Here is another great installment of Elizabeth’s gardening column. Have a question for Elizabeth? Send it to questionforelizabeth@gmail.com! –MHC It is hard not to stare in awe at the world around us when year after year our environment transforms from a brown, apparently lifeless, terrain into a lavish display of colors and textures. And every […]
Ever feel like you and your money aren’t on the same page? You know about budgets, you’re faithful to your 401(k), and you even balance your checkbook but still feel like there’s some barrier between you and a healthy relationship with your cash flow? Local counselor and life coach, Bonny King-Taylor, is hosting a workshop […]
This past Saturday (April 30) was the third annual Taste of 8th event organized by Barracks Row Main Street on 8th Street SE. Twenty restaurants, stores, and soon-to-be eateries participated, offering a sample of food and/or drink for $5. Those who were more curious or more voracious could get five tastes for $20. The turnout […]
About a year ago, I was on my way to a friend’s house and she asked me to pick up diapers for her because her husband had inadvertently grabbed the wrong size when he went out earlier. I was shocked to see how expensive this essential item was. Now imagine that you’re barely scraping by […]
We’ve had quite a news cycle over the last week around the nation. From deadly tornadoes (our thoughts are with everyone affected); to a Royal wedding that provided a bit of distraction from more serious world events; to the assassination that has consumed the news the last two days; there is no shortage of news […]