My Washington: D.C. Council chief romances at National Arboretum, cruises the rivers

Faves and raves by Kwame Brown

Brown is the chairman of the D.C. Council and a father of two students at John Eaton Elementary School in Cleveland Park.

PERSONAL STATS

AGE: 41

NUMBER OF YEARS IN D.C. AREA: 41

NEIGHBORHOOD: Hillcrest, Southeast D.C.

– Lisa Gartner

1. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HANGOUT

Sidamo on H Street Northeast (417 H St. NE)

2. BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

Driving my Toyota Prius, biking when I can, or running

3. FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS EVENT

My son’s games at Jelleff Recreation Center

4. BEST PLACE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

5. BEST PLACE FOR LIVE MUSIC

9:30 Club

6. FAVORITE MUSEUM

Newseum

7. MOST ROMANTIC SPOT

National Arboretum

8. FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A LAZY SUNDAY

Lazy’s not in my vocabulary — Sundays are family time

9. FAVORITE RESTAURANT

Ben’s Chili Bowl/Next Door

10. BEST RETREAT OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY

The Inn at Little Washington

11. BEST RETREAT INSIDE THE BELTWAY

Cruising on the Potomac and Anacostia rivers

12. BEST PLACE FOR LATE-NIGHT EATS

My kitchen with my kids

13. PROUDEST PART OF LIVING IN THE D.C. AREA

Diversity of D.C. residents — the best!

14. EMBARRASSING PART OF LIVING IN D.C. AREA

Taxation without representation

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