The beginning of the holiday season is upon us and you need to do a couple of things: First, you need to get out of the Hill and do something fun before the Thanksgiving crush comes and hijacks your soul. You also need to take care of yourself, and there is no better way to […]
Hope you remembered your umbrella and your rubber boots this morning, everyone! Grab yourself a cup of something nice and warm and let’s spend some quality time reading, shall we? First things first, the Brickie Awards are happening on Thursday, December 5 at the new DC Water headquarters, so mark that on your calendar and […]
Last year, in writing about the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, I wrote about the only veteran I could find at the last minute. I was told that there were, indeed, more, and this year I want to look at one of them: a young man with the mellifluous name […]
When the temperature drops below freezing, vulnerable populations –such as people who live on the streets– are at high risk of dying of hypothermia. Hypothermia happens when your body loses heat much faster than it can produce it, making your body temperature dip well below the average of 98.6 degrees. Hypothermia causes clumsiness, confusion and […]
Friends, I hope you have all caught up on your accumulated baseball-induced sleep deprivation. Many of you will have a three-day weekend, so in the event you are refreshed here are some idea for ways to wear yourself out. Tonight, discuss the concept of stadiums in cities at Solid State Books. DCist and CityLab are […]