Only a snow ball’s throw away down the Hill lie the treasures of the National Gallery of Art. We can walk into the marbled halls for nary a cent, the envy of our NYC brothers who have to shell out $20 a piece for the Met and MoMA. It’s the perfect time to go and […]
Sigh. Oh winter, you hold such promise of sleigh rides and frosty noses. In DC’s oppressive summer heat we dream of sweaters, snuggling and fireside cocoa. In reality most folks are about done with winter by the end of January…Valentine’s Day at the latest. However the pleasures of Spring still elude us. It will be […]
It’s January 8th and I’m just getting around to thinking about resolutions. Well, I did just mail the last of the holiday cards. As a long-time Hill resident, I’ve decided to make this the year to stop putting off getting to know unknown (to me) facets of life on the Hill. Far too often I […]
The music venues on H Street are varied and many. On a given night you’ll hear everything from a symphony to rock n’ roll to bluegrass. This month, the sound coming from the H Street Playhouse is joyful noise. The Theater Alliance’s production of Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity gives viewers an interpretation of the nativity […]
This Saturday afternoon a new documentary that may be on its way to the Sundance Film Festival will be screened in the Chapel at Congressional Cemetery. The film, God’s House, tells the little-known story of Muslim hospitality in Albania that saved the lives of thousands of Jews during World War II, and a present-day Muslim […]