I considered starting this post with a huge platitude: That DC is changing. Yes, of course. The gap-toothed smiles of the city have gone and gotten themselves some very deep and expensive root canals and new porcelain teeth. The few salvageable teeth have been worked extensively and are barely recognizable in some places, and no […]
FEATURED: Saturday, September 17 Remembrance ceremony for artist Joanna Campbell Blake. Schedule listed here. Thursday, September 15 Dadian Gallery – 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Dadian Gallery presents the stained glass works of Stéphane Ruault. For more details, click here. Dadian Gallery is located at 4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW. King Street Gallery – 6 […]
Mark your calendars and take a long lunch walk: PARK(ing) Day is taking over the city’s parking spots tomorrow, September 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you’re not familiar with PARK(ing) Day, it’s a whimsical tradition that got its start in San Francisco, California (birthplace of quirk) back in 2005. Since the original […]
Hey! It is last official weekend of summer according to the calendar. We already can’t wear white and soon the approaching Polar Vortexes (Vortexi??) will force us into hibernation. Get out there! [The plural is “vortices.” I totally had to look it up. –MHC] This afternoon stop by Maketto at 3:30 for a cupping (coffee tasting […]
Claudia and I were recently invited to a walk-through of the construction site and a lunch/discussion at the neighboring Wunder Garten pop-up. During the walk-through, which is recorded in good detail (even with video!) over at Curbed– along with renderings of what the store will look like– we were told about the plans for the store/community space. In […]