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It was a murky, drizzly scene in the District, but perched on the corner of North Capitol and Quincy Place was a beacon of spring cheer: Old Engine 12 Firehouse Restaurant. Unfazed by the black clouds and winter coat weather, Old Engine 12 eagerly rolled out a preview of their […]
As soon as I flipped my calendar on the morning of March 1, I had a good feeling. You can sense it in the air; we are slowly inching our way towards warmer months. Spring is arguably DC’s best season: slushy sidewalks are a thing of the past, humidity has […]
Elephant in the room: DC is a city of overachievers. I guess I’m not surprised. We live in one of the most (over)educated, politically-charged cities in the world. Everyone is constantly sizing each other up. I’ve heard DC locals compete over having the longest commute or the worst landlord, like […]
Think back to a few weeks ago. January 1, 2016. How was that liver feeling? A lil’ swollen? Memory a bit fuzzy? Don’t sweat it, you were in good company. Hopefully, after you army-crawled your way from the bed to the fridge and procured the Gatorade, you curled up with […]
I am a born-and-bred New Englander and I love it up there, but in Massachusetts, we don’t have happy hours. I know – it’s a vile, repugnant thought. Legally, bars and restaurants in my home state cannot reduce the price of alcohol at any time for any reason, which means […]
Spoiler alert: the pie is not the only drunk thing in this story. I did not go home for Thanksgiving this year, so I joined a friend and her family up in Maryland. Last week, as I was daydreaming about what savory side dish I would bring, my oven […]
I don’t really go on vacation. It’s not that I don’t want to. I have that same laundry list of reasons most of us have: job doesn’t involve travel, grad school, full time job, no car, strapped for cash. My apartment doesn’t allow pets, but if it did, I’d have […]