One of the most marvelous sights in this fair city of ours, in my opinion, is the annual march of the elephants. It’s happening again this year this Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Tweet-savvy Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus pachyderms will start their lumbering stroll at Garfield Park and swing their trunks all […]
photo by @jbtaylor Morning. It was a lovely couple of days wasn’t it? This morning is a cruel awakening after a nice dream. Blech, I want to pull the covers over my head and pretend it’s Sunday. I hope you enjoyed this gorgeous weekend. We were treated to some delicious patio weather Friday night and the […]
Occasionally something happens nearby which does not really have any direct connection to Capitol Hill, but still merits a post here. I wrote last week about Olive G. Kimball‘s tireless work to build the new amphitheater at Arlington Cemetery, and mentioned that Frank Buckles, last surviving US World War I veteran would soon lie in […]
Take a good look around the neighborhood, people: Punxsutawney Phil was right! The early cherry trees are pretty in pink; the forsythias are announcing their crazy yellowness; and soon the trees will be lending us those cool pools of shade to make the rising temperatures a little more bearable. This change also means you’ll soon […]
Women take center stage this weekend with discussion panels that shed light on the challenges faced by women artists. Three concurrent exhibitions, all by female artists, open at Conner Contemporary. Finally, a new art space dedicated to silk screening will host an open house Saturday evening. Saturday, March 19 The Brentwood Arts Exchange will host […]