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