You know those vacations where you pack in so much in a short amount of time, you need a vacation from your vacation? Yeah, that’s how I’m feeling right now after an extra-long weekend away. It was an amazing time, visiting a new city and an old friend who is finishing up school there but […]
Although public schools have been part of the fabric of the District of Columbia since 1804, it was not until 60 years later that the first purpose-built school was erected in the city. The site selected was at the intersection of Pennsylvania and South Carolina Avenues, SE, a location that continued to contain schools until […]
For its sixth year, the Sun Trust National Marathon will start and end at RFK stadium, with runners enjoying several Capitol Hill vistas. Race organizers are kind enough to map the route so that runners turn the corner right by my house, so I only have to walk a few feet to cheer people on. […]
It’s almost a week after Valentine’s Day and I can’t help but wonder: do people on the Hill make time for sex? We are a community of professional over-achievers—we are doctors and lawyers, writers and editors, white house staffers and congressional aides–but are we under-achievers in bed? With so many frowns on the faces of […]
Mid-February is here, and with it, a promise of a mini-break to celebrate those forty-four great (and not-so-great) Americans who have headed the Executive branch of government. Woo, Presidents’ Day! Let’s face it: you will be sleeping and then saving your energy so you can hate on Tuesday with renewed vigor. Until then, let’s find […]