12.9 - fleece navidad
what’s going on in d.c.
Friday: The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC presents their annual holiday show at the Lincoln Theatre (8 pm or 3 pm Sunday) | EDM artist Gyrffin performs at The Anthem (8:15 pm) | The popular Taylor Swift dance parties moved to Howard Theatre to accommodate more Swifties (9 pm)
Saturday: The National Arboretum’s Winter Festival features Christmas tres, wreaths, and other vendors (10 am - 4 pm) | Design an ugly sweater at Union Market’s Shop Made in DC (11 am, $40) | The Cleveland Park Winter Market sets up along Connecticut Ave (2-7 pm)
Sunday: Maydan celebrates five years with a market and raffle (10 am) | One more holiday market - Mount Pleasant’s Holiday Market (11 am- 5pm)
all weekend: Entertainment Nation, the National Museum of American History’s newest permanent exhibit with 200+ pop culture items, opens today. The museum features events throughout the weekend, including a Sesame Street discussion and screenings of The Wizard of Oz and Batman | Victura Park at the Kennedy Center hosts a holiday market Sat/Sun featuring s’mores and gifts (12-6 pm)
let’s talk food and drinks
my weekly best bite: crispy brussels at Zaytinya
Eater released their monthly list of hot new restaurants, including Japanese restaurant Nama Ko on 14th St. and Irregardless on H St. NE
DCist profiled Uyghur restaurateur Faruk Dilshat on the importance of the multiple Uyghur restaurants across the area on the oppressed Chinese community.
what’s on our minds?
D.C. height restrictions: intrepid reporter at large Reza dug into a burning question for many D.C. residents - just how tall can buildings be in D.C.? With the help of D.C. Zoning, we’ve learned the answer (and it has nothing to do with the height of the Washington Monument or the Capitol):
The Height Act of 1910 dictates building heights and is implemented through the District’s Zoning Regulations for private property and through NCPC’s review of development proposals on federal property. On business streets, the act limits building height to the width of the street plus 20 feet with an absolute maximum of 130 feet except on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue between First and Fifteenth Streets, NW where the act permits a maximum height of 160 feet. On residential streets, the act limits building heights to the width of the street minus 10 feet to a maximum height of 90 feet or 60 feet on streets with a width of 60 to 65 feet.
Quick links to other weekly #goodreads:
He’s the Bad Boy of Chess. But Did He Cheat? - per The New York Times, “An American teenager, Hans Niemann, defeated Magnus Carlsen, the world’s best chess player. Then Mr. Carlsen accused his opponent of cheating. It’s either overdue justice or paranoia.”
Becoming Ballet: Introducing the Washington Ballet’s Studio Company - per Washington City Paper, “These up-and-coming young dancers are living in the tension between the artists they’ve already become and the artists they’ll one day be.”