Located off the orange line in Eastern Market, the Banana Café & Piano Bar’s main dining room is a sight for sore eyes.
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Senator Whipple’s Richmond Report
At a ceremony at Mount Vernon on Tuesday, I was honored to receive, along with Senator Ralph Northam of Norfolk, the Legislator of the Year Award from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Crime Report for Weelk of December 9 – 15, 2008
Larceny from Building, Vantage Fitness, 402 W Broad St., December 9, between 5:50 p.m. and 6:05 p.m., unknown person(s) entered the male locker room, cut off a lock and stole a wallet containing $20.00 cash, (3) credit cards, and a Virginia O.L.
School News & Notes
Fairfax Public Schools Hires New Staffer Susan Quinn, a 14-year veteran of Fairfax County Public Schools, was named the new assistant superintendent for financial services and chief financial officer Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Dowd On Drinks: Diversity in a Glass
Product diversification is becoming more commonplace in the beverage world. And, we’re speaking not just of what’s in the bottle, but where it is produced.
Jim Moran’s News Commentary
This is National Volunteer Week (Apr. 27 – May 3), an annual celebration established by presidential executive order in 1974 that recognizes volunteers and the contributions they make to our communities. This year’s theme: “Volunteer to Change the World.”
Dowd on Drinks: Whisky Live Set Stage For Battle
They’re taking off the gloves in the whiskey wars, if what I saw at the recent annual Whisky Live event in New York City was any indicator.
Picking Splinters: Goliath Also Rises
“Davidson beat Georgetown. That’s all I have to say.” Those were the words of Davidson’s Max Paulhus Gosselin in Monday’s Washington Post. Their implication is clear — an underdog toppled a titan. It’s a huge story, and probably the biggest thus far in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
Northern Virginia Art Beat
Catherine Day: ‘The Fabric of Memory’ Through February 8, in the Waddell Art Gallery (Waddell Building) at Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus (1000 Harry Flood Byrd Hwy. (Rt. 7), Sterling, Va.). Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. For further information, call 703-450-2627, or see www.nvcc.edu/Loudon/ArtGallery.
Jody’s Jam of The Week
I Love Bacon Cooking Class, December 15, Noon – 3 p.m., TasteDC.com Headquarters
