Bad news for troubled NoMa eatery Zuppa Fresca…and nothing adds insult to injury like typos… See the link for the real story. Don’t expect to see Zuppa Fresca operating for any more Noma BID concerts any time soon.
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A [Not at all] Brief Tour of Malcolm X/Meridian Hill Park: Part The First
Since DC Style Is Real editor-at-large has been largely out of the country for the past few weeks, a guest entry will ease us back into regular posting. For the better part of the time I’ve lived here in DC, I’ve lived within a syringe’s throw of Malcolm X/Meridian Hill Park. I’ve enjoyed this park…
Russia House: Are We Still in DC?
Russia House, situated in a grand structure at the corner of Connecticut and Florida in upper Dupont, is a spectacular departure from the Aleros and Subways nearby. Hello, red velvet curtains and chandeliers. Goodbye sunshine and humidity. You’re in Russia now, babe. The first thing to strike is the darkness. Much more intense than the comparative darkness…
The Queen Vic: Your New Local
The Queen Vic, H Street’s best neighborhood hangout, has started to host a delightful trivia night upstairs every Tuesday at 7:30. Check out the newly roofed back patio on warm nights, sip on a pint, have a proper scran, and just straight chill, holmes. Teams are strictly limited to 4 people, and for Pete’s sake,…
Your Sunday Agenda: Life-Changing T-Shirts at Eastern Market
The forecast is in: your life is about to change forever this Sunday at Eastern Market. DC Style is Real contributor Joel Church—designer, artist, writer and muse—will offer you a unique opportunity to transform your every weakness and turn it into churning, raging, hyper masculine/feminine endowment. Joel’s design label, Monumental Threads, will be selling his…
The Argonaut: Summer Drinks Have Arrived
With the return of the sun today, consider some outside day-drinking. From Selling DC Life comes this reminder to belly up to the Argonaut’s outdoor bar for one of their signature summer drinks. A summer drink is usually served over ice, with bubbles or fruit or both, and makes you want to linger just a…
The Wisdom Files: The Absolution
Wisdom takes first place as my you-have-to-go-to-this-bar bar. That is why I will run a post for each cocktail I think you may enjoy there. Each one is completely different and different people will have their own favorites (after all, you’re a beautiful, unique snowflake, aren’t you?). Hopefully, you’ll be intrigued enough to visit and try on…
H Street Quickbites: Always Wanting More
DC Urbanturf has a fantastic piece on the evolution of H Street’s dining scene. Click it. Also newsworthy – The new “hipster” apartment building at the corner of 4th and I St NE, Ava, projects they will be open for tenants this Fall. Archstone NoMa, a huge new complex across from the Harris Teeter at 1st and…
The Hirschhorn Turns On
Everyone should head on over to the Hirschhorn after it gets dark. “But doesn’t the museum close at 5?”, you might ask. No worries, my dear friends – Doug Aitken‘s got you covered with his latest work, a staggering 82 foot tall, 725 foot wide giant art exhibit on the outside of our favorite donut-shaped…
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