This Saturday presents a confusing cultural conundrum. It is the day of the Kentucky Derby, the tradition-bound horse race that somehow also celebrates seersucker and mint juleps. Saturday is also Cinco De Mayo (no relation) a Mexican holiday that celebrates margaritas and sombreros. Many people who have zero affiliation with, or even understanding of, either culture […]
I have just learned via the Interwebs that Saturday’s moon is supposed to be a SUPERMOON. What does that mean, you ask? Apparently, the moon is closer to earth around this time of year, and so it’s going to look absolutely gigantic! So, in addition to all the awesome things you are planning to do […]
The writers and editors at The Hill is Home tend to agree on a lot of things—that the Hill is a great place to live, that pictures of pandas being artificially inseminated are disturbing at best, and that certain celebrity chefs are just a little too full of themselves. What we can’t agree on are […]
Outdoor movies, concerts, and festivals have become hallmarks of Washington DC in the warmer months over recent years. It’s almost like the revolt against extreme air conditioning. One of the most relaxing and popular options has to be the Yards Park Concert Series, which kicks off on Friday, May 4 at 6:00 p.m with the […]
Every year it’s an internal debate: will I or won’t I go on the Mother’s Day House tour? And I usually say yes, knowing I’ll doggedly frown upon my own abode when I arrive home. But this torture is for a good cause: each year for the last 55 years, the Capitol Hill Restoration Society […]