When we learn the unromantic truth regarding plays in Shakespeare’s time about women’s roles — that is, that they were usually played by younger men — it’s easy to chalk it up to the relatively restricted role of women in 17th century society. Virginia Woolf famously lamented the unhappy lot that would have meant being […]
One recent brisk Saturday morning I was walking through Eastern Market with my wife and daughter after a filling breakfast at Tortilla Cafe, and my little one asked, “Daddy is that a skating rink?” She was pointing at the flat concrete pad that was the home of the temporary market structure, across 7th Street SE […]
In the last six months, The Cupboard, a convenience store located at the corner of East Capitol and 15th Street, has been building a quiet following among Hill East neighbors, especially for those in need of life’s necessities: bread, milk, and beer. But for some, the store can be easily missed because the market is […]
By Andrea Klee Crepes? Two blocks away from my Hill East apartment? Oh, how very Parisian! And well worth the wait. I noticed the signs declaring the coming-soon arrival of Crepes on the Corner when I first moved to the Hill in November 2011. From reading the Facebook posts, I learned I was not alone […]
If you haven’t marked your calendars, do so right now! The School Within a School at Peabody Elementary is holding its annual Jazz Gala and Auction on Saturday 17 March 2012 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 6pm to 10pm. This year, in efforts to make the process green (because the auction is on St. Paddy’s […]