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Mi Vida, Milk Bar open at The Wharf

By Jeff Clabaugh

WASHINGTON — The Wharf’s roster of restaurants continues to grow with Mi Vida and Milk Bar opening over the weekend.

Mi Vida, at 98 District Square SW, is from Roberto Santibanez, chef and owner of New York City’s Fonda restaurants. The 11,000-square-foot, two-story restaurant on the waterfront serves what it describes as a menu inspired by Mexican street food in an elevated setting.

Milk Bar, from James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Christina Tosi is at 49 District Square SW. The 721-square-foot store serves up cakes, cookies, pies, shakes and fresh-baked bread.

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Coming later this winter is the replacement for the Southwest waterfront’s longtime bar Cantina Maria. Cantina Bambina, from the original Cantina Maria team of Nick Fontana, Bruce Gates, Henry Gandy and Rich Hemmer, opens in mid-March.

Cantina Bambina is on a pier and includes a deck bar with waterfront views.

Southeast Asian restaurant Kaliwa, from chef Cathal Armstrong of Restaurant Eve, will open in early March. And Lupo Marino, a 2,000-square-foot pizzeria and Italian street foods, will open soon.

Phase 1 of The Wharf, which had its grand opening last October, will have more than 20 restaurants with the latest openings.

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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