If you’re a parent on Capitol Hill, you may feel a little overwhelmed by the maze of school options available to you– not to mention that you may not know anything about MySchoolDC, the lottery system for schools in the District. Should you entrust your precious tyke to your in-boundary school option? What IS your […]
While we all know know that we live in a historically rich neighborhood, our busy lives may cause us to speed past those places and rooms where history happened. While glitzy and modern buildings are springing up around us, we are still a community with rich stories to be told. As we have learned through […]
The Set List is a new bimonthly listing of acts around the Hill and other venues in DC. Look for it every other Wednesday. Suffering from a mid-week slump? Allow Lemaitre to help with that. This indie electronic duo straight from Norway will give you the boost you need to finish off the week. Lemaitre […]
When we think of what the government does today, we think in terms of abstract things: Laws, regulations, standards. In the 19th century, however, government was on occasion more concrete. For instance, a pound today is determined in terms of the kilogram (which, in turn, is determined by the weight of water and the length of a […]
HUGE HINT: The newest La Colombe in DC just happens to be inside the newest REI! Plan your morning carefully: If you have been counting down the minutes until the store opens, here is one more incentive for tomorrow! La Colombe, the Philadelphia-based coffee roasters, is opening their first store in the eastern half of the city […]