While researching a piece on manufacturing on the Hill (see this month’s Hill Rag for more) I came across a curious book: Historical and Commercial Sketches of Washington and Environs: Our Capital City, “The Paris of America”; Its Prominent Places and People etc etc. Most of the book is a series of short pieces extolling all […]
Well now that Spring has finally officially sprung (Winter..what happened?) we’re right on the cusp of the prime concert season and so it goes that the shows are going to be coming fast and furious from here on out. With that in mind we’re just gonna get right to it. These might not be all […]
Maybe you’re one of the lucky few with a long weekend on your hands (thank you Easter Monday). In that case, this weekend might just be the weekend to conquer the clutter that’s been building up in your basement, garage, or general living space. If you’re in the mood for some spring cleaning and are thinking […]
….and it was horrible! Poop was imminent, eminent, and, frankly, emanating. And it was late and I started to kind of freak out because, really, who is a responsible parent and runs out of diapers?! (You cloth-diapering mothers get to stand back and pat yourselves in the back with a saintly and smug expression… until […]
Many of us will be celebrating religious or candy-related holidays this weekend but what else is there to do? DCPS has been on Spring Break and the whole town just feels a little less crowded doesn’t it? Aside from maybe getting a table in under 3 hours at Toki Underground, what else can we do? […]