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While College Park is a typical college town, not far away lies a city sprawling with restaurants, museums and pockets of culture. Washington, D.C., is more than just a cluster of monuments you visited on a middle school field trip or a politician’s wet dream. It’s a lively city, and it’s where I’m from. Washington, D.C., is also home to 128,015 or so University of Maryland alumni — who knows, maybe you’ll end up living there yourself in the future. Whether you have too much time on your hands one weekend or you simply want to get away from College Park, head down to the district with this guide in mind.
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what to do in dc4 • D.C. Walls Festival Sept. 7-17 | NoMa neighborhood • Parisian Late Night Sept. 14 | National Building Museum ($35) • NoMa BID outdoor movie nights Sept. 14 - Oct. 12 on Wednesdays| Alethia Tanner Park • Capital Book Fest Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 17 | Wilson Plaza • H Street Festival Sept. 17 • WalkingTown DC tours Sept. 17-25 • Clayfest Sept. 18 | Brookland neighborhood • Celebrate Petworth festival Sept. 18 | Upshur Street NW • Harvest Party Sept. 23 | U.S. Botanic Garden ($60) • Art All Night Sept. 23-24 | Various neighborhoods (i.e. Tenleytown, Van Ness, Shaw) • Fiesta DC festival Sept. 24-25 | Pennsylvania Avenue • Oktoberfest Weekend Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 | The Wharf • Día de Los Muertos indoor festival Nov. 2 | The National Portrait Gallery • DMV Black Restaurant Week Nov. 6-13 Fall events and festivals in DC • 9:30 Club • Black Cat • Capital One Arena • The Anthem • Bossa Bistro + Lounge • Union Stage • Songbyrd Music House • DC9 Nightclub • Flash • Lincoln Theater • Echostage • Capital Turnaround • Pearl Street Warehouse • Rhizome DC • The Howard Theatre • The Pocket • Madam’s Organ Concert Venues a guide on WHAT TO DO IN DC Dua Lipa performs at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2022. (cam andrews/the diamondback)
• Georgetown Harvest Market | Oct. 15-16
FRESHFARM Penn Quarter Market | Thursdays, through Nov. 17
FRESHFARM Dupont Circle Market | Thursdays, through Oct. 27, and Sundays, through Dec. 18
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FRESHFARM Foggy Bottom Market | Wednesdays, through Nov. 23
FRESHFARM Minnesota Avenue Farm Stand | Thursdays, through Oct. 27
what to do in dc 5 • National Museum of African American History and Culture • National Museum of African Art • National Air and Space Museum • Smithsonian American Art Museum • National Museum of American History • National Museum of the American Indian • Anacostia Community Museum • Freer Gallery of Art • Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden • National Archives Museum • National Guard Memorial Museum • National Gallery of Art • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum • National Museum of the US Navy • National Museum of Natural History • National Portrait Gallery • National Postal Museum • Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum • Arthur M. Sackler Gallery • Gallery of Art at Howard University • National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University • Art Museum of the Americas • American University Museum • African American Civil War Memorial Museum • Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
One of the most popular promotional photos from the FRIENDS™ TV show is displayed in the big window outside of the venue at 1025 F Street NW, Washington, D.C., on March 16, 2022. (autumn hengen/the diamondback) Football
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FRESHFARM Uptown Market | Saturdays, through Nov. 19
• Palisades Farmers Market | Sundays, year-round Markets in DC
• The Black Market - A Celebration of Black Businesses | Sat urdays, through December
FRESHFARM CityCenterDC Market | Tuesdays, through Oct. 25
FRESHFARM Columbia Heights Market | Wednesdays, through Oct. 12, and Saturdays, through Dec. 31
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Biking
There are several ways you can get to Washington, D.C., on a bike. Biking 12.5 miles from the university to Navy Yard in Southeast Washington, D.C., you can take Paint Branch Trail to the Anacostia Tributary Trail System to the Anacostia River Trail.
depending on your destination and timing. Metro fares can cost $2 to $6 and you can purchase a fare card online on the SmarTrip app or at a station kiosk.
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Depending on traffic, the commute from campus to the center of the nation’s capital can take 30 minutes to an hour. Parking rates vary, but garages cost about $10 to $30 for a day in the city. In terms of street parking, parking meters are often present.
Uber/Lyft/rideshare
Excluding wait times for your car to arrive and pick you up, ridesharing from campus to Washington, D.C., can take 30 minutes to an hour. Costs vary based on demand, timing and fees.
