All across the country, including the District, the primary emotion when dealing with schools is angst. Whether about curricula, testing, international comparisons, or whatever, the discussions appear endless and intractable. Fortunately, many schools are forging on on their own, striving to broaden their students’s education without losing track of their primary objective. One school on […]
Last night burglars broke into a home in the 1500 block of D Street NE and and left with electronics and this sweet little two and a half year old cockapoo Margo. Her owners are very sad and have offered a reward for her return. She has a microchip (ID# 985121010681957) and was wearing a black […]
So that was kind of a long weekend for those of us with kids in school. I mean I love snow days but I was happy to kick them out the door this morning. For those of you suffering from cabin fever, here are a few suggestions for how to spend the weekend. Tonight Rorschach […]
DCist spotted the Capitol Hill fox in Garfield Park, and Famous DC found a photo of his granddad. Lots of CSX/Virginia Avenue Tunnel coverage in the wake of last week’s community meeting with Mayor Gray: City Desk, ANC 6B Commissioner Kirsten Oldenburg, Washington Post, JDLand. Young & Hungry noted that Bluejacket will start giving tours […]
With today being Martin Luther King jr Day, I would usually just post a rerun from previous weeks. Today, though, I want to write about something whose importance will become more obvious next week, when I write about the old street car tunnel on Capitol Hill.