September 13, 2010 | 11:58 AM | By Anna
M Street in Georgetown. No, the restaurant isn't pictured.
I walked in to one of my favorite restaurants in Georgetown on Saturday, famished and ready for a salad– that’s not contradictory, it’s very filling, I promise. The manager, nattily dressed as always, approached me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. Not the Georgetown air-kiss, mind you. I’m no socialite and he’s no enabler. He’s just very old-school, from his ever-present formal cuff links to his defiantly-retro mustache. The interesting thing was, I was about to find out exactly how retro he truly is.
I’ve been eating at his restaurant for almost a decade and he is kind to his regulars, so he seated me himself and ordered one of his staff to take great care of me. Again, this is not as exclusive as it may sound; I heard him issue the same command twice while I munched mixed greens and goat cheese. That’s just the way he is. He’ll be walking from one end of the restaurant to the bar and he’ll turn, lock eyes with you and wink merrily. Old-school. Continue reading →
September 13, 2010 | 9:02 AM | By Anna
Good Morning, DCentric readers! Just in time for your morning cofee– delicious news links.
Michelle Fenty’s battle cry in D.C. mayoral campaign that brought her to tears “”There’s certainly an awkwardness about my husband,” she says in the interview. “It’s something he’s always had — a little quirkiness.” When they were dating, she sometimes wondered: “Does he not want to speak with me?”…And she doesn’t think the race is about issues, but that it has become a referendum on her husband’s “personality.” “It’s heartbreaking,” she says. “He doesn’t just care; he grew up with these people.”" (The Washington Post)
The Washington Nationals may be cursed by their location on the Anacostia “Nestled beside where Lincoln’s killers were executed, the placement of the stadium may have unwittingly exposed the Nationals to the conspirators’ vengeful ghosts. That the apparitions of Booth and his gang would aim their ghoulish enmity on modern baseball may seem strange, but it makes sense given President Lincoln’s affinity for what became our national pastime.” (Baltimore Sun)
Police Shoot and Kill Dog at Adams Morgan Day After it Fights with Poodle “I work at the Brass Knob… and unfortunately witnessed the horrific murder of this dog. The officer had the dog under control before he decided to kill him, there is no excuse for the actions that he took.” (DCist) Continue reading →
September 10, 2010 | 5:30 PM | By Anna
Il Primo Uomo
Pupusas
What food do you associate with Washington, D.C.?
Ben’s? Cupcakes? Empanadas?
Because DCist thinks pupusas are also very D.C.:
Given their ubiquity, pupusas are arguably one of the unofficial dishes of Washington, D.C., somewhere behind the half-smoke and ahead of an overpriced steak.
What is a pupusa? Continue reading →
September 10, 2010 | 2:38 PM | By Anna
Dan Malouff of BeyondDC.com gets interviewed by Grist about those pesky teens at Gallery Place. From “A shopping center tries to repel teens with the buzz of a powerful Mosquito“:
Malouff says that better policing should be the answer, not treating young people like a species of pest and moving the problem along. “If anyone’s breaking the law, then sure, we ought to have a police presence — maybe on foot as opposed to screaming up in cruisers when there’s a problem,” he said. “But saying that kids have to be doing organized team sports, or cooping them up in Mom’s basement and telling them they have to play video games, is just wrong. Our public spaces should be accepting of teenagers hanging out — which is what they do.”
September 10, 2010 | 1:29 PM | By Anna
DDOTDC
The Circulator!
The Circulator buses are popular because they are pretty (to me), clean, cheap and generally easy to use. I just took this survey to help improve their service– and tell them how much I like it. If you’d like to tell them what you think, go here and let them know. Questions include:
- What should change about the Circulator over the next 5-10 years?
- What should stay the same?
One of my favorite things about D.C. is how it’s possible to function here without a car. When I lived in Georgetown, the Circulator was my conveyance of choice for getting to work– or a metro station. It’s nice to be asked for input regarding a service I enjoy and appreciate.
September 10, 2010 | 12:15 PM | By Anna
In a Washington Post article about the challenges of being a Muslim candidate for office right now (fasting for Ramadan on a campaign schedule? Difficult.), we find an update to the Saqib Ali/Nancy King story we blogged about this week. On the question of whether her campaign materials used an image of her opponent, State Delegate Saqib Ali, which had been altered to make his complexion darker, Maryland State Senator Nancy King elaborated on the denial her campaign provided to us on Wednesday:
…there was “absolutely no offense meant by it.”
“I’m not sure what happened with it. It could have been an error in our proofing. It could have been a printing error,” King said. “He infers that I did that to make his skin look dark. That’s not what this campaign has been about from the get-go. We live in a very diverse district and we don’t even need to go in that direction.”
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September 10, 2010 | 9:56 AM | By Anna
super-structure
Hasn’t the “Oh, no! I’m having a baby! I need a stroller!”-blog post/article been done ad nauseum? Apparently the newly-launched Georgetown Patch doesn’t think so, offering these privilege-laden nuggets in their latest Opinion column, “Urban Parenting: Tackling D.C. Streets With a Babe in Tow“:
How would I navigate the narrow sidewalks and cobblestone streets of Georgetown ? How would my gear and I tread into tiny Trader Joes? Would Dupont Circle’s Farmer’s Market followers freak if my infant had a colossal meltdown while I was buying organic eggs? AHHH!!
I took a deep breath and made a decision. This beautiful girl was coming into MY world and she was going to love it as much as I do…
By the way, I ended up getting the Snap n Go by Baby Trend. Its compact size makes it Farmer’s Market/Trader Joe’s friendly and the basket makes for a great wine carrier.
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September 10, 2010 | 7:45 AM | By Anna
Good morning, DCentric readers! While you were watching the Real Housewives of DC, we were out collecting some delicious links for you to peruse. Happy Friday!
The City Paper Poll: The $25 Dining Question “I’m not sure exactly what relevant information we were trying to unearth with the question, but I suspect it has to do with class divides and whether, in this economy, we still indulge in pricey meals. I just have one issue with the question: its vague wording.” (Washington City Paper)
Still undecided? The Georgetowner to Host Mayoral Forum This Friday. “The Georgetowner will host D.C. mayoral candidates Adrian Fenty, Vincent Gray and Leo Alexander at noon at Tony and Joe’s (3000 K St., Georgetown Waterfront) for a lively exchange over education, the budget, crime and other issues facing the District in tough, touch-and-go 2010. Former Nathans owner and Q&A Café host Carol Joynt will moderate the forum, and will pose questions submitted by community groups and individual attendees.” (georgetowner.com)
Students critically injured by Drunk Driver in Adams Morgan crash “Chamica Adams, of Mitchellville, Md., was arrested after she apparently hit the two students with her Dodge Caliber on Wednesday. According to court records, in two different police-administered tests Adams had a blood-alcohol level of .17 and .18, more than twice the legal level in D.C.” (tbd.com)
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September 9, 2010 | 6:40 PM | By Anna
And because it’s the end of the day…a man in a convertible was stopped at a red light on New York Avenue, listening to the Kojo Nnamdi show’s examination of the joint poll it conducted with the Washington City Paper. He turned to his companion and said:
“Vince Gray should cut a campaign ad saying that more Redskins fans support him over Adrian Fenty! Or that Cowboys Fans prefer Fenty! Done.”
