11.17 - boats against the current
what’s going on in d.c.
Friday: Merriweather District in Columbia has one of the first holiday tree lightings in the area, featuring an ice rink, snow globe photo booth, and more (5:30-8:30 pm)
Saturday: Planet Word hosts a community day to celebrate 24 new interactive books added to its collection (10 am - 8 pm) | Union Market hosts That’s So Vintage, with 30+ shops (10 am - 4pm) | Celebrate Petworth, postponed from September, brings vendors and a dog shot to the neighborhood (11 am - 5 pm) | Morris American Bar presents a Great Gatsby-themed evening at Union Station (9 pm)
Sunday: Learn how to make a Thanksgiving cornucopia at Helen Olivia Flowers in Alexandria (2 pm) | Shop for records at Metrobar’s market (2-9 pm)
all weekend: the popular downtown holiday market opens today, setting up along F St. between 7th and 9th, while A Christmas Carol makes its seasonal return at the Ford Theatre | Umbrella Art Fair also returns, this time setting up in Union Market, with 150 artists displaying and creating work through the weekend.
let’s talk food and drinks
my weekly best bite: veggie spring rolls at The Riggs
The Wharf adds yet another restaurant - this time, its Greek Limani, adding a 16,000 sq. foot option to the Wharf’s second phase. It also boasts the area’s largest full-service terrace.
I Egg You, a new Capitol Hill breakfast spot, brings all sorts of egg-based options to the area.
what’s on our minds?
Pandas might be coming back to America - just likely not D.C. (for now). On Wednesday, a speech by the Chinese President referenced the “panda diplomacy,” but signaled San Diego is likely next in line for the pandas. For a happier reprieve for DC, check out how the National Zoo weighs its animals.
Uber and D.C. cabbies are teaming up, with taxi drivers joining the app to hopefully increase the number of rides available via UberX.
Quick links to other weekly #goodreads:
The rise of ‘Meghann Thee Reporter,’ the internet’s favorite court insider - per The Washington Post, “Covering the trials of hip-hop celebs made Meghann Cuniff a star on social media. Now, she’s translating legalese for the masses.”
Bravo in the Flesh - per The New Yorker, “More than a hundred and sixty reality stars descended on Las Vegas, for BravoCon, where they were pulled apart by their harshest critics, who also happen to be their most diehard fans.”