Hard to believe, but Memorial Day weekend if upon us. It is scary how quickly this happened. Weren’t we just here?? Well, if your weekend plans do not include escaping town for the beach, let us assist with making it memorable. Tonight the Alliance Française’s week-long salute to French hip hop comes to the Atlas […]
What better way to kick off memorial day weekend than with an official Crunkcake release party! If you’re not familiar with Crunkcakes, check out Maria’s explanation here and then read on. The party, celebrating the official release of DC Brau flavors, is next Thursday May 31st this Thursday at 7pm (sorry got a little too […]
Aside from mourning Chuck Brown this weekend what else are we going to do? Tonight head over to the Hill Center for another Talk of the Hill event with Bill Press. This time he sits down with Matt Apuzzo and Eileen Sullivan of The Associated Press. They are part of the team that won a 2012 Pulitzer Prize […]
I learned something surprising about myself when I moved to what was a moderately shady intersection of NE in 2001 — I like things to be surprising and a little edgy. So as H Street has developed, with its burlesque dancers, intimate music venues and wide variety of ethnic and theme restaurants, I’ve been rewarded […]
This Saturday presents a confusing cultural conundrum. It is the day of the Kentucky Derby, the tradition-bound horse race that somehow also celebrates seersucker and mint juleps. Saturday is also Cinco De Mayo (no relation) a Mexican holiday that celebrates margaritas and sombreros. Many people who have zero affiliation with, or even understanding of, either culture […]