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District Dining Hot Spots Equinox 818 Connecticut Avenue NW This upscale restaurant offers a fresh, regionally inspired menu with a strong focus on sustainability. Blacksalt 4883 MacArthur Boulevard NW A premier fish market and a restaurant, Blacksalt is known for supplying the best catch. Rialto 2915 M Street NW Relatively new to Georgetown, enjoy refined Italian cuisine in a modern, lavish setting. Penn Commons DHm EATS+ EvEnTS 700 6th Street NW Sister restaurant to District Commons, this American-style tavern is new to Chinatown. Teaism 2009 R Street NW Warm up with a cup of tea during the winter months or come for the variety of asian cuisine. Happenings in the District Washington Harbour Ice Skating November 2014 – March 2015 Enjoy a festive day of skating by the waterfront in Georgetown. Georgetown GLOW December 12 – 14, 2014 Georgetown, Washington DC. One of the city’s most treasured communities will host a festive holiday light exhibit. Downtown DC Holiday Market Through December 23, 2014 Enjoy a unique seasonal shopping marketplace of downtown Washington DC (Sidewalk on F Street between 7th and 9th). Kennedy Center Honors December 30, 2014 Don’t miss the annual television broadcast of the performing arts tribute at the Kennedy Center. ICE!—Christmas at the Gaylord National Resort Through January 5, 2015 The award-winning holiday attraction is a winter wonderland created entirely of 5,000 blocks of ice. This page—top: Blacksalt fare; bottom: Equinox fare. Opposite page—clockwise: Equinox fare; Blacksalt exterior; Blacksalt fish market. (All Blacksalt photos by Scott Suchman).