Since honey bees (I hope that’s what you’ve got, and not wasps) are so rapidly declining in recent years across the world, it would be best not to have them killed, but to have a specialist come in and remove them to somewhere useful, such as an orchard. My parents did that a few times, […]
From DDOT press release: What: Citizen Tree Forum When: Wednesday, June 3, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), 777 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 300 The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is offering District residents a unique opportunity to learn more about the street trees in their neighborhoods and […]
One of the things I love about living on the Hill is that we’re a community of dog-friendly folks, in a pretty dog-friendly city. Before I got my pooch (Ramona, a now 3 year old Schnauzer/Poodle mix), I was friendly with my neighbors, but since bringing her into my life, I feel like I’ve really […]
Each of the artists at Eastern Market has a distinct style and many of them feature monuments and cityscapes in their work. Jonathan Bloom catches you off guard with his monoprints of rabbis, ostriches and purple horses. He specializes in portraiture, both realistic and fictitious – and surprises you with familiar images layered into the […]
The Peter Bug Day celebration behind Watkins Elementary School last Saturday featured antique cars, activities for kids, bbq, and a dozen live bands. This gorilla had a blast. The New Era preformed songs as varied as Old Man River to Sam Cooke’s “Change is Gonna Come” to New Edition eighties hits. After an encore and […]