As more outlets have started to cover our little area of the city, crime news seems to be increasing in a way I’m not sure reflects the rate at which crime is actually increasing. On one hand, it is important for us to know what is happening around us so we can be reminded to be careful […]
For DCPS kids this is the final weekend of summer which, while SO SO WELCOME, seems wrong since Labor Day is still two weeks away. Regardless, it’s still summer so we must continue to summer on. Tonight you can catch a preview performance of SCENA Theatre’s interpretation of Oscar Wilde’s classic farce The Importance of […]
What better way to end the summer than with neighbors, enjoying some of the best FREE activities around? Sunday, August 30, join Ward 6 Day Out With The Nationals. Councilmember Charles Allen’s office has a limited number of FREE tickets to share with Ward 6 residents. You can request up to FOUR free tickets to see the […]
On August 18 we celebrated 95 years of being able to vote while female, also known as the day the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. While women in some states of the Union had a varying range of rights– from none whatsoever to full voting rights in parts of the Western United States– in […]
You know what the best thing about raising kids in a big city is? All the unsolicited advice from friends and complete strangers on your choice. I kid (haha), but only a little: one of the joys of parenting is having your choices examined and judged by random people. On a lemon-bright June day a […]