We tend not to pay a whole lot of attention to juvenile crime, until a spate of high profile events hit us. Before Snowpocalypse drove it from minds, carjacking was on top of everyone’s minds. And some time before that a spate of crimes near Potomac Avenue Metro was heating up the listservs. But between […]
Do you have $20 burning in your pocket, a bike, and an earnest desire to make life a little better for many? Then Hill and Go Seek is the event for you! On Saturday, August 28th from 5-8 pm, two-person teams will go around Capitol Hill, trying to complete the fastest route between ten points […]
We recently planted some new shrubs and plants in our yard, and it was just last week I felt that we chose some of the right vegetation when my wife called me outside to see the butterfly that had landed on our butterfly bush for a short break. While most folks on the Hill don’t […]
A couple months ago Anna Cranage Conathan, 37, went to a cosmetics trend show at Nordstrom. She thought it was interesting, but it focused far more on luxury than practicality. It wasn’t for her, she thought, at least not where she is in life right now: a work-at-home mother who tries to remember to brush […]
I’m not sure 90 degrees ever felt as refreshing as it has the last two days. Aside from the break from the heat, I couldn’t be more thankful that my power has stayed strong through the heat waves and crazy storms…and that the tree that fell on my block missed my car. The summer is […]