Entertainment
Dining: Lotus Cafe(0)
Jul 23, 2008
I like the furniture at Ikea, but their concept of self-assembly sucks. Pictogram instructions that make no sense. Extra screws and bolts. That stupid hex key. It’s torturous.
The Watercooler
Tuesday night’s public meeting at ye old library offered plenty of ideas on what belongs inside its new Fenton Village digs. But none were as original as those proposed by Buddy.
Stump the Penguin
Dear Penguin: I travel frequently and haven’t seen much news lately on The Fillmore. Deal or no deal? — Carlos Garcia
Local Licks: Matt de Nesnera
You can sit in Bay Bridge traffic, burning fuel at four bucks a gallon, to chill on the beach. Or you can soak up the same warm, mellow groove in South Silver Spring with Matt de Nesnera.
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