THE WASHINGTON POST.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019EZ10
My D.C. Dream Day
On the move with family and friends
I
would get in a workout at Soul-
Cycle. It’s really fun. The music is
awesome. I love a lot of the
teachers, who I think are like
role models. They’re really positive.
Then I would go to Colada Shop.
I’d get a cappuccino and an avocado
tostada. It’s really good coffee and I
love the vibe. It’s like a mini-vacation
being in there.
I would check in on the
Framebridge store on 14th Street
NW. And then I would take some time
to wander around [the street] and
look at Little Leaf and Miss Pixie’s
Furnishings & Whatnot and Good-
Wood. I always find something that I
want to bring into my life. The street
is so vibrant and keeps updating
itself.
My next move is to go pick up my
kids for an adventure of an afternoon.
We always wind up at the National
Building Museum. It’s the biggest
treasure for parents with kids. Inside,
kids can run free. There are tons of
exhibits that are fun for little build-
ers. It’s one of those kids’ adventures
that is pleasant for adults, too. Every-
body might learn something. It’s also
an architecturally stunning building.
Cater-cornered from the museum
is Bantam King. They would have
fried chicken and I would have miso
ramen. It pairs well with the National
Building Museum.
We would probably head to
Georgetown, our old stomping
grounds. The kids would run around
those sprinklers at Georgetown Wa-
terfront Park.
We would then walk up Thomas
Jefferson Street NW to Baked &
Wired. Chocolate Satin cupcake [for
me], definitely, 100 percent. They’re
amazing. When I see people lined up
elsewhere, I’m like, “I know the se-
cret.”
My favorite calming spot for a
drink with my husband is Blue Duck
Tavern. If we need to talk about
something, it’s the nicest, most relax-
ing place you can have a conversa-
tion. I always have champagne. It’s
my go-to for taking parents who are
in town, or business associates.
Dinner is at the Bedouin tent at
Compass Rose. My husband and I got
engaged in Egypt, and he traveled a
lot in the Middle East. And so I just
feel like it’ll be a really big treat. My
best friend that I grew up with in
Cleveland now lives in Arlington, so
some friends would join us. It’s an
eclectic menu, but everything is
good.
[email protected]In D.C. Dream Day, we ask our favorite people in the area to tell
us how they would spend a perfect day in the District.
Susan Tynan feels like she’s always running around. As the CEO
of custom-framing business Framebridge, Tynan often travels
between her home in the Palisades, Framebridge’s corporate office in
Georgetown, its retail stores — on 14th Street NW and in Bethesda
Row — and Reagan National Airport.
Tynan, 43, says that since starting Framebridge five years ago,
she’s found the District to be a positive place for an entrepreneur. “Ifelt like the city has been really cheering for us,” she says. For Tynan,
the people are what makes the place unique. “I think the city, in
terms of its restaurants and its shops, is just now catching up to how
special its residents are,” she says.
On her dream day, Tynan would hang out on 14th Street; take her
two daughters to Georgetown, where she used to live; and have
dinner alongside her husband and friends.
— as told to Rachel PodnarLUCIAN PERKINS FOR THE WASHINGTON POSTMiss Pixie’s Furnishings & Whatnot makes for a perfect stop along the 14th Street NW corridor, a part of the city the author finds
vibrant and “always keeps updating itself.” Miss Pixie’s is located down the street from Susan Tynan’s Frambridge store.RICKY CARIOTI/THE WASHINGTON POSTABOVE: The fountains at the Georgetown Waterfront Park are the perfect place
to let kids run around on a sweltering summer day. RIGHT: Looking for a treat of
a meal with friends? Look no further than the Bedouin tent at Compass Rose. DIXIE D. VEREEN FOR THE WASHINGTON POST