Happy St. Patrick’s Day weekend to you! How auspicious to start the weekend with this “holiday.” In my childhood we still had some relatives around connected to the Emerald Isle, so to celebrate our shared heritage we ate craggy scones and listened to Irish music while the grownups ended their meal with Irish coffee, a whisky/coffee/whipped cream concoction which required […]
A few weeks ago, I attended the “Rickeys, Riots, & Retail: An H Street History Event” at Smith Commons. I’ve lived in the H Street area for 6 years, and was intrigued by this event. I’ve always meant to do some research on the area, find out who the people were, what they did, but […]
With St. Patrick’s Day and the first day of Spring rapidly approaching, it is only appropriate to go out and take a walk in the neighborhood. And nothing improves a walk more than a drink here and there. Fortunately, Walking Shtick Tours has you covered both ways, and they will be debuting two new walking […]
I feel like things can get tense around the neighborhood sometimes — over parking, proposed development projects, loud neighbors, or snarky anonymous commenters — so maybe it’s time to shut our eyes, take a deep breath and go “om” as we find our centers. If you practice yoga on the Hill, where do you go?
Sure, the robins and daffodils scream spring, but this time of year it’s the increasing number of Open House signs that signal arrival of the vernal equinox. The self-confessed open house voyeurs could be in training for speed and stealth for when the right house comes along, because here on the Hill you have to […]