Did anyone else know this? We have a huge convention center?! It’s right in the middle of town, and I’ve never been there! I thought it was just the black whole that sucks people in suits into itself, but no, it’s a real place. I went this weekend and have lived to tell the tale….
Author: Haley Fults
It's not New York or San Francisco, but DC has some surprising cultural moments to be discovered. And I'm going to tell you about them. Special attention to free, super cool, or just plain strange events.
Norman Rockwell Steals My Heart
Every time I step into the National Portrait Gallery (also known as the American Art Museum and the Museum of American Folk Art) I feel very peaceful and a little happier. As a former history major, it’s nice to be in a building devoted to showcasing characters from the past. The current Norman Rockwell exhibition…
Crosstown Traffic
Northbound 54 bus, Saturday afternoon. I’m sitting directly behind the back door of the bus. It’s a warm, sunny Saturday, and I’m not the only one feeling close to high on life. No real smiles or eye contact, but no verbal abuse either. Very promising. A group of loud black man-boys board the bus and…
Rep Your Hood, DC
What does that mean, rep your hood? I suppose it means that when people ask you where you live, then say, Oh, that’s not DC, you jump across the table and swipe their head off with a katana, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies-style. Or you could just jut out your chin the slightest bit and…
Local Food: Friend or Foe?
The local food buzz has been going strong for a while now. There was Michael Pollan (who I still haven’t read, sorry to let you down, book club, you’ve been so good to me, you don’t deserve that), there were the farmers’ markets in Dupont, in Chinatown, everywhere, there was Michelle Obama’s White House garden,…
The Happy Hour Chronicles: PS7’s
Looks like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays. Does that make you want to smash the speaker in the face? Or just watch Office Space again? Either way, Mondays are awful. The worst part about Monday can be telling yourself to just get through until you can leave, going to the bar for happy…
Ambiance vs. Reality: Deathmatch
When in rural Virginia in the fall, there are limited but not unattractive options. There is apple picking. Nice. There is antiquing. Nah. Then there is wine tasting. Excellent. Wine tasting has a lot in common with one of my other hobbies–happy hours. You are there to get some free or close-to-free drinks, but you…
The Happy Hour Chronicles: Chinatown Coffee Co.
If you like your coffee slow (by which I mean that the barista thinks the coffee is more important than you are), you’re in luck at Chinatown Coffee Co. In the still-Chinese part of Chinatown at 5th and H, NW, the long and narrow coffee shop is an anti-Stabucks. Where Starbucks goes out of its…
The Happy Hour Chronicles: The Red Derby
The first time I went to the Red Derby (at 14th and Spring in Columbia Heights), I walked past it a few times before realizing that the place has no name out front, just a red derby outline painted over the door. This was my first clue that Red Derby does things a little differently….
DC Style Is Real 