Happy Tax Day! Did you get a return? Congratulations – you have an extra hour to spend it at DC bars tonight, which are open an extra hour (until 3am) since Friday is a holiday in DC! And if you owed – go find a friend with a fat return check to treat you to […]
Whether you’re an expert gardener or a tenderfoot, this is an exciting but tricky time of year. Perhaps you followed the advice of my earlier column that made you get off your duff and get seeds started indoors; or perhaps you had it all figured out before then and, greenhouse all set up, you are […]
Neighbors come and neighbors go, and trust me, all of mine have been interesting characters, including the former drug kingpins of 14th Street. The only one who has tempted my pocketbook is Enise, owner of Enise Jewelry and Silverado jewelry stores, and a stalwart of the North Carolina plaza at Eastern Market. Girls, you know […]
In February, it was reported that CSX did not receive the funds needed to begin the Virginia Avenue Tunnel project, however, according to CSX’s Steve Flippin, the project is moving forward. “CSX is now pursuing alternate avenues of funding, which include a transportation authorization bill and national infrastructure reinvestment funds,” said Flippin. CSX is also […]
Couture in Washington? Sure, if you do it yourself, you can drape and dart while everyone else tucks and rolls thanks to new classes beginning this week at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) taught by Nora Elias, a former atelier member trained at the most prestigious fashion school in the world. No, not the one […]