I recently sat down with Michael Brown, candidate for U.S. Shadow Senator for the District of Columbia and asked him to introduce himself and his platform. Michael is the incumbent Shadow Senator and he is up for reelection this year. He has been serving in this volunteer position for 12 years. The transcript of our […]
Are you familiar with Eastern Market Art Series & Teachings (EAST) at the Hill Center? It’s a program Adrian Gianforti started in January of 2017, dedicated to giving children ages 7-12 free arts instruction. The instruction is provided and generously donated by local artists– which we are lucky to have in abundance in the neighborhood. […]
As we continue our look at LGBT history in the runup to the Capital Pride Festival, we will look at some of the bars on Capitol Hill that catered to the LGBT community over the years. According to the Rainbow History Projects walking tour of Capitol Hill, the earliest site was 500 8th Street SE, where […]
In anticipation of Hamilton fever– which started when the tickets first went on sale but will officially reach fever pitch when the musical opens at the Kennedy Center on June 12– the National Postal Museum, a.k.a. the Smithsonian in our backyard, has a very cool exhibit about Alexander Hamilton opening today through March 3, 2019. […]
Greetings friends! Big holiday weekend ahead for some of us. DCPS is taking a mini-break and I am so grateful for the break from waking teens. Of course, this job is replaced by the “waiting up for teens” which is even less pleasant. The local pools should be opening even though the weather may not […]