Category Archives: Reporting

Synergy and Serendipity at the National Book Festival

The National Book Festival attracted throngs of book-lovers to the Washington Convention Center. I was one of them. Continue reading

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Three Odd Things: Movie Tie-Ins

Supermarkets are a fount of inspiration for Catillation. Here’s a collection of the weirder movie tie-in products I’ve noticed in Harris Teeter and Giant lately. Continue reading

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Tomato Smackdown

Field-grown or tunneled, which tomato tastes better? Continue reading

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!9 Kitchens 9!: New Kitchens on the Block at Mess Hall

This last version of New Kitchens on the Block was the ninth opportunity to try the wares of a slew of emerging eateries all at once. Continue reading

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Anticipation: Waiting for Two Openings

For months now, two opening events have been eagerly awaited in these parts.  Salt and Vine, the new restaurant in the Olney House, has been soft-opened for dinner for about a week.  The other, Olney Winery in Ashton, now projects opening “sometime between June and July.” Continue reading

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I Love A Parade! The Cherry Blossom Blowout

I had never been to the Cherry Blossom Parade before, so I was looking forward to this year’s production – and the Sakura Matsuri was conveniently located a block away. Both were so full of sensation and sensory overload that it was quite an overwhelming day. The parade didn’t have much of a food connection, but the Matsuri made up for that.

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Keep Your Eye Upon the Donut: Review of Jennifer Who Is Leaving at Round House

Jennifer Who Is Leaving is part of the New Play Festival at the Round House Theatre.  Continue reading

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Cherry Blossom Time

The Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC is going strong. Continue reading

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The Eating and Drinking of the Green

The Eating and Drinking of the Green; one good thing, one not so much Continue reading

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Roll Out the Barrel-Aged Beer: The Olney Civic Fund Pulls Through

The Barrel Aged Beer Event happened on February 11, brought to us by the good folks at the Olney Civic Fund.

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