My Washington: Md. lawmaker hangs out at Smithsonian, Olney Ale House

Faves and raves by KAREN S. MONTGOMERY

Maryland state senator who represents the Olney and Sandy Spring areas.

PERSONAL STATS

AGE: 76

NUMBER OF YEARS IN D.C. AREA: 40+ years

NEIGHBORHOOD: Brookeville

– Brian Hughes

1. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HANGOUT

Ricutti’s (3308 Olney Sandy Spring Road) and the Olney Ale House (2000 Olney Sandy Spring Road)

2. BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

Car or Metro

3. FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS EVENT

Washington Wizards

4. BEST PLACE FOR LIVE MUSIC

Kennedy Center

5. BEST PLACE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS

Smithsonian museums on the Mall and Zatinya Restaurant

6. FAVORITE MUSEUM

National Gallery, Sandy Spring Slave Museum & Sandy Spring Museum

7. MOST ROMANTIC SPOT

Anywhere quiet overlooking the Chesapeake Bay or the ocean

8. FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A LAZY SUNDAY

Reading Washington Post and the New York Times and swimming

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

Ben’s is too hard to get to from Brookeville. Old Ebbitt is good if I’m in that area.

10. BEST RETREAT OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY

Chincoteague Island

11. BEST RETREAT INSIDE THE BELTWAY

National Gallery courtyards with a working fountain or the Phillips Gallery

12. BEST PLACE FOR LATE-NIGHT EATS

I wish there were more outside of my own kitchen.

13. PROUDEST PART OF LIVING IN D.C.

Wonderful history, museums, and great people

14. EMBARRASSING PART OF LIVING IN D.C.

Congestion

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