Archive for September, 2013
Fired Up To Save On Food & Drinks
We’re not very good about seeking out deals and as such usually end up spending too much money whenever we go out for food and drinks. But this summer we’ve been taking advantage of the happy hour at Fire and Sage (775 12th Street, NW, in the Metro Center Marriott), which has surprised us by […]
Woolly Mammoth Neighborhood Block Party This Saturday
We normally associate block parties with summertime and leafy neighborhoods filled with single family homes, but our neighborhood will get a taste of this tradition too. This Saturday the Woolly Mammoth Theatre brings the block party to Penn Quarter on D St NW between 6th and 7th St NW on Saturday, September 7 between 11 […]
Quite A Dame
While in London this Spring, I had the opportunity to see Dame Helen Mirren in The Audience. Written by Peter Morgan (also paired with Ms. Mirren for the Academy Award-winning film, The Queen), the play centers on Queen Elizabeth II and her various and complex relationships with a dozen Prime Ministers in her long reign. […]