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
