In case you were stuck in your office yesterday, like yours truly, and had to miss the elephant parade, some of our lovely readers shared some great photos in our Flickr Group. Thank you to aperryproductions and Madame Meow for the great pictures!
Those who frequent Schneider’s, a Capitol Hill institution that recently celebrated its 60th birthday, know that the wine shop almost always has some good bottles open for tasting. The store’s owner, Jon Genderson, has decided to let others in on this secret – starting tonight. Every Wednesday from 5:00-7:00, Schneider’s will host a weekly wine […]
For those who are curious about where your fancy new hotel or Armani Exchange is, when the wrecking ball is coming to 7th and Pennsylvania (next summer, it seems), when you can feed the pigeons in the public piazza to be named Bard Square in apparent homage to future tenants Shakespeare Theater, and when you […]
UPDATE: The speaker for tonight’s Preservation Cafe is sick, so “Take Back Your Closets” has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 19. Last Saturday I bid on a Container Store gift certificate and personal organization session at a silent auction. The Saturday before, I checked out storage options at Ikea. Next weekend I’m sorting for our […]
The recent announcement of an Aldi grocery store coming to Hechinger Mall sparked a, shall we say, robust discussion on Frozen Tropics of the relative merits of various grocery stores. Grocery store wars are nothing new on neighborhood blogs and listserves, and it’s easy to understand why. Nothing is nearer or dearer to our heart […]