No plans tonight? Now you do! Three and a half weeks after a fire destroyed its kitchen, the Argonaut will open for business again at 5pm today. Well, it will be partially open. The patio and upstairs bar, which suffered the least amount of damage, will be open for drinks and a very limited food […]
Are you running out of things to do with the kids this summer? Or do you have an aspiring cook in the family? Or maybe you just want to give your little one the cooking bug so you can finally get some support in the kitchen? (kidding!) Whatever the reason, if you have a child […]
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) […]
We reported on the rumors last fall, as rumbling suggested that the Gary Cha, owner of Yes! Organic Market, was looking to move the store from its location on the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Washington City Paper’s The Housing Complex confirmed what Yes! fans have suspected and feared for some time: Yes! has […]
Last summer I saw the Trapeze School of New York at Washington DC at their temporary set-up on the old convention center site. Driving by, I noted to my wife, “That looks cool.” A few weeks later I was presented with a gift certificate for the initiation fee and my first flying trapeze lesson. Good […]