One of my favorite things about summer is packing a scrumptious lunch: one that includes the delicious flavors of summer, such as berries; a tomato and cucumber salad; watermelon; mozzarella and basil slices; a crab salad; and whatever else my taste buds are craving. I then take this fabulous lunch and some of my favorite […]
Guest post by Joe Weedon At 9:12 PM on May 25th, the Washington Post’s Mike DeBonis posted the proposed redistricting map for the District, moving Hill East into Ward 7. Within minutes of DeBonis’ post, my Facebook status proclaimed “Redistricting battle over, we lost Hill East but saved the schools.” I couldn’t have been more […]
Here is another great post by Matthew Roberts of Ginkgo Gardens on native plants. Even the blackest thumbs will appreciate gaining knowledge and appreciation for our local plant heroes. –MHC My tenth grade math teacher used to always put an extra credit question on the final exam: Q. What did the acorn say when he […]
Guest post by Anna Cranage Conathan Business investors of Capitol Hill, it’s time for us to have a chat. A chat wherein I appeal to your senses of reason, compassion and humanity, and I’m gonna give it to you straight, right between the eyes: I am overweight. I used to be thin. No, not twiggy, […]
Every 10 years our nation redraws political boundaries based on the latest U.S. Census results. Here in the District of Columbia, redistricting is well underway—and the stakes are high. My position on redistricting is firm: Ward 6 boundaries should remain intact, with the exception of bringing Kingman Park back into our ward.