It’s the weekend in which we all accept that summer’s really over. There’s no beach trip. No National Mall overrun with tourists in “You Don’t Know Me” t-shirts. No Friday night parades at the Barracks. But, don’t despair! You live on Capitol Hill. There’s always some fun stuff to do.
The promise of cooler autumn temperatures and slightly less humidity means the good people of DC want to be outside meeting their neighbors and sampling deep-fried foods that may or may not be served on a stick. That’s right — it’s street festival season in Washington DC! There are lots of special neighborhood and cultural […]
The cutest little hats for Hill babies, toddlers and even some lucky adults are now in stock at The Monkeys’ Uncle, hand-knit by expert knitter and long-time resident Elizabeth Nelson. First the hats, then the full Nelson. Hats: OMG, the hats are exquisite little gems of needlework meant for heads as small as a babies’ and […]
Nomination petitions were due on Friday, and there were several last-minute additions to the ANC races in Ward 6. We now have 12 three-way races and nine two-way races out of 35 seats! 12 seats remain unchallenged and one seat, 6C03, has no candidate. (And 6B11, which contains only the DC Jail and Congressional Cemetery, […]
The H Street corridor from Union Station to Bladensburg Road is quickly becoming a major food, drink, and entertainment destination for DC, but will it be a major green neighborhood as well? If DC Greenworks has anything to say about it, then yes. The organization — one of the area’s preeminent authorities on greener urban […]