Metro Weekly

All posts by Todd Franson

  • No Tex, Just Mex

    Nearly three years ago Andale arrived in Washington and changed how we think about Mexican cuisine. This isn't a place to come in search of...

  • Morning Delights

    Forget about brunch. Brunch is a Sunday thing, a group-of-friends-catching-up thing, a chance to sit and watch the weekend world go by. This is about...

  • Italian Medley

    If Washington were full of good, moderately priced restaurants, a new Italian osteria on the site of the late Janus Theater might be easy to...

  • Environs

    You won't have to wallpaper over any problems with this 5 BR, 3 1/2 BA single-family home in southern Prince George's County. With color, color...

  • Environs

    Don't listen to what all the other people say! Stake out your claim to individuality, personal space with this 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA townhouse...

  • Ria World

    It's always a challenge to design a restaurant for a hotel that doesn't look and feel like a hotel restaurant, a term laden with baggage....

  • Environs

    Leave behind the confines of condos for this electrically eclectic 4 BR, 3BA Virginia stunner in West Alexandria. Plenty of room for myriad parties, all...

  • Prime Timers of DC

    Prime Timers of DC Mission: A social organization for mature gay and bisexual men and their admirers. Founded: 1997 Number of Members: Approx. 100 How...

  • Doggone Terrific

    It's not just your imagination -- Silver Spring does indeed keep getting better and better. And while most everyone knows about the lovingly restored AFI...

  • Environs

    You'll find an abundance of perfect spaces for all your antiques in this 4 BR, 2 BA Shaw townhouse. Newly renovated and overflowing with character...

  • Bulgarian Bust

    It was only a matter of time until every eastern European nation's cuisine showed up in Washington. And in August of last year, Bulgaria got...

  • Environs

    2 BR, 2 1/2 BA House in Arlington, Va., previously owned by a sweet little old lady. Back yard area perfect for uber-landscaping. Plenty of...

  • Environs

    If at first you don't succeed, you can always move to another neighborhood. This 2 BR, 2 1/2 BA townhouse near the waterfront in Southwest...

  • Environs

    The past makes the present perfect in this 1 BR, 1 BA condo in the historic Wyoming apartment building that looks over the city from...

  • Environs

    Birds of a feather flock together in this 5 BR, 2 BA riverfront home in Fort Washington, Md. Forget the Beltway -- leave your car...