I have just learned via the Interwebs that Saturday’s moon is supposed to be a SUPERMOON. What does that mean, you ask? Apparently, the moon is closer to earth around this time of year, and so it’s going to look absolutely gigantic! So, in addition to all the awesome things you are planning to do […]
Outdoor movies, concerts, and festivals have become hallmarks of Washington DC in the warmer months over recent years. It’s almost like the revolt against extreme air conditioning. One of the most relaxing and popular options has to be the Yards Park Concert Series, which kicks off on Friday, May 4 at 6:00 p.m with the […]
This past Saturday I took one of the guided tours offered by Brian Flahaven and the Ward 6 staff of the Eastern Branch Boys & Girls Club Building. The four-story structure was built in 1937 and sits on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and 17th Street SE. Sadly, it sits vacant and has not been […]
The Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA) Annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale features new, rare and hard-to-find plants, and this year’s sale also includes more than 600 books on horticulture, garden design and designers, landscape architecture and garden travel from the library of longtime FONA board member and garden designer Sally Boasberg, who passed […]
My first bites of a baked good from The Pretzel Bakery proved quite elusive. Opening weekend they ran out of pretzels. Three times. Perhaps that’s a testament both to the spirit of the neighborhood in welcoming a new business and the simple goodness of a well-baked pretzel. I was able to score a three-pack on […]