Faves and raves by Elizabeth Rose
Communications director for Campaign for America’s Future, a think tank that lobbies for a progressive economic agenda.
PERSONAL STATS
AGE: 50
NUMBER OF YEARS IN D.C. AREA: I moved here in 1984. So, 27 years!
NEIGHBORHOOD: Chevy Chase, D.C.
– Hayley Peterson
1. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HANGOUT
Candy Cane City, a park in Chevy Chase, Md.
2. BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
In theory: Bike. Most of the time though, car or Metro.
3. FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS EVENT
The Susan G. Komen Three Day Walk in September.
4. BEST PLACE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS
The National Arboretum in Northeast.
5. BEST PLACE FOR LIVE MUSIC
Concerts on the Mall on federal holidays.
6. FAVORITE MUSEUM
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
7. MOST ROMANTIC SPOT
The Billy Goat Trail along the Potomac River
8. FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A LAZY SUNDAY
Reading the paper
9. BEN’S CHILI BOWL, OLD EBBITT GRILL OR CAFE MILANO?
Ben’s Chili Bowl
10. BEST OUT-OF-TOWN RETREAT
Cunningham Falls State Park in Western Maryland
11. BEST INSIDE-THE-BELTWAY RETREAT
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, which is next to the Kenilworth Marsh — one of the last remaining remnants of the original marsh in D.C.
12. FAVORITE MONUMENT
The Albert Einstein Memorial, which is in the northwest corner of the National Academy of Sciences grounds.
13. PROUDEST PART OF LIVING IN THE D.C. REGION
The Barack Obama inauguration.
14. EMBARRASSING PART OF LIVING IN D.C. REGION
Recent stories about the mayor’s staff and city council members driving sport utility vehicles at taxpayer expense.
15. BEST BREAKFAST SPOT
Mark’s Kitchen in Takoma Park (7006 Carroll Ave.).
16. BEST COFFEE SHOP
Mayorga Coffee Roasters
