The following meetings are coming up this week: ANC 6D monthly meeting will be held at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church,600 M Street, SW, at 7 pm. Lower 8th St. SE Visioning Process Meeting will be held at 8:30 am and again at 7 pm at The Peoples’ Church, 535 8th Street, SE. (Update: here is […]
Well, it’s that time of year. Holiday parties, drinks with old friends, drinks with new friends. Drinks to celebrate and drinks to cope. When temperatures dip, I shelve my desires for a margarita on the patio and instead start looking for drinks to warm me up by the fire. I start swapping out Ketel and […]
How far from home does the “buy local” criteria extend? Probably not all the way to the Rhode Island Avenue Home Depot. This elf’s decorating coffers being a little spare this year, I made the “Grinchish” decision to nix the tradition of stopping by Eastern Market for tree. Did we save a few bucks? Yes. […]
A CNN story on December 6 that looked at how the recession is affecting small business featured our very own Capitol Hill Bikes. An email from the bike store today indicated that they are still looking to re-open on the Hill soon and are in the process of negotiating a lease. You can see the […]
Another cold but (reasonably) sunny weekend coming up, so if you’re all done with your shopping, it’s time to see what Capitol Hill has to offer. If you’re in need of some reading material to tide you over the Christmas break, or just need some more stocking-stuffers, the Friends of Southeast Library can help. This […]