Are you finding that your grocery choices are inspired by documentaries like King Corn and No Impact Man? While you plan meals, are you taking Michael Pollan’s Eater’s Manifesto or Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle to heart? Or do you just want another reason to “be in the neighborhood” and try out the Star & […]
Plans by individuals associated with the International Graduate University to open a new charter school on the large campus behind Safeway on Fourteenth Street SE were thwarted Monday night when the DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) announced the city’s newest approved charter schools. Only four of the twelve proposals were accepted, and University High […]
Neighbors come and neighbors go, and trust me, all of mine have been interesting characters, including the former drug kingpins of 14th Street. The only one who has tempted my pocketbook is Enise, owner of Enise Jewelry and Silverado jewelry stores, and a stalwart of the North Carolina plaza at Eastern Market. Girls, you know […]
Feel like getting out of the house but making it a really cheap date night tonight? Head on over to the Southeast Library for this month’s screening of the Capitol Hill Film Festival. They’re showing All the President’s Men with once fresh-faced stars Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, starting at 6:30 p.m. While you’re there, […]
Ah, springtime on Capitol Hill. Last year it was marked by a rise in muggings near the metro stations and the thieves’ appetite for all things Apple. This year, there’s talk of concern about faux charity fundraisers, the “mob” groups near the metro and listserv reminders to neighbors to stay aware of their surroundings. Today […]