It’s an unusually warm Monday morning in November. Umbrella strollers and double joggers are lined up outside of SOVA Espresso & Wine. Inside, Mr. Skip, a cross between your favorite English teacher and Jimmy Buffet, entertains an audience of infants, toddlers and grown-ups on the second floor of the H Street coffee house. The event […]
Director Timothy Douglas gives us a uniquely-DC take on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing at the Folger Theater. Set in present day against the backdrop of the DC Caribbean Carnival, it is a bright, engaging retelling of the witty back-and-forth between an avowed bachelor and bachelorette, Benedick and Beatrice, and the consequences of meddling in […]
Continuing our series of “How the Schools of Capitol Hill Got Their Name,” I’ll follow up on fellow tour guide and Hill dad Tim Krepp’s recent article with a discussion of my son’s school, Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School. Zachary Taylor is a no-brainer– Old Rough and Ready, Mexican-American War hero and 12th President of the United […]
If you have not yet tried a class at Joy of Motion Dance Center at the Atlas now is the time to get your hip hop/ballet/ballroom/yoga on. They are offering a special until September 6th for all first-time adult students. Take any drop-in class you choose for only $10. A complete schedule of classes can […]
On Friday night I stopped by Montmartre and was told that their new pizza shop, Seventh Hill will be opening tomorrow. The new eatery will be in the space previously occupied by Ben and Jerry’s. While I’m sad to have lost our ice cream shop, I think that gourmet pizza is something we can use […]