If you’re like me, you’ve wondered what the International Graduate University which is on the 400 block of 13th St SE is all about. Or, more accurately, was about, as the university’s board recently voted to close it. Fear not, however, the old Buchanan School building will soon have a new tenant, if the two […]
Our official and jam-packed Halloween on the Hill Guide will be coming out next week, but until then we wanted to make sure everyone knew about a great opportunity to get into the Halloween spirit this weekend. On Saturday, October 17 at 11am, 11:30am, noon, and 12:30pm you can get a special tour of Congressional […]
Yesterday volunteers from City Year collaborated with Metro Teen AIDS to make art with a message. As their first assignment of the 10-month stint, the volunteers, young people from around the country, ranging in age from 17 to 24, picked up paintbrushes and promoted AIDS information though the website RealTalkDC. The mural is located in […]
Moving to DC from the West Coast, I found it a nice surprise to know that there was a Safeway supermarket in our neighborhood. After all, Safeway, I reasoned, is a West Coast kind of thing, right? It would be just like grocery shopping back home, in a store with familiar brands and labels and […]
Photo by María Helena Carey One of the quaint things about moving to a place like the Hill is that you get the feeling that you live in a very small village. Of course, it would be a small village with access to excellent cultural events, world-class dining and where you can meet not just […]