Photo by PoPville flickr user J Sonder
“Dear PoPville,
My father was diagnosed with terminal cancer right before Thanksgiving with a timeline of six months to live. The doctors encouraged him to undergo aggressive radiation and chemotherapy, but he turned down treatment due to cost and quality of life concerns. While he is doing what he can to take care of himself, his time is likely short.
I moved to the district in 2013 and he has never been to town to visit me. After he was diagnosed, my mother and I booked train tickets and a hotel room in early February for both of my parents to come and spend about a week with me in the city during my father’s birthday week. It will be his first (and likely last) trip to the nation’s capital.
I’d really appreciate any and all advice on places to take him (including restaurants), outside of the usual “museums and monuments” route. I will of course bring him to a number of those tourist locations, but I would like to have a few local favorites to share with him. Being new to the city, my list of local must-dos is rather short.
They’ll be staying in Foggy Bottom with access to the metro and they will not have access to a car during their time in the city. Preferable recommendations would be metro/taxi accessible.
Thank you for your thoughts and recommendations!”
I’m going to vote for stopping by the Round Robin & Scotch Bar at the Willard hotel. I’ll also vote for checking out the Heurich House Museum in Dupont. For restaurants I’ll suggest the great Italian restaurant Obelisk also in Dupont at 2029 P St, NW. Where would guys recommend?
Recent Stories
This rental is located at MacArthur Blvd near Q St NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“Dear PoPville, I recently saw this post and I’m pretty sure I encountered the same person in late March. I was walking my dog on the sidewalk in Kalorama when…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! On Saturday, May 18, Woodley House will host its second annual 5K Run, Walk & Roll, a family-friendly event in Rock Creek Park to raise critical…
1513 17th Street, NW I’ve been getting lots of emails asking for a Duke’s Grocery update on 17th Street. Here ya go! Update from Duke’s: “The renovation of our original…
Good news, D.C. area. You can save money on your next home cleaning with Well-Paid Maids. It’s easy!
We offer a discount when you set up recurring cleans — and the discounts just increased this week!
For weekly cleans, get $30 off each cleaning.
Potomac Harmony is Back! Following a gap year of competing, then virtual rehearsals during the pandemic, followed by the well-earned retirement of our long-term director, a year of a director search, Potomac Harmony hit the regional contest stage in Concord, North Carolina in March for the first time since 2018! It was exhilarating, reaffirming, and rewarding!
The chorus hit all of its goals, the biggest of which was to have fun and sing our best on contest stage — we did both! Because we earned a score over 400 points, our new Director, Allison Lynskey, was awarded the Novice Director award, photo above. Additionally, one of our charter members, Jackie Bottash, was nominated for and honored with the Leadership Excellence award. It was a celebratory weekend!
What’s next? So much! We now look forward to upcoming performances, growing our membership, and expanding our musical product with new arrangements and an education component each week. It’s an exciting time to be part of this ever-growing ensemble!
St Mary Armenian Church Annual Spring Food Festival
Come hungry and leave happy! Experience culture, community, and cuisine all in one place. See you at the festival!!!!
Comedy Cabaret
Kick up your heels at Bad Medicine’s COMEDY CABARET extravaganza at the DC Improv Comedy Club on Tuesday, May 21st. Revel in the sights and sounds of this entertaining musical revue, with songs, dance and sketch comedy that will have
