The Meandering Ones » Washington DC

Mrs. Obama’s Washington.

SQ — Mon, 17 May 2010 22:53:18 +0000

Regardless the politics, it’s great to have a first lady in the White House who seems to understand, utilize, and appreciate the Washington community and its beauty.

Queen Vic gastropub to open in the Atlas District (H Street) with eel pies.

SQ — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:27:39 +0000

Atlas District (credit: Flickr/cynroux)

You’ll have to wait until June to enjoy a tasty eel pie at The Queen Vic. Yum.

Great to see yet another add to the seriously up and coming Atlas District.

More great news for H Street: big-time development ahead.

SQ — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:46:02 +0000

New H Street development

Score yet another win for H Street. The dare-we-say trendy neighborhood that is sometimes maligned for its beleaguered street front, but just as often loved for its gritty resurgence, is closer to getting one of its biggest projects to date. The H Street Connection, a 433,000 s.f. residential and retail project that will fill two full blocks along H Street, cleared a major hurdle in its path toward District approval.

From DCmud – The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC.

The New York Times talks up Washington, DC… in 1891.

SQ — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:54:23 +0000

If you’ve ever wondered how the big city to the north reported on our new city on the swamp back in the late 1800s, wait no more – here’s the original article.

From our casual research we’re guessing this was the last positive thing NYT had to say about DC.

Can you blame them? I’d do the same thing if I felt continually threatened by the town where so many of my former residents have moved.

Omni Shoreham Hotel cares about their role in the DC community, and they deserve your business.

SQ — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:34:00 +0000

We can't wait until the trees around Omni Shoreham look like this again (credit: flickr/Tom20008)

Andrew Beaujon of City Paper kindly requested in his posting yesterday that the Omni Shoreham hotel clear the bike path that’s not so close their hotel and not their responsibility, yet close enough that it’d be looked upon kindly by the riders that take that route every day.

The gang at Omni Shoreham could have overlooked it, but that would have been the wrong approach. Instead hotel manager Paul Sharp stepped up – along with his grounds team – and got to work.

Sometimes it’s not about what you have to do, but what you can do to take care of others. And it’s great when that courtesy extends beyond people and into businesses. After all, business are just a bunch of people like you and me, making easy and hard choices that sometimes cost a little extra money and time.

Thanks for being a great citizen, Omni Shoreham. You’ll be seeing us real soon.

With all these massive snowstorms in DC, are organized snowball fights the new kickball?

SQ — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:10:42 +0000

Photo: DamirM (flickr)

With these megasnows continuing to thrash the DC Metro, Washington City Paper asks, “Are Organized Snowball Fights The New Kickball?”

Perhaps there’s some opportunity for organized sponsorship here.

DC Record Store Day 2010: Save The Date!

SQ — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:26:26 +0000

The Vinyl District DC Record Store Day

Here’s more on the DC Record Store Day, May 10. If you’re still into vinyl – or even trying to get back into vinyl, be there.

Tim Carman: Favorite Northern VA restaurants, and why DC has less ethnic food that it should.

SQ — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:27:45 +0000

Simple: economics. Come on over to Northern Virginia and you’ll find lots of great options because the rent’s cheaper.

There’s also a great list of NoVA eats here. Try ‘em out!

Carman on Why D.C. Has So Little Great Ethnic Food – City Desk – Washington City Paper.