Faves and raves by
Janette Gilman
President of the Montgomery County Council of PTAs
PERSONAL STATS
AGE: 51
NUMBER OF YEARS IN D.C. AREA: 49
NEIGHBORHOOD: Potomac; grew up in Bowie; went to college and lived as a single in Cleveland Park
– Lisa Gartner
1. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HANGOUT
Clyde’s Tower Oaks Lodge
2. BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
Love my stick-shift Camry, well, except in stop-and-go traffic on the Beltway.
3. FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS EVENT
Georgetown Basketball Hoya Saxa!
4. BEST PLACE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS
Anywhere on the Mall. Where else can you see monuments, the Capitol and fabulous museums?
5. BEST PLACE FOR LIVE MUSIC
Jiffy Lube Live (formerly Nissan Pavilion)
6. FAVORITE MUSEUM
Smithsonian American History
7. MOST ROMANTIC SPOT
Almost anywhere overlooking the Potomac
8. FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A LAZY SUNDAY
Relaxing at home with family and friends, maybe with a book from Superintendent Joshua Starr’s Book Club
9. FAVORITE RESTAURANT
Silver Diner-Rockville Pike: great local fare, generous support of our schools
10. BEST RETREAT OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY
Ocean City, Md. Give me a weekend at the Carousel, Whiskers Pub and the Greene Turtle any day.
11. BEST RETREAT INSIDE THE BELTWAY
Elizabeth Arden Red Door [Spa], Tysons Corner
12. BEST PLACE FOR LATE-NIGHT EATS
Still and always, Booeymonger on Wisconsin
13. PROUDEST PART OF LIVING IN THE D.C. AREA
We are the nation’s capital, filled with history, dreams and the people — from politicians to devoted civil servants to military men and women — who keep this nation strong and safe.
14. EMBARRASSING PART OF LIVING IN D.C. AREA
The sharp disparities between communities, even in and around our nation’s capital
