On Thursday, March 2, 1905, a young man from St. Louis found solace from the freezing weather that had gripped the nation’s capital in a local Turkish bath. The bath did not have its intended warming effects, but rather, he found himself seized by “severe chills,” enough that the attendants raised the alarm and had […]
Hey there, parents with children enrolled in DCPS: It’s going to be tough to come up with a catchier way of meeting an acting Chancellor than a new series of meet-and greets called “Ferebee Fridays.” You can meet and chat* with acting Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee at one of the Ferebe Friday events organized by […]
Can you believe it’s practically February? The swaths of pink at CVS tell me so. I love this pic as a reminder of everyday declarations of love. I can’t tell you the last photo of the Capitol that made me feel this way. Not that I approve carving in trees! It’s a great shot […]
Have you ever asked yourself, as you wait for the beloved/much maligned DC Streetcar to arrive someday, “Am I faster than the Streetcar?” Stop asking yourself idle questions and find out once and for all! The third annual “Running of the Streetcar” is coming next Sunday, February 10 to H Street. Duffy’s Irish Pub will host […]
Do you feel that sparkle in the air? It’s the magic of an open government and people going to work! If we all lived in a musical, we’d be dancing down the streets and doing high kicks down the escalators. What a time to be alive! We will summarily dismiss the deep irony of having […]