Aracosia, BlackSalt, Chen's Gourmet, Seventh Hill Pizza, Kotobuki, DC Boathouse, Et Voila' and the new Salt and Pepper Restaurant. A high point of the year for many in the neighborhood is the annual July 4 parade, featuring local bands, fire engines and children on highly decorated tricycles and bicycles. Education District of Columbia Public Schools operates public schools. Mann Elementary School, Key Elementary School, Hardy Middle School, and Jackson-Reed High School serve Palisades. Private schools in Palisades include Our Lady of Victory Catholic School, the Lab School, the lower and middle divisions of Georgetown Day School, the River School, and St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School. District of Columbia Public Library operates the Palisades Neighborhood Library. References External links Palisades' Citizens Association Palisades of the Potomac (1890) 1893 establishments in Washington, D.C. American upper class Neighborhoods in Northwest (Washington, D.C.)