Author Archive for Amanda Hess

Walter Gagliano Runs Hot & Cold On Station 9

Walter Gagliano is an interior designer who has designed 25 restaurants in the Washington, D.C. area. Tonight, he’s accompanying Young & Hungry columnist Tim Carman on a whirlwind architectural tour of District eats to reveal which offerings are hot and cold, off the menu.
Station 9, 1439 U Street NW
Hot: Originally an old post office, Station [...]

Walter Gagliano Runs Hot & Cold On Policy

Walter Gagliano is an interior designer who has designed 25 restaurants in the Washington, D.C. area. Tonight, he’s accompanying Young & Hungry columnist Tim Carman on a whirlwind architectural tour of District eats to reveal which offerings are hot and cold, off the menu.
Policy, 1904 14th St. (202) 387-7654
Cold: Policy's unmarked entrance can make Policy's [...]

Walter Gagliano Runs Hot & Cold On Cork Wine Bar

Walter Gagliano is an interior designer who has designed 25 restaurants in the Washington, D.C. area, including D.C. Coast, Ten Penh, and all three Jaleo locations. Tonight, he's accompanying Young & Hungry columnist Tim Carman on a whirlwind architectural tour of District eats. Gagliano goes on the record about what's hot and cold in D.C. [...]

Landlord Tenant Court: The No-Interpreter Defense Won’t Fly

One tenant who cycled through D.C. Superior Court this morning had an interesting excuse for failing to pay her rent: She didn't understand the lease agreement.
The tenant landed in court back in March for failing to pay $7,000 in back rent to her landlord. When she finally forked over the payment, she also signed a [...]

Landlord Tenant Court: Judge Asks Landlord To Borrow Cell Phone

Landlord Carlton Joseph came to court this morning in the hopes of redeeming some back rent from a tenant who wouldn't pay up. He ended up renting out another piece of property: his cell phone.
Joseph has been trying to secure the rent from Karina Okoro, who occupies a one-bedroom unit in Joseph's 23-unit Petworth apartment [...]

Adventures in Wireless Internet Poaching

As someone who writes on the Internet all day for a living, you'd think I'd just suck it up and spring for the wireless. Hell, you'd think my employer would suck it up and spring for the wireless. But you would be underestimating my laziness, cheapness, and hubris—not to mention the whole bankruptcy thing.
I [...]