One of the best things about DC and, specifically, about the Hill, is the free and unfettered access to museums. For Capitol Hill residents, a ten-minute walk places us in the center of one of the best art collections in the world but… how did that art get here? How much of it is, objectively, […]
For the past couple of years, the Anacostia Watershed Society has partnered with local schools to help with the shad population in the Anacostia River. By protecting the eggs during their gestation and hatching, a far larger percentage of the eggs turn into hatchlings, jump-starting the fish’s recovery in the river. As it turns out, […]
As with many things that happen around the DC metro area, sometimes you see mysterious events pop up in your Facebook feed. A friend went to a “Practice With Love.” Another friend invited me to a “Silent Disco” event, which happened last night at Dupont Circle. (Did you go?) But then I looked in a […]
We are having another deliciously schizophrenic spring in DC. This means some days are perfect, with low humidity and breeze that blows the heat of the sun off the skin; other days, it’s hot and humid like the inside of a mouth, and the rays beat down on us just as intensely through clouded skies […]
Summer is here. Not technically of course but we can wear white shoes now so that’s good enough. Where will we wearing said shoes this weekend? Tonight is a Pay What You Can preview of the playwright’s collective The Welders return to the Atlas for the world premiere of happiness (and other reasons to die) by […]