Happy Mardi Gras! Since my mother is from New Orleans, this time of year always means King Cakes and jambalaya — two of my favorite things. Sadly our order of cakes didn’t make it because of the blizzard, but we made the best of it. We took some of those massive mounds of snow and […]
We all now know that this winter has dumped the most snow on the nation’s capital than any previous winter – and there may be more to come, soon. I was all set to talk about the winter of 1898/9 and began working my way through the newspapers of the time when I became, well, […]
Just as you thought it was safe to park on the city’s major thoroughfares, the weathermen say the “S” word again and DC declares another snow emergency. Move your car by 9 am or face a fine. You know the drill by now… If you are not sure what streets are snow emergency routes, this […]
Capitol Hill will be well-represented at this year’s Helen Hayes Awards. Folger Theater’s production of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia received eight nods, including Outstanding Resident Play, Outstanding Leading Actress for Holly Twyford, Outstanding Director for Aaron Posner (both are also part of Folger’s Orestes – A Tragic Romp), Outstanding Supporting Actor for Eric Hissom and Outstanding […]
The ANC 6A 02 special election is still happening on Thursday (February 11) night at Miner Elementary at 7 p.m. Voting will go from 7:10 to 8:10. ANC 6A used to be the worst in the city. The City Paper said so. The first meeting I went to in 2000 was actually one of two. […]