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
