They jet in for a PR event and are on their way out before anyone can even ask who they were wearing. But why don’t celebrities choose the District as a place to hang their hat? Don’t get me wrong — I know we have our own breed of “celebrity.” As I tell visiting friends, […]
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 […]
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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 […]
Summer heat waves bring all sorts of creative solutions for staying cool. We are fortunate on the Hill to have some public pools to enjoy, but as many of us know our energy bills and water use often increase dramatically in the summer. Of course, energy rates go up in the summer (thank you, Pepco) […]