Post-4th of July I always get this feeling of dread that the summer is halfway over. Illogical but whatever. Get out there! Tonight get over to the Atlas for Landless Theatre’s prog-metal take on the musical Sweeney Todd. I’m not sure it it is Sondheim-approved but, who cares? The story of the vengeful barber who offs his […]
If you lived in DC before the advent of Uber and Lyft, you may remember when it was hard to impossible to get a taxi to drop you off past 14th Street, especially if you are a minority group. WUSA-9 investigative reporter Russ Ptacek did an exposé a couple years ago on taxi riders who […]
Update 7/08/15: The Washington Post reports that José Andrés and ThinkFood Group have backed away from the Trump hotel! I emigrated from Colombia when I was 14 years old. My mother, through persistence and hard work, moved our family so that I would not come of age in what was, at the time, one of […]
The Washington Navy Yard has not only produced a multitude of ships during its life, but has also hosted many, many more. Often, expermimental boats would be brought here, to be shown off to the powers that be at the Navy Department. One such boat – with what would today be a rather disturbing name […]
I consider myself lucky in never having been physically assaulted in the streets of DC. My compassion and healing thoughts are with those of you who have been mugged or assaulted, or have had property forcibly removed. My condolences are with the families who have had to endure the pain and stress of dealing with […]