Jul 31, 2006
The Weekly Feed: Musical Managers Edition
Agraria Changes Once Again It seems like Agraria hasn’t yet settled into a good routine. The new hotness on the Georgetown waterfront has weathered the tumult of its head chef leaving just days after opening, as well as a crappy article in the New York Times; now it faces the prospect of searching for a new sommelier and restaurant manager just as its new chef picks up the cleaver. Derek Brown, formerly of Firefly, has…
Jan 19, 2006
Mood Indigo Landing
From its Potomac River perch, the recently shuttered Potowmack Landing restaurant on Daingerfield Island just north of Old Town Alexandria featured some of the area’s best views of Washington. Unfortunately, the uninspired fare meant that it often made more sense to pack a picnic and enjoy your lunch and the beautiful scenery from a grassy patch outside the place than to actually eat there. On April 10, the food will finally match the views…
Jun 01, 2005
Morning Roundup: The NoVA Nats? Edition
Today D.C. socialite bloggers awake facing less competition, the city has its first official mayoral candidacy announcement, and a friend of DCist speaks about his experiences as a journalist in Iraq. Plus it’s looking to be beautiful outside. At left is the New River Gorge Bridge, the world’s second-longest and country’s second highest single-arch bridge, one of the highlights of this DCist’s recent visit to West Virginia. Northern Virginia Group Bidding for Nats: The Post…
Nov 23, 2004
The Passion of the Gibbs: Week 11
Thomas Boswell may namecheck “Amazing Grace” in his profile on Coach Joe Gibbs, but best we can say about the Redskins, floundering in the NFC’s lower depths at 3-7, is that they’re neither lost nor found, just looking to turn a corner on this season and get the “ship” righted. Coming out of their battle with the Philadelphia Eagles at the Linc this Sunday, the 28-6 score says everything and nothing about the season thus…