MY WASHINGTON: D.C. Councilman haunts local hangouts

Faves and raves by

Tommy Wells

Ward 6 D.C. Councilman

PERSONAL STATS

AGE: 52

NUMBER OF YEARS IN D.C.: 26

NEIGHBORHOOD: Capitol Hill

– Michael Neibauer

1. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HANGOUT

The Tune Inn (331 Pennsylvania Ave. SE)

2. BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

Bicycle, of course

3. FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS EVENT

Nats in the summer and Wizards in the winter

4. BEST PLACE FOR LIVE MUSIC

Birchmere (though I hear the Rock and Roll Hotel is great)

5. BEST PLACE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS

Eastern Market

6. FAVORITE MUSEUM

The National Building Museum

7. BEST BREAKFAST SPOT

Channel Inn (650 Water St. SW)

8. MOST ROMANTIC SPOT

Monmartre Restaurant (327 Seventh St. SE)

9. FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A LAZY DAY AT THE OFFICE

Sparring with [at-large D.C. Councilman] David Catania

10. BEN’S CHILI BOWL, OLD EBBITT GRILL OR CAFE MILANO?

Ben’s!

11. BEST OUT-OF-TOWN RETREAT

South of France

12. BEST INSIDE-THE-BELTWAY RETREAT

On a sailboat at the confluence of the Anacostia and Potomac rivers

13. BEST PLACE FOR LATE-NIGHT EATS

Argonaut (1430 Maryland Ave. NE)

14. BEST PLACE TO PEOPLE WATCH

Outside table at Port City Java (701 N. Carolina Ave. SE)

15. BEST LOCAL HIDDEN TREASURE

Old campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital

16. MOST D.C. MOMENT

The H Street Fall Festival

17. PROUDEST PART OF LIVING IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL

Passing the Marriage Equality Bill

18. EMBARRASSING PART OF LIVING IN D.C.

Not having full voting rights as a U.S. citizen

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