Living close to Barracks Row is both a blessing and a curse (although the curse might just be my laziness but I digress). The point is, I love having so many restaurant and bar options (ok and cupcake shops) all within walking distance from my house, but I do wonder if the convenience factor makes […]
One of the more popular charitable events held each year is the Taste of the Nation DC evening at the National Building Museum. The party brings together chefs and mixologists from tens of DC establishments for a night of eating and drinking that benefits Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, which aims to end […]
While it can be fun having our neighborhood be the focus of the planet for a few days it is also sweet relief when the barricades come down and we return to our kind of normal. How shall we celebrate? We’ve got some great theatre happening this weekend so grab some dinner and drinks and […]
Inauguration time in DC is exciting but also crazy. In my line of work I’ve had the good fortune of covering inauguration activities from various vantage points – the Capitol, the Mall, from an Inaugural Ball. And while there’s no doubt that watching a president take the oath of office fills me with the pride […]
Are you, dear reader, blessed with good health at the moment? Be thankful you aren’t among the many many, yours truly included, stricken with flu, crud or contagion. The doctor I saw yesterday says he is seeing way more cases of flu than is typical for this time of year. So my plans for the […]