11.05 - fall back, fall back
what’s going on in d.c.
Daylight savings time ends this weekend, giving each of us an extra hour to sleep (and our last half weekend featuring a semi-light evening).
The Kennedy Center is celebrating Diwali throughout the weekend, with free concerts and events tonight and tomorrow at 6 p.m.
Bravo legend Andy Cohen (for good or for bad, he’s to thank for The Real Housewives franchise) is in town for a book talk tomorrow night at Sixth and I. Tickets and a signed book are $35.
Ice skating begins to return for the season, with Reston Town Center’s rink opening today. Advance reservations for 90-minute skates are available online.
If you’re not quite ready to give up the summer activities, what about America’s most trending sport? Pickleball - a game played on a subdivided tennis court - players increased 21% between 2019 to 2020. To follow the trend, there are now 34 outdoor pickleball courts in D.C., with plans for a court in each Ward by spring. To read more on the sport, Washington City Paper just ran a feature on its popularity in the district.
let’s talk food and drinks
my weekly best bite: the Camden tomato pie at Shaw’s Calico
The REDEYE Night Market, an Asian-centric food event, takes over Pennsylvania Ave between 3rd and 6th on Saturday from 4-12. There will be 50+ vendors, including well-known spots Mandu, Teaism, Maketto, and Thamee; as well as newer creations and concepts.
Colada Shop is hosting its annual coffee festival - with the Wharf location offering free coffee today and all locations offering specials + new flavors.
DMV’s Black Restaurant Week returns Sunday with events throughout the week and 50+ partner restaurants in the area.
what’s on our minds?
As development forges on at the Wharf (the second phase is well under construction), the one legacy vendor - the iconic open-air fish market, Captain White Seafood City - is out. Following a prolonged legal battle that alleged the Wharf’s developer and the DC government conspired to push out the Captain White market, the market is shutting down by December. Not to fear for those of you who love perusing the fish (and taking in the smells?) - per Wharf developers, a fish market will remain on site.
Some good/bad news for Metro commuters: there’s an official plan to reintegrate the Metro 7000-series trains back into services, but the return of the trains is likely weeks (or months) away. Expect train service to be continued to be delayed in the interim - these newer series trains are 60% of the total Metro fleet. On the plus side - all D.C. residents can claim a free 30-day Capital Bikeshare membership for their transportation troubles.
Quick links to other weekly #goodreads:
Selling Certainty - per Stat, “In a sea of skeptics, this physician was one of fibromyalgia patients’ few true allies. Or was he?”
The Coming Age of Climate Trauma - per The Washington Post Magazine, “Three years after a devastating wildfire, a California community faces another crisis: PTSD. Is what’s happening there a warning to the rest of us?”
what are we watching/reading?
If you’re a Marvel Cinematic Universe fan, you likely already know the future blockbuster Eternals hits theatres today. Does it have great reviews? No. Does that seem to matter for Marvel fans? Not really. Spencer, the Kristen Stewart-led Princess Diana film is also out - Vulture deemed it a “Devastating Portrait of a Princess Too Sane to Play the Royals’ Game.”
Dexter’s back on Showtime Sunday night with a refresh - Dexter: New Blood. Following the theme of other recent mid-aughts reboots (e.g. Gossip Girl), this comeback features the same Dexter lead (Michael C. Hall), but a new setting - moving his murderous instincts from Miami to Upstate New York.