It’s been a while since there was this much anticipation for a restaurant opening on the Hill. I volunteered at Taste of 8th on Saturday and was posted outside of the yet-to-open Ted’s Bulletin directing Tasters to Matchbox to sample one of Ted’s shakes. I never want to utter the words, “You can get your […]
On more than one occasion I have walked into Frager’s with a vague description of the item I just had to have. “I need a thing for drywall, a screw, but it should say ‘Bull’s Eye’ on the box. Do you have something like that?” The request, made by me on my husband’s behalf, didn’t […]
The Department of Transportation will debut the city’s first Streetcar this week. The DC Streetcar Showcase will run Wednesday May 5th through Saturday May 8th at City Center DC, the site of the old convention center (or that giant parking lot at 9th and H Street, NW). DDOT will bring out one of the three […]
The Voice of the Hill, a much-loved print newspaper dedicated to covering the Capitol Hill neighborhood, is ceasing operations. This is a huge loss to the community and we wish our friends there the best. Last month it was announced that their managing editor, Julie Westfall, left for the new Politico local endeavor, TBD.com. A […]
We’ve reduced our trash output through composting and learned how to properly dispose of our oversized trash using city services, but what to do with items we can’t readily recycle and that we know are toxic for the planet? DC limits curbside recycling to certain materials, but that doesn’t mean we have to trash our […]