’
Well, the Olympics are over and I have no excuse: the RWDC Live Blog will resume again, tonight. Be here at 9:45 with a drink in hand to mock the strangeness of those real folks that drank and grinded (ground?) their way around or city this summer. Is this [...]
The Art of the Blog
‘2010:57′
courtesy of ‘::FiZ::’
Friday night I had the opportunity to attend The Art of the Blog at District in Adams Morgan. Hosted by Ready Set DC, The Art of the Blog is a new, monthly get together for bloggers across the nation’s capital. With a focus on ‘neighborhood blogs’ this month, the special guest speakers – [...]
White House Social Secretary Stepping Down
‘Down to the Oubliette’
courtesy of ‘Karon’
According to an Obama administration official, Desiree Rogers will be leaving her post as the White House social secretary. Rogers was a much hyped hire for the Obama Administration, and was even featured in the February 2009 issue of Vogue.
However, recently Rogers had faced a wealth of criticism for the [...]
A We Love DC Interview: Author Stephen Salny
Image Credit: Stephen Salny via Michael Taylor Design
Last night at the Corcoran, author and design expert Stephen Salny provided a comprehensive look into the legendary designer Michael Taylor. One of Architectural Digest’s “20 Greatest Designers of All Time” and best known for his popularization of the “California Look”, Taylor continues to revolutionize the industry 25 years [...]
We Love Drinks: Chantal Tseng
We Love Drinks continues our series where we look behind the bar, profiling the many people – from mixologists to bartenders, sommeliers to publicans – who make your drinks experience happen.
It’s no secret that one of my favorite bars in the city is Tabard Inn. The creaky lounge – a Victorian Medievalist’s fantasy, with its [...]
DC Holds Our Own in James Beard Award Nominees
Minibar by Maxwell MacKenzie
DC cleaned UP in the James Beard Award nominations this year with some great restaurants being recognized. I don’t agree with every single nomination, but when does that happen with awards? Winners will be announced at the highly-anticipated James Beard Foundation Awards Ceremony and Gala Reception, taking place on Monday, May [...]
Capitals Hockey, 2010 Vancouver Games, and You
‘Hockey Helmet from 1980 Olympics’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
As you read this, Olympic hockey has begun for the 2010 games in Vancouver. So what does it have to do with DC?
For Caps fans, everything. Think of these next two weeks as less an NHL break and more of an intermission show that has the [...]
Behind Cupid’s Undie Run
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courtesy of ‘Erin Purcell’
Not even the snowpocalypse will stop Brendan Hanrahan from running around the Capitol half-naked this Saturday. The sole director of the first annual Cupid’s Undie Run is devoted to his cause and the message he’s helping to spread here in the DC area.
Hanrahan moved to town a few years back and has [...]
She Loves DC: Ashley Messick of From Komi to Marvin
There are only a handful of people that understand what it is like to eat at 84 places in 6 months. Ashley Messick is one of them. Funny, adorable, and one of my favorite food writers in the city, Ashley embarked upon a year-long project of eating at every single one of the 2009 Washingtonian [...]
More »We Love Drinks: Ivan Iricanin
‘Masa 14 – 7′
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
We Love Drinks continues our series where we look behind the bar, profiling the many people – from mixologists to bartenders, sommeliers to publicans – who make your drinks experience happen.
When Ivan Iricanin first tells me his favorite drink is tequila, I don’t quite believe him. After all, as beverage [...]
The Most Annoying Metro Person
‘day144 :: year three’
courtesy of ‘erin*carly’
People cause me great consternation on my commutes in and out of the city. I have this vision in my mind of how everyone should behave on the metro in order to make a perfect commute. People would be kind and considerate, they would move briskly, no one would tote [...]
Fashionable DC: Treat Boutique
One of my favorite pastimes is visiting independent boutiques in the DC area and talking to the owner. I am fascinated by their motivation to take a risk in retail. When Treat in Old Town Alexandria opened in 2007 and was described as a sample sale boutique, I made a special trip to check out [...]
More »Adams Morgan: The Movie
‘Where have you gone, Philip Marlowe?’
courtesy of ‘LaTur’
If there’s one thing Paul DeVeaux and I agree on, it’s that DC lacks what some other major cities don’t – a movie about “us.” There is no such recounting of District life from the perspective of an actual resident — or least none that come to mind [...]
Cupid’s Undie Run – Another Excuse for DC To Go Pantless
‘Vintage Kewpie Valentine Postcard’
courtesy of ‘chicks57′
Hey DC, want another excuse to take your pants off? Did the No Pants Party on the Metro leave you wanting more? Your prayers have been answered in form of a pantless run around the Capitol scheduled for Feb. 13.
Registration for Cupid’s Undie Run (yes, it’s exactly what it sounds [...]