The College Park Metro Station is about a 15-minute walk from campus. Scootering and biking to the station is common. The Shuttle-UM #104 College Park Metro route also stops at the station. When you get to the station, you can choose to get to the district via the Green and Yellow lines. Within Washington, D.C., the Green Line can drop you off as close as Fort Totten and as far as Congress Heights. The Yellow Line can also drop you off at Fort Totten and branches off to L’Enfant Plaza. The commute can take up to 45 minutes
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Penn Quarter location is larger and has the lighting and light decor of a charming Chi nese tea house with just enough pan-Asian decoration to avoid sterility. There’s a casual air here, even though the shelves near the back do try to be snobby about packages of loose leafThetea.original Dupont Circle location offers the traditional stuff in table-portioned pots, along with modern cold drinks. When I went with a friend, we ordered a cup of their Gen
The Diner by Ava Thompson, Staff Writer
The Diner, located in Adams Morgan, sits on lively 18th street. The diner offers comfort food, milkshakes, alcoholic drinks and break fast all day long. You can sit outside on the street and watch the buzz but also sit inside where the seating is modern but familiar.
When I went with my roommates, I got fried fish tacos that were not too heavy on the stomach. My roommates and I both got large portions and were able to take food home with us for a reasonable price. The food made up for where service lacked.
For quality and value, I recommend Amsterdam Falafelshop to those exploring the area in need of a unique, late-night meal. Peo ple who get overwhelmed by menus with too many options should also pay a visit — may be just don’t get everything. The cost of the falafel, fries and a drink came to $14.80 before tax and tip.
Teaism by Jessica Ye, Opinion Editor
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The addition of the pickled turnips and other pickled items is where my bowl went wrong. The bowl was too wet and had magen ta-tinted liquid at the bottom. I like falafel a lot, but the falafel balls weren’t that good be cause the inside texture felt a little gritty. On the positive side, they were filling and the fries made up for their shortcomings.
Teaism is Asian cultural appreciation with a Washington, D.C., white girl twist done right. When a fusion restaurant plays up a cultural experience story while serving Chinese, Jap anese, Korean, Thai and Indian food side by side, it tends to be soulless bastardization on everyThatfront.isthankfully not the case at Teaism. It wasn’t authentic and didn’t pretend to be, but its understanding of the different cuisines present was respectful and very, very deli cious.The
Disclaimer: Falafel is one of my favorite foods so take my review with a teaspoon of tzatziki.Amsterdam
Service was slow and we had to go inside to remind our server to get the check or boxes. Tables were not being bussed so the table right next to us was unclean and started to attract flies. I understand if a restaurant is busy and a busser flakes but the restaurant was not that busy when we were there. I would give The Diner a 7 out of 10.
by Anaya Truss-Williams, Special Projects Editor
I ordered a small falafel bowl and was asked if I wanted “everything.” Although I didn’t know what “everything” was, I figured it must have been popular. I said yes before my eyes could finish scanning the paper detailing what “everything” was. Customers who don’t opt for everything have the choice of toppings such as hummus and pickled turnip.
maicha, a cold mix of Japanese green tea and toasted rice, for $4.25. On a hot and humid DC summer day, it was quite refreshing. The texture was a bit dry and bitter for my taste, but I’m just not a huge green tea girlie. The color was a bit electric, too green for lemonade, but still solidly yellow. It almost had the mild nut ty smell of Cantonese barley tea, but definitely moreWevegetal.ordered
The udon tasted very little like udon. The broth was a bit too salty and heavier than I’d expected for udon. It was almost ramen-es que, but the addition of some basil created a light kick that worked will with the oversized noodles. Light stir-fried veggies and mush rooms created a taste reminiscent of stir fry. The noodles were soft, more so than normal, but I found that they worked well with the slightly too heavy broth.
Falafelshop is a quaint Middle Eastern Fusion spot about a 35-minute drive from College Park — its location in Adams Morgan also makes it easy to get there via pub lic transit.Iwalked into Amsterdam Falafelshop before close and was greeted by a friendly and patient cashier. Behind the counter also stood a couple of full body mannequins. I still don’t know what to make of their presence but the chill aura of this spot made me not question it.
My main concern was that the fries weren’t going to taste good since the brown take-out bag had a large grease stain, but they were de lightful. Honestly, the fries were well worth the visit and almost as good as those I had from food trucks in Amsterdam.
This meal cost $14.95.
The sandwich had a very crunchy texture from the overload of slaw packed between two huge buns. The bread was not an impres sive loaf, but it wasn’t dry, stayed soft and had a wrinkly, crackly crust. Despite how juicy the slaw was, the sandwich wasn’t messy. The slaw was laid down in an even layer — no lumps — and soaked quite well into the bris ket, which was cooked perfectly tender. There was enough sauce to wet the inside of the loaf, but not enough to become soggy.
Overall,drink.Teaism is a wonderful choice when on a budget. The essence of Washington, D.C., for our age group is the fusion of cultures and adventure, both of which Teaism has in spades.
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But the heavy broth did bring some inter esting flavors to the Genmaicha. A sip of tea right after too much broth transforms the bitter tea taste into a slightly sweet and very aro matic
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a Korean beef brisket sandwich for $13.50 and chicken udon noodle soup for $14.75. If these were regular portions of food, this would already be quite a steal, but each of these could have easily fed two people. (We asked for an extra bowl and shared, then could barely walk out of the restaurant.) I’d recommend going with friends to share the massive portions and split a whole pot of tea.
