16 Jul 2010

Could sharing be the answer to our bike woes?

The subject of bikes is a sore one in these parts of the city. But it’s my hope that with some last minute voting from you, dear neighbors, we can bring Capitol Bikeshare to 8th Street, SE and maybe turn the recent string of bad luck with two-wheeled transportation. According to the Barracks Row newsletter, […]


16 Jul 2010

Yard Sale Open Thread

Transforming your trash to treasure?  If you’re having yard sale this weekend, go right on down and click that Comments button to tell us the details:  when, where and what.  Maybe you can use some of the money you make to get a wet/dry vac for the basement after this week’s rain …


15 Jul 2010

Park Café: Or, Why You Should Give Some Places the Benefit of the Doubt

Every restaurant on the Hill seems to have its own die-hard following, and just as strong a string of naysayers criticizing it. For every moved-me-to-tears dinner someone may have experienced, someone else has a horror story to match it. Amazingly enough, despite the polarity of these two camps, many restaurants still manage to fly low […]


15 Jul 2010

The To Do List

I hope everyone else is breathing a little easier now that it is back to our normal balmy (i.e. not hellish) weather. I’ll take some rain and a flooded basement with a smile this week, thank you very much. It looks like we might encounter a thunderstorm or two throughout the weekend, but if you’re […]


14 Jul 2010

Editorials:

Thinking about Boycotting BP? Don’t.

BoycottBP has more than 800,000 members on Facebook. The opening statement of its mission? “Boycott BP stations.” Unless the group’s goal is to bankrupt small business owners, this is a terrible idea. Virtually every BP gas station –- including the one on Capitol Hill, at 823 Pennsylvania Ave SE –- is independently owned and operated. […]


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