Hilary Cairns, 38, is a mom of three kids under 10. She is also ranked 31st nationally among triathaletes in her age group, 3rd in the Washington area. Cairns, who hasn’t missed one day of working out since her four year-old was two days old, swims in the pre-dawn hours at the Eastern Market natatorium […]
I’ve heard rumor that one of my neighbors has a bat house. I think it’s a good idea. They dine on mosquitoes and thanks to the standing water around my alley, my back yard seems a haven for the pesky bugs for most of the summer. I’ve thought of making my yard hospitable for them, […]
On the Hill East list serve, the issue of lead in the soil came up. With more and more residents digging into urban gardening, some research might be helpful. Tom said, “A few weeks back there were posts about lead in local soil and the effect on plants and vegetables. Last week’s NYTimes has this […]
Since honey bees (I hope that’s what you’ve got, and not wasps) are so rapidly declining in recent years across the world, it would be best not to have them killed, but to have a specialist come in and remove them to somewhere useful, such as an orchard. My parents did that a few times, […]
From DDOT press release: What: Citizen Tree Forum When: Wednesday, June 3, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), 777 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 300 The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is offering District residents a unique opportunity to learn more about the street trees in their neighborhoods and […]