07.08 - life moves pretty fast.
what’s going on in d.c.
Friday: It’s afterhours at the National Museum of American Art, with galleries open late and performances throughout the evening (5-9 pm) |Union Market hosts an outdoor showing of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (9 pm)
Saturday: Northwest’s City Ridge (best known to many as the future home of Wegman’s - opening on July 13) hosts their official unveiling - they’ll have a Wimbledon watch party, free coffee, flowers, and other activities throughout the day (9 am - 9 pm) | The National Symphony Orchestra performs the score of The Princess Bride as the film plays in the background (8 pm, The Anthem) | It’s the City of Alexandria’s birthday, with symphony performances and fireworks capping the celebration (8:30 pm)
Sunday: Petworth’s Slash Run hosts a Vintage & Vinyl sale (3-7 pm)
All weekend: Roller skate at The Wharf’s free rink on Sat/Sunday. Skate rentals are available for kids, but not adults | The inaugural DC Plant Week continues through the weekend with classes, swaps, and sales | It’s the final weekend to see the Aaron Sorkin adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird at The Kennedy Center | British/Broadway export SIX is now open at The National Theatre, with the fun (and very music forward) show featuring Henry VIII’s six wife, running through Sept. 4 (ed. note - saw this last night, def. recommend)
Want to see an outdoor/drive-in movie? Here’s the places in D.C. to catch a flick.
let’s talk food and drinks
my weekly best bite: The Dirty Burrito from 14th St.’s Salazar
Mexican restaurant Pink Taco’s (yes, the one who put up the “DC isn’t a state. It’s a state of mind.” signage) Navy Yard location is open, with a large patio and, of course, lots of tacos.
Tucked into an alley off of H St. is a new pizza bar - The Little Grand. The spot, created by the All Souls' team offers 12-inch pizzas for sit-down or carryout.
what’s on our minds?
Urban Turf analyzed the D.C. neighborhoods that have seen pricing values spike the most in 2022. Leading the way is Woodley Park, where the median home prices jumped 90% to $1.9M. Also rising rapidly? Colonial Village, Palisades, and Southwest Waterfront.
After winning reelection a few weeks ago, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson introduced a new bill with the aim of reforming D.C.’s short-term housing subsidy program. A study from The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless found that only 3% of families in rapid rehousing can afford rent once their subsidy expires, so Mendelson’s bill would increase the subsidy, as well as introduce better linkages to permanent housing.
Quick links to other weekly #goodreads:
The Pieces Have Come Together At The Capital Checker Club’s Adams Morgan Clubhouse - per Dcist, “A few yards down from the Popeyes on Columbia Road in Northwest D.C., nuzzled next to the Metro PCS and beneath a strip of townhomes, a small boom box sits on the sidewalk, blaring a selection of old and new Top 40 music a few nights a week. It’s placed there, in part, to lure passersby into the slightly inconspicuous basement, tucked away from the street: the new home of the Capital Pool Checkers Club.”
An Art Crime For the Ages- per Bloomberg Businessweek, “Deep in the Cambodian jungle, investigators are unraveling a network that trafficked antiquities on an unprecedented scale and brought them all the way to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.”
Nathan Fielder Is Out of His Mind (and Inside Yours) - per Vulture, “The comedian’s new show, The Rehearsal, is his grandest experiment yet.”