With DC schools welcoming students in less than a month, waiting lists at sought-after Hill elementary schools have shaken out a teensy bit to allow some lucky few to enroll their children come Aug. 22. But luck here is relative. Peabody Elementary preschool program here on the Hill has the longest waitlist in the city […]
Enjoying the break from the heat? Yeah well soak it up while you can because we’ll be flirting with triple digits by this weekend again. I think anyone in this city who has a pool has a lot of new best friends this summer. Have you ever gone on Google Maps satellite view to see […]
People I am so sorry but I just can’t stop myself. The quite-literally hellish weather has been the main topic of conversation and I fear the heat wave will continue to torment us for days to come. It makes us all miserable, sweaty conversationalists who can do nothing but complain and whine. It was the […]
As Congress continues to stay indoors trying to work out the country’s debt limit, trying to stay cool while tempers heat up, it’s time to look at how they’ve managed to keep the temperature in the Capitol at a reasonable level over the last 80 years.
Here are a few words I could go without ever hearing again: oppressive, stifling, code red, record heat, 100 degrees. Perhaps you have others you’d add to the list. If, however, you’ve decided to brave the heat and reward any sidewalk strollers this weekend with an opportunity to walk away with some good finds by […]