I started using my bike as a primary means of transportation when I moved to Capitol Hill in 2005. I loved the freedom bike riding afforded me—I wasn’t a slave to slow Metro trains, no-show Metro buses, and parking enforcement drones that would ticket in an instant—but I quickly learned that the city is not […]
If you’ve spent your last few weekends cleaning out your cabinets, storage units, garages, etc, you’re likely to have a giant pile of junk that isn’t really suitable for goodwill, not worth keeping, but also not something you can put out with your weekly trash collection. For example, electronics that don’t work any more, old […]
Aside from the eye-catching colors, the I-wish-I’d-made-that crafts and the I-gotta-have-it yarns and fabrics, the thing that will grab you first when you step inside Stitch DC is just how nice owner Marie Connolly is. The day I went into her store to chat a little and take some pictures, she was taking a phone […]
The rain may be putting a damper on people’s spirits, but at least the flowers in my yard are flourishing as a result! Unfortunately, the rain came too late to kill the pollen that has given so many of us major allergy issues. I feel like I should be buying stock in Sudafed…Well just a […]
Despite the flagging real estate market nationally, seems like it is still often hard to find a real deal here in the District, especially in our wonderful little enclave. But this week’s featured house caught my eye for just that reason. Less than a block from the Rosedale Recreation Center and a couple of blocks […]