Faves and raves by
MARK EIN
Founder, owner of Washington Kastles professional tennis team. Graduate of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. Founder and chief executive of D.C.-based Venturehouse Group LLC. Member, board of directors of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.
PERSONAL STATS
AGE: 45
NUMBER OF YEARS IN D.C.: Lifelong, with one 10-year break
NEIGHBORHOOD: Palisades
– Michael Neibauer
1. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HANGOUT
Georgetown Waterfront
2. BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
Driving with the top down
3. FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS EVENT
Kastles matches, of course
4. BEST PLACE FOR LIVE MUSIC
9:30 Club
5. BEST PLACE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS
The steps of the Lincoln Memorial
6. FAVORITE MUSEUM
National Gallery of Art
7. MOST ROMANTIC SPOT
The Inn at Little Washington
8. FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A LAZY DAY AT THE OFFICE
What lazy days at the office?
9. BEN’S CHILI BOWL, OLD EBBITT GRILL OR CAFE MILANO?
Cafe Milano
10. BEST OUT-OF-TOWN RETREAT
SoHo New York apartment
11. BEST INSIDE-THE-BELTWAY RETREAT
A long run on the Mall and along the C&O Canal
12. BEST PLACE FOR LATE-NIGHT EATS
I try to avoid it.
13. BEST LOCAL HIDDEN TREASURE
Einstein Memorial at the National Academy of Science on Constitution Avenue
14. MOST D.C. MOMENT
Every Inauguration Day
15. BEST PLACE TO PEOPLE WATCH
Kastles Stadium, for sure
16. PROUDEST PART OF LIVING IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL
The city’s physical beauty and our vibrant, engaged and caring community.
17. EMBARRASSING PART OF LIVING IN D.C.
The completely wrong image some people have of it.
