What money can buy: Apartment options for every budget
Here’s a breakdown of the most popular apartments in the heart of Foggy Bottom and a price comparison to what you can get elsewhere in the District.
Emily Holland
During finals, campus gallery serves as respite from stress
The newest exhibition, “Sensorium: The Art of Perception,” which opens Thursday, will transform the gallery’s normally still atmosphere into an interactive, multi-sensory space for meditation, yoga and relaxation.
Thai Place’s upscale cousin offers spice and authenticity
Operated by the previous owners of Thai Place, Soi 38 integrates the more basic Thai Place favorites, like the classic pad thai, with more elegant and adventurous Thai street food.
Artisan burger joint makes D.C. debut
Hailing from Connecticut, where the chain has somewhat of a cult following, Plan B opened its first D.C. storefront in Penn Quarter on Monday.
New independent bookstore belongs in and to Petworth neighborhood
This is a bookstore for the locals: It has the feel of a highly-organized home bookshelf in the best possible way.
Sculptures give Historic Foggy Bottom a contemporary edge
The program, created and co-directed by Foggy Bottom residents Jill Nevius, Mary Kay Shaw and Jackie Lemire, has brought new exhibitions to the neighborhood every two years.
Q&A: Putting a face to the voice of Metro
We caught up with the woman behind the voice, Randi Miller, to chat about making a living as a voice actress and avoiding the train.
Riding the Metro with its most recognizable voice
I traveled to the Twinbrook station – only a few stations before the end of the Red Line at Shady Grove – to meet with Miller and take a ride on the Metro, where her voice has been warning riders to “step back” since March 2006.
Q&A: Hannibal Buress talks riding with Amtrak and testing new jokes
Buress is preparing for back-to-back shows at The Lincoln Theatre. We caught up with him to talk about the joke-writing process, riding with Amtrak and texting during shows.
Independent bookstore to focus on young, local readers and writers
Opening late next month, Upshur Street Books will be the first independent bookstore to open in D.C. in 10 years and Ruppert’s third project on the block in the last 13 months.