Posts Tagged ‘dc’
Census: 48% of DC Households Are Single-Occupant
From Fortune, based on data from the 2010 Census: DC has more single-occupant households than any other major US city. DC’s 48% of households is even higher than Manhattan’s 46%.
Are you the 48%?
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Why I Love DC: Joanna Castle Miller
353/365
courtesy of ekelly80
I moved to DC (okay, NoVa to be exact) from New York via my hometown of Memphis, and love the fact that here I can get moonshine and fried pickles but still have winter sports and a subway system.
I love that DC is misunderstood and can play the victim. The city as [...]
Why I Love DC: Michael T. Ruhl
‘Birds of a Feather’
You want to know why I love DC? Well, take a look through my lens and see how I view this beautiful city. I don’t claim to be a great photographer – I’m just a guy who likes to shoot. Washington is my arena, my subject, and my muse. DC, my darling, [...]
Seeing Through the Lens of Award-Winning Photographer Carol Guzy
By Michael T. Ruhl
You wouldn’t know just casually talking to Carol Guzy that she’s a world class photographer who works for the Washington Post. The humble four-time Pulitzer Prize winner sits quietly in her Arlington home, tending to her dogs, two of which she rescued from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Her living room walls [...]
Breakin’ the Law: Prohibition in DC
Garret Peck (photos by the author)
Wednesday night I attended a talk on Prohibition in DC by local author Garrett Peck. He’s got a new book on the subject, developed as a result of his research for his first book, along with the knowledge he’s amassed leading the Temperance Tour. Much as it is [...]
It’s Tourist Season: Share the Love
All photos by the author
A couple years ago the Social Chair and I were sitting at a bar when the couple next to us asked us a question. They said they’d overheard our conversation with the bartender and were looking for a restaurant recommendation, since they were visiting from out of town and wanted to [...]
Q&A with Henry Rollins
courtesy of Henry Rollins.
At this point does Henry Rollins really require an introduction? Since the hardcore punk era Rollins has been a jack-of-all-trades entertainer and thought-provoker with his bands, books, acting gigs, radio shows, spoken word tours, stand-up comedy, and most recently two National Geographic television specials about ‘the warrior gene’ and about snakes! [...]
Giveaway: Worn Magazine is Back!
All Photographs by Max Cook for We Love DC.
People say that bigger does not always mean better. However, in the case of Worn Magazine’s second issue – this statement could not be any less true. With 52 pages of glossy, DC-centric fashion, 60-plus original photographs, and the introduction of contributing writers, Worn magazine is bigger, [...]
We Love Music: Gorillaz @ Susquehanna Bank Center (NJ) 10/10/10 & Patriot Center (VA) 10/11/10
all photos by Andrew Markowitz.*
Pop-music mad scientist Damon Albarn is currently touring his ever-evolving collaborative group and multimedia extravaganza, Gorillaz, across the United States. After Gorillaz climbed around New York City like King Kong at the end of last week, they took their road-show down the Turnpike to play an incredible show in Camden, New [...]
NYU DC?
NYU-DC, Facade Rendering. Courtesy of Hickock Cole Architects.
A lot of universities’ have academic hubs in D.C., but none have one quite like this. This month, Hickock Cole Architects will break ground on a brand new academic center for New York University on L Street, NW. NYU’s new Constance Milstein and Family Academic Center, also known [...]
Spa Week is Back!
‘81/365: And My Flippy Floppies 3/22/10′
courtesy of ‘@heylovedc’
Most people have a favorite time of year. Maybe you love the week of Thanksgiving, or, perhaps that sweet space between Christmas and New Years Eve. But for me, nothing quite compares to Spa Week. Yes friends, you heard me, Spa Week. An entire seven days dedicated to simply [...]
Living in DC: The Nationals’ Perspective
Nationals Park / Photo by Max Cook
If you’re an outsider looking in then it’s easy to paint each resident of the greater D.C. metropolitan area with a political brush. People living in Maryland, Virginia or D.C. know the District is widely regarded as being the epicenter of the American political spectrum.
In anticipation of Glen Beck’s [...]
Meteors over Screen on the Green?
‘Strisciata stellare ad Est’
courtesy of ‘gerlos’
Did anyone else see the large meteors that fell over DC, last night? I was at Screen on the Green last night watching 12 Angry Men (always awesome) and I saw two flaming chunks of rock fall over the Capitol. And I’m not talking about dainty shooting stars. These were [...]
Behind the Design: Immortal Beloved
Image Credit: Max Cook
Design is everywhere. Your toothbrush is designed, your office is designed, and even the carts at the grocery store are designed (next time check out the difference between the elongated single carts and the compact double carts – the latter makes maneuvering through a crowded aisle much, much easier). Design is truly [...]
Final Artist Call for DCCAH Pop-Up Public Art Project
‘(184/365)’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH), DC Creates! Public Art Program is looking for participants for their “Pop-Up Public Art Project”. The initiative will establish a 14-block creative corridor along H Street NE. This project is hoping to help H Street in becoming a destination for arts, business and community [...]
My Favorite Museum Shop
‘Hirshhorn Museum Shop’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
For the 4th of July holiday I went to Atlanta to visit family, and while I was there we went to the Coca-Cola Museum. Since this was not the first time I had been to the attraction (we go at least once a year), and there is only so many flavors [...]
Think Cool at 100F
Hard to believe this was five months ago:
As of noon, DC has officially hit 100ºF, according to NBC4. The record to beat is 103ºF. We’re getting close!
To help you stay in a cool state of mind, here are more photos of the White House and Lafayette Park area from right after the February Snowpocalypse:
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Real Housewives of D.C.
‘Lincoln’s Cottage Southern Exposure’
courtesy of ‘christaki’
Bravo has announced that the Real Housewives of D.C will premiere on the network August 5th at 9 PM. The cast will include Catherine Ommanney, Lynda Erkiletian (founder of T.H.E Artist Agency, or as Bravo puts it, “one of the top modeling agents in D.C.” — Bravo, how many model [...]
