Remember the anticipation of Christmas morning as a child? We raced through the presents but then slowed down for a wrapping paper/coffee-refill break before opening up the stockings. Often it’s the little things that are the most fun. Community Connections, a Hill-based non-profit providing mental health care to many different groups of people, including Veterans. […]
How sad is this? The owners of the house on the corner of F St & 4th St SE decorate their corner lot with great enthusiasm each Halloween gifting the rest of us with a spooky delight. And look what happens. Grrrr. We hope it is soon returned, if it has not been already. But […]
UPDATE: Dangerously Delicious Pies is donating 10% of their proceeds on December 13. YUM! In November 2015, after months of requests for information concerning DOJ prosecution rates in D.C., ANC Commissioner Denise Krepp submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act. “Based on my review of MPD and DOJ documents, prosecution rates are abysmally low and […]
Stabbing in the Senate Colleen Shogan Camel Press 2015 Thrillers set on Capitol Hill have a long history – the Mystery Reader’s Walking Guide: Washington D.C. lists some 100 books set at least partially on the Hill. Some are well-known, such as Margaret Truman’s Murder on Capitol Hill, others like Carolyn Banks’s The Girls on […]
Giving Tuesday is here!!!! Why Giving Tuesday? Let’s make a list of abundance: On Thanksgiving, I gave thanks for excellent food, a warm home and love from friends and family. On Black Friday, I gleefully disdained consumerism– who needs shopping? However, Small Business Saturday was spent patronizing my beloved corner store, for which I can never […]