It’s time for another installment of “Spring Gala School Fundraisers” where we let you know about the many fun and tasty opportunities to support local schools. This week we are focusing on Brent Elementary. Brent is a nationally recognized Museum Magnet public school. Each year the Brent PTA hosts a foodie-focused event called Taste of the Hill […]
So, as I’m walking my kid and her friends to school the other morning, the conversation turns, as it’s wont to do with today’s six year-old set, to the impending testing regime, or the DC Comprehensive Assessment System, known popularly to them as DC-CAS. As the thread had segued from a previous discussion of Super […]
Hello there, Capitol Hill! Have you had a lovely week? Has the weather been psychotic enough for you, covering everything from hailstones to mist and fog and wind to the most beautiful sunny skies? Could it be that March was in like a lion and will go out… like a lion as well? So many […]
The numbers are in and the report has been delivered — for the recent Barracks Row feedback poll, that is. The question remains, was there any suspicion that the results would be anything other than a battle cry and ammunition for uber-restaurateur Xavier Cervera in the ongoing neighborhood dialogue about the restaurant and retail mix […]
What a month…weather locally took a back seat in the news to weather-related events abroad. The Hill has seen its share of excitement in the past four weeks. We’ve had our streets shut down for elephants, marathons, and the boring old presidential motorcade. We have a new coffee shop on Pennsylvania Avenue (welcome Pound Coffee) […]