Don’t Miss Happy Hour at The Eleanor Bowling Lounge, Bar & Grille
The Eleanor Bowling Lounge, Bar & Grille is a comfortable, casual dining and drinking establishment in Silver Spring! The Eleanor serves handmade, tasty eats, craft cocktails, local beers, and great wines in their indoor and outdoor dining spaces. The establishment’s brunch menu, featuring items like huevos rancheros and pancakes, is served from 11 am. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Happy Hour, with $6 wines by the glass, $6 single mix rails, $6 house margaritas, and other drink and food deals, runs from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
The Eleanor has roots in DC and opened its Silver Spring location in early 2020. Owner and chef Adam Stein serves cuisine inspired by his shore-side childhood, with bites like oysters, the po’ boy sandwich, blackened shrimp fettuccine, house kimchee, and more. The restaurant/bar/lounge is clean and inviting, and the neighborhood arcade and bowling lounge has skee ball, mini bowling, and many other games.
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Clever No-Carve Ways to Decorate a Pumpkin
If the mess of carving a jack-o’-lantern doesn’t really appeal to you, but having some fall fun does, try one of these alternatives to your traditional Halloween decoration.
- Nail polish pumpkins. Don’t have a fully stocked craft cabinet? No problem! Nail polish pumpkins make use of beauty supplies you have stowed in the bathroom. Use your favorite shades to paint swirls on your pumpkin.
- Studded pumpkins. You might need to make a trip to the craft store for this one, but it will be well worth it. Pick up a package of silver or gold studs and use a hot glue gun to arrange them in vertical stripes along the ridges of your pumpkin.
- Succulent planter pumpkins. Want to add some greenery with your pumpkin project? Hollow out a few small pumpkins and replace the gooey innards with tiny succulents. They make for the perfect windowsill ornament or table centerpiece.
- Paint-streaked pumpkins. If you have kids helping out, this is the perfect messy craft. After laying down some newspaper or a plastic tablecloth, place your pumpkins in the middle and arrange an array of different paints nearby. Then use small Dixie cups to slowly drizzle paint down and around the sides of the pumpkins.
75 Bootiful No-Carve Pumpkin Ideas to Add Fun to Your Halloween Decor [Good Housekeeping]
80 Best Pumpkin Decorations for an Easy, No-Carve Halloween Display [The Pioneer Woman]
Easy No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas for Kids [Parents]
DePaul’s Urban Farm: An Autumn Tradition Continues Near Central
Want a taste of fall in our little nook of the state? Visit DePaul’s Urban Farm this week! This lovely open-air market is a favorite of locals for fresh seasonal produce (apples galore right now), locally made products like jam and honey, and all sorts of fun seasonal decor items. And honestly, fall is the perfect time to visit! While it looks small from the road, it’s actually pretty expansive with a great selection of seasonal finds.
If you’re looking to spice up your fall decor scheme in your apartment, start with sweet little gourds! Their selection at the farm is huge and you’ll be able to find some that match your apartment design for sure. They don’t only have traditional orange pumpkins but you can also find smaller beauties in orange, white, even multi-colored! Whatever you choose will look perfect on your countertop or coffee table.
Don’t leave without visiting the farmstand to grab some pumpkin and apple butter to take home.
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