This may be the sign of a wonderful trend: a place to grab locally-produced, organic food, and chase it down with a fine craft beer. Dupont Circle’s Bread and Brew is an organic coffee shop and a sweet basement dive under one roof.

I soon realized that I didn’t understand much about the game of soccer. I know it is one of the most popular sports in the world, but maybe if I had grown up somewhere other than a place the worshiped football (Texas), I would think differently.

Leading up to the draft there is a lot of attention paid to the first pick of the draft. With a franchise looking to use this person as a key building block after a dismal season, picking the right guy is vital (not to mention he’ll be getting paid millions and millions of dollars).

Baltimore is probably best known for its drug and crime scene a la HBO Series “The Wire”. But amidst whatever else is going on Turp’s Sports Bar and Restaurant is a nice place to unwind over a cold beer while watching the game.