Today, in my quest to renew my library books at a different (new to me) public library, I found a whole new neighborhood of DC I didn’t even know existed: Lamond-Riggs (also known as Riggs Park). It’s tucked right up against the Maryland state line in the Northeast quadrant of the city. Pretty exciting! I…
Rainy, rainy. soaking day here in Washington DC—not appealing weather to go exploring in! On top of that, I had a to-do list the length of my leg, also a demotivating factor, and a really bum foot today. I was NOT feeling like a happy explorer. But I took advantage of being down in the…
And with this New Place, I am down to only 100 more new places to go reach my goal of seeing One New Place every day in 2018! Fittingly, today’s New Place was a kind of celebration–a get-together with friends. And as I said before, I am partial, this year, to invitations that take me…
With a lot on my plate today, I waited until well into the early evening to think about my New Place, and then, quite honestly, was less than enthused about having to go out in Friday evening traffic. I tossed around a couple of ideas in my head—I needed something that would also entertain Lola,…
I haven’t been to a car wash in decades. This one, on Connecticut Avenue NW, appealed because of the art deco styling and the shiny metal façade that reminded me as much of a diner (serving milkshakes and good times!) as a carwash. Good times were had indeed. After turning over the car to the…
Driving towards Takoma Park on one of the main streets I know well, I decided to turn left onto a street I didn’t recognize and see what happened. This sweet little dead-end street happened! Lined on either side with neat bungalows, and sporting clump of bright sunflowers and a picket fence or two, Venable Place…
Continuing the ice cream series here at One New Place. I had been curious about this place in NW DC: I often saw a crowd outside when I drove past. A little research turned up an old fashioned ice cream window serving Giffords (from Maine—my old stomping ground!) ice cream. Had to try that out!…
Rainy day here in DC (again!). But I forced myself out, and rode the 90 bus down to this little comic book store on U Street that I’ve had my eye on. It always looks so cheerful, in its Superman blue and yellow row-house super-suit. Big Planet Comics was on my list to explore today…
I took advantage of a beautiful Sunday afternoon to get outside and explore Howard University’s main quad, “The “Yard,” today, with its gorgeous brick buildings and classic architecture. The library, with its columns and pretty white cupola and a couple of other buildings date from the early 1900s; the chapel, a small, Gothic-style building from…
Traveled to the Bulgaria tonight to explore multiple new things—new poetry, new sculpture, new wine (Bulgarian!) and some new acquaintances. But the best part of this evening was how my friends are getting into the One New Place project. It was fun to have two of them along to share (multiply!) the excitement of discovering new…