Sunset in DC is perhaps the only time of day you can step outside and not be immediately overcome by staggering humidity. With this in mind, the twilight hours are all the more reason to be outdoors, enjoying a nice cold beverage and a meal on the Hill, H Street style. A number of great […]
All you frites freaks, mussels mavens, and waffle wishers take heed: Belgian Restaurant Week DC kicks off July 15 and offers seven days of European delicacies without even leaving the comfort of our Hill neighborhood. Belga Cafe, Granville Moore’s, and Le Pain Quotidien are among the eleven restaurants and embassies that will host a number of […]
When I first started running in April, I could barely keep up with the training program’s guidelines. How could I run a 5k in six weeks’ time when I could barely run for one minute? A funny thing happened around the third week when we took our training to Lincoln Park. We were able to […]
Although it’s too hot now to plant shrubs, you can start planning your fall plantings with the help of Matthew Roberts, plant guru extraordinaire at Ginkgo Gardens, 911 11th Street, SE. –MHC __________ In a scene from one my favorite books, The Phantom Tollbooth, the hero Milo knocks at the entrance of an exactly square […]
Pitango Gelato just opened its doors — or big, gleaming glassfront door at 660 Penn Ave., official address, on 7th Street SE, replacing the two former florist tenants–with an offering of flavors so rich and intense yet cold and refreshing, it takes a the brain a moment to distill the multi-faceted sensory input into one […]