“The journey is its own reward” should be the slogan of the Coffeeneuring Challenge. It’s not the coffee you drink, but how you get there. That was my consolation after drinking this. A bowl of hot milk – enjoy! It was supposed to be a cappuccino, from Quartermaine’s in Bethesda. It was more like hotRead… Read more »
15th St Cycletrack under construction. Progress in this city is as rutted and uneven as the bike lane pictured above. This is the 15th St Cycletrack. It’s supposed to be a bike lane running along the curb, protected from traffic by white, reflective bollards and a line of parked cars on the left. The DCRead… Read more »
The great thing about coffeneuring is that it gets you biking to new places. Coffeeneuring #1 sent me to Buzz Bakery and their delicious red velvet cupcakes. Coffeeneuring #2 was a trip to hipsterville aka Big Bear in Bloomingdale. For my third coffeeneuring adventure, I decided to visit Union Market. This wholesale market in NortheastRead… Read more »
I have two phones on my desk. I had too much fun during the government shutdown, taking advantage of the unpaid break to drink in beer gardens, eat delicious jamon and go on coffeeneuring adventures. But now it’s back to work. While my bank account is thankful for this, the reintroduction to the absurdities ofRead… Read more »
For my second coffeeneuring adventure, I biked to Big Bear Cafe in Bloomingdale. Reminder: the idea behind coffeeneuring is to bike to seven different coffee shops by November 17. Like most bike people, I have more than one bike. I’ve limited my addiction to just to two cycles – a Specialized Sirrus and Breezer ZigRead… Read more »
WABA Ambassador Pete Beers politely informs a driver that they’re driving in the bike lane. You never know what you’ll see walking around on the streets of DC. On October 11, I was on my way to get coffee when I happened to catch this little drama. It was a rainy and miserable morning butRead… Read more »
Barcelona on 14th St NW in Washington, DC. Always bring your camera with you all the time. Walking home down 14th St, I stopped to take pictures of Barcelona, a new restaurant with a great outdoor patio. I thought it was fascinating – the space used to house a gym. Where the patio exists usedRead… Read more »
Shutdown has a silver lining – more time for coffeeneuring! What is coffeenuering? The idea is simple: Ride your bike to 7 different local coffee shops from Saturday October 5 through Sunday, November 17. You ride your bike to a coffee shop, take a photo and tag it with #coffeeneuring. Simple. After some research onRead… Read more »
Dacha Beer Garden. Taken with an iPhone 5 and edited in Flickr. Outdoor drinking in Shaw used to mean sitting on a curb with a 40. Now it’s Dacha Beer Garden, a lovely open-air spot on the corner of 7th and Q NW. Dacha features some great Oktoberfest beers, as well as the opportunity toRead… Read more »
Jon Gann (left), director of the DC Shorts Film Festival congratulates Fed Perry (right) on winning the DC Shorts Screenplay Competition. Photo courtesy of DC Shorts. Think screenwriting is a young person’s game? Fred Perry proved otherwise as he won the 2013 DC Shorts Screenplay Competition. The DC Shorts Screenplay Competition is a very differentRead… Read more »