Two weeks of conventions are coming to an end and our wonkier neighbors will be back in town flush with that partisan-high. How best to distract them and ourselves from these swamp-like conditions? Tonight head to The Argonaut for a fundraiser for the Maslin Family. The beloved local tavern is donating 20 percent of all […]
DCist gave a nod to section of Congressional Cemetery that honors gay service members. ANC Commissioner Norm Metzger reported that Back Stage will be closing this winter and will be replaced by a wine and beer retail shop called Dcanter. Frozen Tropics shared a NBC 4 report that the police have a possible DNA break […]
Finding a house in D.C. by its address is, today, a trivial operation. The numbers match-up with the streets, and thus make navigation child’s play. It was not always this easy. For the first 50-or-so years, D.C. had no street numbers. Addresses were given as “n side Ls btw 7 & 8e,” leaving it up […]
Our household has been composting for almost two years now, and I can attest that when we separate our organic food scraps, our kitchen waste decreases significantly. This year we fertilized our small vegetable garden with our first batch of homemade compost (and nothing else) and were astounded by the increased harvest in our tomato […]
On Saturday, August 25th, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., volunteers throughout the city will descend on various DC Public Schools sites to participate in DCPS’s annual Beautification Day. DCPS hopes to have over 3,500 volunteers scattered throughout every neighborhood in the city, working to make sure that every school in DC is ready for […]