Next year marks the 200th anniversary when Washington burned in the War of 1812. It also marks the 150th anniversary when Confederate forces attacked Fort Stevens, a Civil War outpost located near Missouri and Georgia Avenue, NW. I will return to these two important moments in history many times in the next months and year, but first I want […]
All done with your Thanksgiving feast? Have you finished correcting everyone that it’s the “Macy’s THANKSGIVING Day Parade” and not simply the Macy’s Day Parade? Done extolling the virtues of apple pie over pumpkin, or, God forbid, pecan? Well good. Time to swap out our A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving for A Charlie Brown Christmas. Which requires, in […]
As you are emerging from your post-turkey haze, trying to figure out how to entertain lingering friends and family, shopping local or setting off in search of the perfect Christmas tree, we’d like to take a moment to say that WE are thankful for YOU. You read, share posts, comment and email us your questions […]
It’s inevitable; guests are about to arrive and you realize that you are missing some crucial ingredient. Or maybe the guests have already taken over your house and you are in desperate need of a break so you claim to need more eggs, milk, wine… No matter what it is you really need, when it […]
Frozen Tropics shared news that a new sports bar, Sin Bin, is hoping to open on H Street NE. WJLA reported that Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y. was assaulted and robbed of her handbag last Monday evening at 2nd and Independence Avenue SE walking home from dinner at at 8:30pm. She is okay, but remember to be careful out there! […]