Archive for January, 2008

This Week In Dodgeball

After a disappointing start to the season last week, Pepe’s Cheese Bitches look to bounce back with a pair of solid outings. A few key members of our roster are out of comission this week, some due to injury, others due to sickness, and yet others as a result of their lawyerocity.
Week 2 pits […]

3, 2, 1 … Contact!

We have lift off. Er, no it’s just a new contact form for those of you who have a question for us here at Why Love NY. Use it early and often.
Hope to hear from you soon.

Johan Santana is a New York Met, Apparently Loves Wiffleball

Today I do the dance of joy. The New York Mets finally have a real ace, assuming they can work out the little detail of paying Santana over $20 million per season for at least 6 years. According to USA Today:

The deal is pending the Mets and Santana reaching agreement on a six- […]

What’s UpNext in Manhattan? I’ll Tell You.

UpNext is the website I wanted to build but never had the patience to follow through on. Simply put, your visual guide of where to go and what to do in Manhattan, with a dash of social networking for good measure. A perfect companion to Shecky’s and Citysearch when planning your night out […]

Love Movies? Love Sitting? Have I Got A Deal for You!

See all five of the 2008 Best Picture Oscar nominees for only $30.
The AMC Empire theater on 42nd St will be running a marathon for one day only, Saturday, February 23rd. The deal is nationwide, but for us lucky New Yorkers that’s a savings of over $30, as the deal also includes a free […]

Heath Ledger is Dead, Jack Nicholson is Kind of a Prick

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know by now that Australian actor Heath Ledger met his untimely death last Tuesday, January 22nd in his Soho apartment. If you’re interested in the details, Wikipedia has a nice recap, you morbid bastard.
Myself, I’m more interested in the reaction others have had to the news […]

Why I’ll Be Taking Balls to the Face Tonight

No, not like that.
The Winter ‘08 dodgeball season starts tonight.  We’ll be playing Los Locos in the daisy colored shirts (think yellow) at 7:15pm and BGC in pine a half an hour later. Registration is closed for this season, but I encourage you to come out and watch as we are always […]

WNBC Reporter Jay DeDapper Gets No Love in the West Village

According to WNBC (of all places) one of their own, Jay DeDapper was mugged outside of a pizza place in the West Village last night. Now, while I’m familiar with his name, I can’t say that I’d be able to pick him out of a line up.
My question is, did the teens who beat […]

Bring Your Own Booze: Cherin Sushi

My fiancée and I decided to go out to dinner this past Saturday, and the choice of venue came down to “where can we go out to eat and also drink cheaply?” Having recently dined at the newly opened BYOB Thai-Seafood establishment Catch de Fish, we had caught the cheap alcohol bug. […]