Last week, we looked at Adelaide Johnson’s life and her most famous sculpture. Unfortunately, the moment the Portrait Monument was installed in the Capitol was also the beginning of the end for her. After this, she appears in the newspapers only to give the occasional address, and to leave wreaths at her sculpture in the […]
The sun is shining and the temperatures are climbing. The Tidal Basin is restricting vehicular AND pedestrian access, though sources tell me that if you’re alone or in small groups (read: two or three people) you can enjoy the blossoms. But why would you trek all the way out there if our own Stanton Park […]
Arrests and other crime information in the area, directly from MPD. If you have a tip, you can always call 202-727-9099. You can also send info anonymously to the TEXT TIP LINE by texting 50411. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and […]
Pie Shop DC is the baby of Sandra Basanti, a self-described “typical latchkey kid/first generation Sudanese-American with immigrant parents that worked constantly.” This baby makes a mean pie and it’s also packed a punch with live music, which sadly had to stop when the pandemic hit. This hasn’t stopped Sandra from working fiercely to keep […]
Opening a new store is a fraught operation at the best of times. And these are not the best of times. Nonetheless, Tiffany Lightfoot is taking the plunge. After years of baking in her own kitchen, and appearing in the TV programs CandyLand and Holiday Wars, she has now found a new way of creating […]