Cleveland Park Mentions
What’s the world saying about Cleveland Park this week? Find out every Thursday in Cleveland Park Mentions…
From Washington Post’s Reliable Source blog…
Barney Frank and Jim Ready’s wedding toasted at elite Washington party
“It was an exclusive crowd that turned out Wednesday night to toast the recent wedding of Rep. Barney Frank and Jim Ready — only about 100 folks at their pal Chris Downey’s home in Cleveland Park, which counts as an intimate gathering by congerssional standards. Among the guests: Vicki Kennedy, John Kerrey, Steny Hoyer, Debbie Dingell, Tim Geithner.
From Washington Post…
Lawyer putting aside career to open a wine bar
“Banker, who lives in Cleveland Park, plans to spend the coming weeks making cosmetic changes to the restaurant — painting, resurfacing the bar, changing light fixtures — and deciding on which wines to stock.”
From Washington Post’s Reliable Source blog…
Surreal estate: Sonia Sotomayor buys a condo near U Street
“After nearly three years renting in Cleveland Park, the Supreme Court justice has finally put down Washington roots, closing on a condo in the trendy U Street NW corridor last month. Why now? Friends say she wanted to get to know the city before she picked a neighborhood, and the busy job didn’t give her a lot of time to go looking.”
From NPR…
Hot Or Not? Potato Board Tries To Un-Dud The Spud
“This week, the board gave the spud a star turn with a seven-course dinner in Washington, D.C., at an upscale restaurant in the tony Cleveland Park neighborhood.”
