First there were chickens, and now there are opossums. Canine-related disagreements will always rise to the occasion if a little passion and defensiveness is called for. Triscuits and Melba toast might one day give crackers a run for their money. The listservs of Capitol Hill thrive, in all their messy, mean, thoughtful, boisterous, inane and […]
Hundreds of parents are expected at the annual Mothers on the Hill (MOTH) School Information Night Tuesday, November 15 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Hill Center. For a view into the high stakes drama of choosing educational programs and schools on the Hill, watch the bevy of anxious parents that’s sure to gather and plot […]
The chill in the air and shortening days seems to activate the “it’s almost winter, we better get busy and take care of the raking, gutters, windows, etc, etc” nagging voices in my head. So what do I do? Look for as many diversions for the weekend as possible.
If you’re like me, you’ve waited anxiously as the finishing touches have gone up on the property of the Old Naval Hospital. Well, if you’re like me, you mourned for years each time you passed by, imagining what the grand old building, once listed on the National Historic Trust’s List of Endangered Places. The building’s […]
It’s been a long time since I’ve sat in an audience and squirmed as uncomfortably as I did while the menacing violence unfolds in the Folger’s production of Shakespeare’s Othello. The race and relationship tragedy, running through December 4, left me despairing over the damnable and downright creepy Iago, played cunningly by Ian Merril Peakes, and […]