Two Sunday crimes that have alarmed many in the community — a seemingly unprovoked, vicious attack on a woman walking from Harris Teeter around 3 PM Sunday, by one among a group of four young men, resulting in substantial facial injury and the unrelated shooting of a man nearby — has prompted the First District Police […]
And today’s cup of coffee picture comes from my recent trip to New Orleans where I spent Thanksgiving with my family, who I do not get to see nearly enough. No trip to New Orleans is complete without a Cafe Au Lait and an order of beignets, piled high with powered sugar. While you can […]
In searching for something completely different, I came upon a picture of the Speaker of the House protecting their head from being pelted by something. No, it isn’t Steny Hoyer, and the projectiles aren’t tea-party brick-bats, but rather Representative Pat Boland of Pennsylvania, and he is protecting himself from large hailstones. This bizarre and – […]
Just in time for the Christmas season, Labyrinth Game Shop is opening today. Capitol Hill’s newest shopping destination features a full and intriguing collection of games, puzzles, and other accoutrement. Dungeons and Dragons paraphernalia, strategy games, and even an extensive collection of gift-worthy well crafted wooden games. So much, in fact, you will get beat […]
An abundance of trash on your street? Cars driving too fast in your neighborhood? Looking for a way to get more involved in the community? Your Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner is here to help (and yes, he/she ran for the position knowing it was unpaid!) This week, newly elected Commissioner Lia Veenendaal-Selck (ANC 6A 08) tells […]