Happy 4th of July! Hopefully you are still enjoying a little vacation time; or, if you are actually at the office, I hope it’s a quiet one for you. I’m still enjoying a relaxed attitude from my holiday — happily stuffed from BBQs, crab feasts, ice cream, afternoon naps, and dark & stormys on the […]
It wouldn’t be the Fourth of July without fireworks! We have our local displays in the parks, the not-so-legal ones in the streets, and the big show on the Mall. And plenty of places to watch them all. Where’s your favorite place to watch the fireworks?
Guest post series by Kevin Hill and ChunkyGlasses.com Happy almost 4th of July everyone. DC/Capitol Hill is notorious for its mass holiday exodus, and this year will be no exception. For those of you who DO choose to stay and brave the tourists, it tends to be all about the backyard cookouts and maybe some […]
Saturday July 2 The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) (5-7pm) CHAW presents Urban Nature by oil painting artist John Morrell. Urban Nature is a series of paintings that explores the psychological and sublime effects of nature even in densely populated urban areas like Washington. For more information about this exhibition click here. NOTE: There will […]
Okay, in reality, there’s very little you can legally blow up in DC on the Fourth. All that’s legal are are sparklers less than 20 inches, torches, box fire, fountains, cones, dip sticks, non-poisonous snakes, paper novelty items, colored lights, and paper caps. Of course, this doesn’t stop folks from crossing state lines to buy […]