Yes, our latest storm, due to “paste” us sometime tomorrow, according to the Capital Weather Gang, already has a name. A name that tickles the fancies of some, and rubs others the wrong way, but a name which will live in hashtag infamy nonetheless. A name that has come with at least one exhaustive etymological […]
By Matthew Roberts of Ginkgo Gardens Late winter is terribly annoying to just about everyone and especially to gardeners. The days are getting noticeably longer, but the air is still chill. The winds are damp and capriciously knock over and crack terra cotta pots left out on the patio. They create mushy clogged piles of […]
JDLand announced that Forest City Washington is moving forward with the plans for a sixteen-screen movie theater near Nationals Park. Going Out Gurus shared the news that Gordon Biersch is in fact trying to open in time for the Nationals’ home opener. As the construction in front of Union Station nears completion, The Washington Post has a great before-and-after visual. We Love DC reviewed (and loved) Tash, which […]
Who can believe Easter is just around the corner? While Peeps on my plate make me want to wretch, the various displays of Peep art in our fair city leave me grinning. More, more! And while you’re at it, add your spring whimsies to the THIH flickr group.
In the second installment of Films on the Hill, as listed in Mike Canning’s Hollywood on the Potomac, we’ll look at one of my favorite films: Broadcast News, which came out just as I was starting to become interested in nuance in film. It also has lots of DC locations, a great cast, and an […]