It was a sad moment when I realized this would not be the summer I would try my somewhat-of-a-green thumb at urban farming. As we walk by one of the community gardens I long for speckled pole beans, chartruse kale and dear little pink radishes. I fantasize regularly about large juicy beefsteak tomatoes and the […]
Temperatures are heating up, pools are open, and the school year will soon be over. To many that means summer is just around the corner, but these days it also means you have more evening entertainment options thanks to a number of outdoor movie venues. What better way to enjoy a summer night than taking […]
Guest post by Anna Cranage Conathan Business investors of Capitol Hill, it’s time for us to have a chat. A chat wherein I appeal to your senses of reason, compassion and humanity, and I’m gonna give it to you straight, right between the eyes: I am overweight. I used to be thin. No, not twiggy, […]
Over the weekend, a conversation with friends about the impending heat lead to a conversation about ice cream, during which several friends remarked they had all been to Ted’s Bulletin (with me!) for milkshakes. It turns out the shakes at Ted’s are something I take for granted, especially as the temperature continues to rise. After […]
What a month. We went from celebrating spring to hatred and name-calling, and that was just among the City Council members. May has been a pretty exciting month for us Hill residents. I’ll cut right to it and save the rants about the weather (though it is a bit muggy these days, no?). What did […]