Faves and raves by David Pickens
Executive director of nonprofit D.C. School Reform Now
PERSONAL STATS
AGE: 47
YEARS IN D.C. AREA: 1
NEIGHBORHOOD: Woodley Park
– Lisa Gartner
1. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HANGOUT
The tennis courts at Hearst Park, Sidwell Friends School and George Washington University
2. BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
My car
3. FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS EVENT
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic
4. BEST PLACE FOR LIVE MUSIC
The Woodley Park Metro station
5. BEST PLACE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS
The National Zoo
6. FAVORITE MUSEUM
The Spy Museum
7. MOST ROMANTIC SPOT
The waterfront
8. FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A LAZY SUNDAY
Church, tennis and then basketball with my kids, in that order
9. FAVORITE RESTAURANT
Open City (2331 Calvert St. NW) or Tackle Box (3407 Connecticut Ave. NW, 3245 M St. NW)
10. BEST RETREAT OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY
Lake Tahoe, Calif.
11. BEST RETREAT INSIDE THE BELTWAY
Rock Creek Park
12. BEST PLACE FOR LATE-NIGHT EATS
Bobby’s Burger Palace (2121 K St. NW), because 9:30 p.m. is late for me
13. PROUDEST PART OF LIVING IN D.C.
The fact that my kids attend an incredible D.C. public school!
14. EMBARRASSING PART OF LIVING IN D.C.
No taxation without representation!
