Posts Tagged ‘king street’
Metro Board authorizes new Station Names for map
‘DC Metro Spiral (Names)’courtesy of ‘thisisbossi’
The Metro board today met to consider some station names and changes to be made ahead of the next redesign of the map and authorized a number of changes to stations you may know and love. Here’s the skinny, straight from Metro:
Navy Yard becomes Navy Yard-Ballpark.
King Street becomes King St-Old [...]
We Love Food: Eamonn’s/A Dublin Chipper
‘969 thanks be to cod’
courtesy of ‘apium’
There are plenty of benefits of studying abroad in England — lots of culture, lots of pints and you don’t have to worry about learning that pesky other language. It is not, however, known as a bastion of fine cuisine. There is an exception to every rule though, and [...]
The Butcher’s Block Opens
‘The Captain’
courtesy of ‘EssG’
The two foodie trends of Spring ‘09 I’ve noticed? Brunch and raw meat. Not necessarily together, thank goodness, but still – breakfast and meat-eries are going strong this year. Adding to the line of new butchers/charcuterie places is The Butcher’s Block, a Market by RW, located at 1600 King Street, next door [...]
We Love Food: Vermilion
“Mmmm…” a friend sighed contentedly into her glass of hot buttered rum, “liquor pie…”
Brunch with the girls at Vermilion on a chilly afternoon was a mellow affair, lingering over hot toddies in the brick-walled upstairs room. With the place almost all to ourselves, we curled into a corner table and indulged to celebrate a birthday.
Vermilion [...]
We Love Food: Two Nineteen
Setting, courtesy of rockygirl
I’ve been to Two Nineteen in Old Town Alexandria a few times now. And each time, sadly, has been one step less in my dining experience.
The first time I had dinner there was in May with my mother-in-law. I’d been wanting to try this French restaurant situated in an old Victorian home [...]
We Love Arts: The Art of Autumn
32_309 Fish.jpg, courtesy of smleon
Fall is right around the corner…and so is the sixth annual Alexandria Festival of the Arts.
The festival runs this year on Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14. As usual, the festival will occupy the section of King Street between the Potomac and Washington Street, so casual drivers of the area [...]
