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Iron Gate Inn: If Vines Could Talk
Washington’s oldest restaurant is ready for the summer season. Come in, enjoy the experience and don’t forget to take it all in.
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Washington’s oldest restaurant is ready for the summer season. Come in, enjoy the experience and don’t forget to take it all in.
“Taste,” George Hemphill thoughtfully explains, “is for interior designers. My job is about quality.”
Since derby season is right around the corner, we’ve re-tooled this classic from our archives for your drinking pleasure. Enjoy!
Okay, so this one isn’t in the District. In fact, it’s not even in the greater metropolitan area. To visit Johnny Cupcakes, you’ll have to be in Boston (our second favorite city in the world). Of course there’s a website, but where’s the fun in that?
If you’re ever near the new convention center (yes, I realize I should stop refering to it as the “new” convention center) and you find yourself craving a delicious microbrew, pop in to the first of several Old Dominion franchises slated to open in the DC area.
I am on a mission, friends: To repair your notion of Riesling. Chances are, when you hear Riesling, you’ll tend to think of a generally sweet and froufrou kind of wine that any self-respecting Barolo drinker wouldn’t be caught within ten hectares of. Before I explain why you should Riesling deserves your respect, let me explain why you hardly give it a second thought right now.
I recently made quite a discovery at 1417 22nd Street NW. It’s Books for America, a non-profit used book store that works to build and improve libraries in DC schools, shelters, and hospitals. It is a welcome neighborhood addition to those still mourning the loss of another great used book store, Kultura Books, that closed in the [...]
I wanted to love Beacon Bar and Grill.
In their offering of Sangria, the Spanish shared a secret to beating the oppressive summer heat. As we are in the heart of summer, LitD decided to contribute a version that we enjoy. Feel free to double or triple the recipe…but only if you’re having guests of course.
Mmm…wine! We’ve missed this festival that past few years, so we can’t vouch for it personally; however, it looks promising, and we’re hoping it lives up to the hype.
The Capital Fringe Festival starts on July 19 and runs through the 29th. The non-traditional performing arts festival provides an outlet for DC area fringe artists, offers new and current works produced in unusual spaces, and merges exploratory artists with a wider audience.
When it comes to “cool” web features, DC tends to be the forgotten city thanks to the larger/closer to the action metropolitan areas in this country (you hear, me, Google Transit! I’m still waiting to be freed from the tyranny of WMATA’s Station Master!). I’m happy to report that Google Maps Street View of The District is in the works. Alert pedestrian Andy Carvin stumbled upon a Google Force (a.k.a Immersive Media) car going about its business earlier today. (Privacy freaks, before you jump on the anti-Google bandwagon, consider this thoughtful Freakonomics take on the Street View issue.)
As of June 1, 2007 Ford’s Theatre Historic Site — both theatre and museum — will be closed to the public for renovations. (The Petersen House, the House Where Lincoln Died will remain open for visitors 9 am until 5 pm daily.)
While current exhibition Red is getting all the promotional buzz, I recommend you take a few minutes (15 if you’re a quick browser, 30 if you like to stroll) to check out The Textile Museum’s other exhibition, Architectural Textiles: Tent Bands of Central Asia. Sounds like a snooze fest, but seeing the creativity and attention to detail that goes into decorating what would otherwise be a humdrum engineering element (crucial to keeping trellis tents from collapsing) was fascinating — and worth the five dollar “recommended donation” for this “free” exhibit. Stretch your visit out a few more minutes by watching the short video at the start of the tour that shows a trellis tent being assembled.
The DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) recently launched the first DC Pedestrian Master Plan that examines all aspects of improving the city’s pedestrian environment. A public meeting is being held to introduce the plan’s purpose and scope, announce the results of the citywide online survey and obtain community feedback. Walk, bike, or Metro over to the Columbia Heights Recreational Center on Thursday, May 3 to give d. a piece of your walking mind. More info here and here.
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