Its nearly Valentine’s Day and while I’ll be content to receive my first true love (chocolate) from my Valentine, perhaps you’d like to venture outside the house rather than eat an entire box of Godiva in a single afternoon. In which case, I give you a sampling of Valentine’s Day events and restaurant specials on […]
I heard two very good things Tuesday. Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow and La Lomita has reopened its doors. I can almost taste the first margarita of spring on their patio. After the fire in early December, the plucky neighborhood stalwart closed its door and took the opportunity to freshen up. They needed to […]
The first day on the job for each position I’ve had has been a blur. Diana Ingraham, the newly named executive director of the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, doesn’t have that luxury. There’s money to be raised; major renovations to be finished; a full roster of programs and events to plan; a […]
If you’ve spent January in a funk, wondering how best to start the year’s remaining eleven months, look no farther than the Folger Theatre: you can laugh, laugh some more, and perhaps even shed a small tear with their current production of A Comedy of Errors, through March 6th. Perhaps you consider Shakespeare too lofty […]
I spent the better part of my elementary school years with skinned knees. Swings and monkey bars on top of blacktop will do that. Ours, a typical 1970’s school playground, was not the safest, but my classmates and I did learn to hang on for dear life. Playgrounds today are much more knee-friendly and really […]