It looked for a while as if sledding on Capitol Hill would not happen during this snowfall. Appeals by Eleanor Holmes Norton had fallen on deaf ears. A petition that went around brought forth no response from the Capitol Police, the Architect of the Capitol, or the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms. But then, a number of Hill […]
Usually, when I write of some story or another, I try to make it a complete one, one that actually answers a question – be it ever so small or irrelevant. Today is a little different, as it is based on one short newspaper article – and a question that the article raises, a question […]
If you’ve never caught a show in the cozy, intimate venue at The Corner Store, 900 South Carolina Avenue SE, you’re missing out. The small venue is part of the home of artist couple Kris Swanson and Roy Mustelier. They line up all manner of wonderful acts which you get to experience in a laid-back […]
Friday, February 27 Flashpoint Gallery – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cultural DC presents the work of Ben Tolman in Civilized at Flashpoint Gallery. Through drawing and sculpture, Tolman attempts to reveal the relationship between the individual and the larger culture in which we reside. For details, click here. Flashpoint Gallery is located at 916 […]
While I have written numerous times about schools on Capitol Hill, this has usually meant public schools – or private schools offering the usual three Rs. Today, I want to look at a school that flourished (briefly) on the Hill, offering a very different range of subjects to its students. The Capital Conservatory first appears […]