Faves and raves by Timothy Firestine
Chief administrative officer for Montgomery County
PERSONAL STATS
AGE: 55
NUMBER OF YEARS IN D.C. AREA: 32
NEIGHBORHOOD: Lovely Darnestown
– Brian Hughes
1. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HANGOUT
The Starbucks at Quince Orchard
2. BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
Four wheels: SUV during the week, ATV on the weekends.
3. FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS EVENT
Football (but I’m a Pittsburgh Steelers fan) and any sports my kids are playing.
4. BEST PLACE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS
C&O Canal and Great Falls
5. BEST PLACE FOR LIVE MUSIC
Strathmore Hall and the soon-to-be-opened Fillmore in Silver Spring
6. FAVORITE MUSEUM
The Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles
7. MOST ROMANTIC SPOT
Any place overlooking the Potomac River
8. FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A LAZY SUNDAY
Playing backyard football with my three sons
9. BEN’S CHILI BOWL, OLD EBBITT GRILL OR CAFE MILANO?
Black’s Bar and Kitchen in Bethesda
10. BEST RETREAT OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY
The Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard in Dickerson
11. BEST RETREAT INSIDE THE BELTWAY
Any event at the Verizon Center
12. BEST PLACE FOR LATE-NIGHT EATS
McDonald’s
13. PROUDEST PART OF LIVING IN D.C.
Being a part of the most powerful city in the universe!
14. EMBARRASSING PART OF LIVING IN D.C.
Virginia
