Northeast Neighborhood Library has been wrapped in tarp for months, but its slowly coming down, revealing a revitalized facade underneath. The project is part of the Library Building Program, a guide to bring state-of-the-art libraries to our community. Sixteen projects are listed on the library’s website. Of the projects still in progress, seven are to […]
Every year this one seems to catch me off guard – I get up on a Saturday morning ready to run errands all over the city only to find half of the streets shut down for the National Marathon. I recommend rescheduling your errands that require a car for Saturday afternoon or Sunday, and making […]
Finally, some white stuff that doesn’t require shoveling … The local wedding bloggerati descended on Capitol Hill Thursday night to check out the latest collection from Punk Rock Bride. Wedding gown designer Stephanie Ward’s studio, on 3rd Street Northeast near Massachusetts Avenue, was transformed into a showcase for her newest creations. The line includes five […]
Next weekend, on March 6th and 7th, the St. Mark’s Players will be holding auditions for Oliver! It is a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist, about an orphan that falls in with a band of pickpockets. Performances will be the first three weekends in May. The organizers are looking to cast all […]
Let’s establish a couple of things right from the start: in the days prior to seeing Orestes, a Tragic Romp at the Folger Theater I had, for the first time, seen Milk and attended opening night of Richard II at the Shakespeare Theater. Both were wonderful, but I had more than my fill of the […]