Jun 06, 2019
No, We Should Not Rechristen It ‘Theodore Rosévelt Island,’ Not Even On National Rosé Day
I can’t believe I even have to say this.
Jun 05, 2017
Drink of the Week: Stop And Taste The Rosé
Look at life through rose-tinted glasses at these bars, which are featuring rosés of all sorts this summer.
Apr 15, 2016
The Weekly Feed: Free Wine Edition
Get educated about rosé wine this weekend at Weygandt Wine, or just drown your sorrows on Monday at a plethora of Tax Day happy hour offerings.
Dec 11, 2007
Temperance Hall Out; Looking Glass Lounge In
Fans of Petworth bar Temperance Hall better get up there for their Sazerac cocktails as soon as possible—the bar is on its way out. Don’t throw out your arms in plaintive questions to the heavens yet, though. While the bar will go, a bar will stay; the property has been sold to the folks behind Columbia Heights’ The Wonderland Ballroom. Following a tip from Prince of Petworth, we caught the Wonderland owners, Matthew McGovern…
Oct 05, 2007
Weekly Columnist Roundup: Plenty on DeOnté
Harry Jaffe: As the fallout from the shooting of 14-year-old DeOnté Rawlings continues, it’s now Mayor Adrian Fenty taking some of the heat. According to Jaffe, Fenty’s decision to pay for Rawlings’ funeral and invite his sisters to speak at a press conference has soured some police officers on the young mayor, who saw the moves as an indication of where Fenty’s allegiances were. “How can Fenty rebuild trust with the police?” asks Jaffe. “’Let…
Sep 28, 2007
Weekly Columnist Roundup: Goodbye, RFK
Harry Jaffe: In writing something of a goodbye column to RFK Stadium, Jaffe recounts the many struggles the District overcame to attract a baseball team. And though plenty of people played important roles, he feels that one deserves extra attention — former Mayor Anthony Williams. “The hero of the piece has to be Williams, an unpopular mayor who — despite his wandering attention span — kept swinging away at an unpopular crusade to use public…
Sep 21, 2007
Weekly Columnist Roundup: New Orleans & D.C.
Jonetta Rose Barras: In a powerfully introspective column, Rose Barras details a recent trip to her destroyed family home in New Orleans. In recounting her visit to the site, Rose Barras writes of the struggles endured by her mother and sister in trying to return and rebuild, drawing comparisons to the District’s own troubles. “Truth told, New Orleans looks and feels like Ward 8 circa 1985: few quality retail outlets, high crime, high unemployment, poor…
Sep 07, 2007
Weekly Columnist Roundup: It’s the Liberals’ Fault
Tom Knott: Once again, Tom Knott has managed to take what seems to be an isolated incident and turn it into evidence that liberalism of any sort is just evil. This week, Knott recounts the badly-handled trial of a Liberian immigrant accused of raping a seven-year-old girl in Montgomery County. Due to some bad decision by the trial judge, the charges were eventually dropped, though the county has stated that it will appeal. Regardless, it’s…