Former President (and potential First Man) Bill Clinton surprised crowds at Eastern Market on Saturday and Councilmember Charles Allen took him on a brief tour. (WJLA) Chef Erik Bruner-Yang and his restaurant/bakery/coffee shop/retail shop Maketto took home top honors and the Washington Aream Restaurant Association Awards. Maketto won Best New Restaurant while Chef Bruner Yand […]
Just a gentle reminder to GET OUT THERE AND VOTE, PEOPLE! While we would rather eat a bag of something unsavory rather than think about our national election and the awful backbiting and bickering involved, we strongly encourage you to turn in a vote for our local elections– especially the At-Large councilmember seat. Here at […]
You may hear items about lead in the local news, such when there were elevated levels of lead at Capitol Hill elementary schools. Perhaps you’re aware that lead pipes may still bring water to your home in the District of Columbia, or that lead soldering to keep pipes together was used in the District as late as […]
It’s almost summer…and that means camp time! Not sure of your plans yet? Fear not! There’s a spot waiting for your Arts Observers, Creative Explorers, and Scientific Artists. That’s because CHAW is offering a fantastic summer of programs combining arts, science, and plenty of fun in the sun. What will your CHAW Summer look like? […]
While the suggestion to turn over the Quaker Guns to the Washington Navy Yard that I wrote about last week was really a joke, the Navy Yard did have a number of cannons displayed, both as memorials to previous war as well as to see what the current enemy was up to. Today, we will […]