Good morning! Has your street gotten a hearty dose of “Hot Mix” yet? Hot Mix is the name for a beet juice and brine concoction that coats the streets and makes it harder for snow or ice to accumulate. Mm, tasty! Many of you had reactions to the name and its components on social media. […]

What’s going on, Capitol Hill? It graupeled/snow pelleted a little this morning, so winter is here to stay. What else is going on? By the way, the Capitol Christmas tree is getting lit on Wednesday, December 1 starting at 5 p.m. The gates will open at 4 p.m. and entry is along the Peace Monument […]

It’s a bracing day on (and off) the Hill. Listen: There will always be people who are going to try to tell you that their northern city upbringing is superior because they know “real” cold. But guess what? Today was the first frost for DC — and Boston and New York City. Confidential to the […]