Saving energy means saving money, plain and simple. It also means less pollution where the energy is generated and in most cases less fossil fuels being depleted to create the energy. But besides costly upgrades like photovoltaic solar panels and the most basic strategies like changing light bulbs, how can we as homeowners make strides […]
Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appeared on her blog Vine Art. Regular readers of our Vine Art blog know we’re big proponents of our many wonderful local farmers’ markets, CSAs, and of course growing your own. Why, […]
Happy Tuesday, dear readers! I figured this week’s photo was appropriate as Oktoberfest is underway in Germany. Yes, I’m mildly jealous of my co-workers who are there while I sit at my desk taking care of some very exciting work. On to Hill talk. If you made it to the Barracks Row Fall Festival, won’t […]
Good morning! So last week when all the girls on Facebook were proclaiming the return of tights and boots I did not join in. Too early to herald the return of fall; and sure enough we’ve been living in an above-ground swamp all weekend. The murk began to lighten Sunday evening but I really feel […]
Last week’s H Street festival showed, once again, what a vibrant neighborhood this has once again become. Still missing in the picture are, of course, the light rail cars for which the tracks have been laid. And that’s a pity, because it was street cars that made H street what it was originally. Today, we’ll […]