His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, surprised sunbathers, dog walkers and picnickers Saturday afternoon with a visit to Yards Park on the Capitol Riverfront. The Dalai Lama led an outdoor ritual, which included a prayer service on the Riverfront’s boardwalk, followed by a water pouring ceremony. The event marked the end of a 10-day teaching and […]
So how was your weekend? Did you get to enjoy the last dregs of really perfect, excellent weather, a.k.a. “The Summer weather we should always have,” before the heatwave is upon us? Did you belatedly celebrate France? Did you weep along with the US Women’s soccer team? Tell us in the comments, won’t you? Here […]
Ask any Capitol Hill resident as to the major changes that have occurred in this part of town, and they will tell you of the great upheavals that shook the neighborhood in the 50s and 60s, and of the large number of people that moved either to NW DC or to the suburbs, and that […]
Guest post by Gabe Stutman The Queen Vic is yet another reason why H Street is NOT going to be the next Adams Morgan. I’ve heard whispers from longtime DC residents such as myself that the rapid, bar-heavy development on H is similar to that of 18th Street years back – that eventually H Street […]
A few weeks ago our family’s beloved pup got out and was missing for over a day. She’d escaped while folks were in and out while doing some work on our house. Once we realized she was missing we were panicked because we had no idea how she had been gone. Like anyone would do […]