Faves and raves by Andy Fraser
Co-founder of Sandglass Services, a web hosting and design firm in Silver Spring.
PERSONAL STATS
AGE: 44
NUMBER OF YEARS IN D.C. AREA: 37
NEIGHBORHOOD: Kensington. Formerly Silver Spring and Wheaton.
– Cathy Gainor
1. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HANGOUT
Royal Mile Pub (2407 Price Ave., Wheaton).
2. BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
Metro/bicycle.
3. FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS EVENT
Great Chesapeake Bay Swim.
4. BEST PLACE FOR LIVE MUSIC
Royal Mile Pub.
5. BEST PLACE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS
Jefferson Memorial.
6. FAVORITE MUSEUM
Air and Space.
7. MOST ROMANTIC SPOT
Carderock — overlooking the Potomac River.
8. FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A LAZY SUNDAY
At the pool.
9. BEN’S CHILI BOWL, OLD EBBITT GRILL OR CAFE MILANO?
Ben’s Chili Bowl.
10. Best retreat outside the Beltway
Brookside Gardens.
11. BEST RETREAT INSIDE THE BELTWAY
National Zoo.
12. BEST PLACE FOR LATE-NIGHT EATS
Tastee Diner — Silver Spring and Bethesda.
13. PROUDEST PART OF LIVING IN D.C.
Mall and Smithsonian.
14. EMBARRASSING PART OF LIVING IN D.C.
Dishonestpoliticiansand lobbyists.