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Jen DeMayo

Jen DeMayo has been a waitress, an actor, a puppeteer and a writer for the Hill Rag. She worked for many years for the Atlas Performing Arts Center which has resulted in her being a relentless H Street booster/Streetcar apologist. She is originally from the New York-New Jersey area and is consequently one of the many who whine endlessly about DC’s lack of good bagels and pizza. She is the mom to two boys who currently attend DCPS (off the Hill.) No matter what she may end up accomplishing in her life, she is sure that her obituary headline will say she was the founder of Moms on the Hill.

To Do

Are you, dear reader, blessed with good health at the moment? Be thankful you aren’t among the many many, yours truly included, stricken with flu, crud or contagion. The doctor I saw yesterday says he is seeing way more cases of flu than is typical for this time of year. So my plans for the […]

New Openings on H Street This Week

H Street welcomes some long-awaited, new restaurants this week. The folks from the delicious and Sietsema-approved Ethiopic have opened the Batter Bowl Bakery (403 H Street NE). Frozen Tropics has photos and the menu which will have breakfast and sandwiches as well as baked treats such croissants. Hikari Sushi (644 H Street NE) opened last night […]

To Do

Happy New Year folks! Are you partied out? I am. I’m sure it’s age but I don’t care. I’m relishing the excuse to hibernate right now. But for those of you who are slightly less lame, here are some ideas to occupy the weekend ahead. You need something to do while you count the hours […]

To Do: Support Sandy Hook

As I sat down to compile the weekly ‘To Do’ list, I just could not do it. I honestly could not summon the will to yammer on about concerts and gallery openings. It still feels too superficial and silly. This is problematic because arts-related yammering is a lot of what I do for the Atlas. […]

To Do

Morning folks, are you still enjoying the holiday season or does the rush of indulgent and festive events already have you pining for January’s penitential menus and forced hibernation? I’m almost ready for clear broths and early-morning workouts and I haven’t even started my baking yet. Still, one must meet one’s social obligations. What else are we […]