Back to school, back to work, and back to eating. Chefs and restaurant owners are busy preparing some new and interesting things in our neighborhood. Here’s the scoop as we smell it. The Pretzel Bakery is indeed open again after a vacation for its staff, and as of Wednesday, September 4 you can opt for […]
I knew exactly where I parked it. I knew the doors were locked. And I knew everything inside was hidden or out of plain sight. But then there was the question I couldn’t answer — “Dude, where’s my car?” This is a cautionary tale, and really a story in stupidity. That’s because the night before […]
Sometimes an endeavor is so worthwhile, it’s okay to pretend the neighborhood extends upward more than the passionately-defended boundaries allow, right? Art Enables, 2204 Rhode Island Avenue NE, a non-profit that supports artist with disabilities in their self-expression, as well as in making a living through their art, is such an exception. For the sticklers, […]
Yes, we all have heard how DC was built on a swamp, and we should therefore just accept the fact that it’s going to be humid, soupy and downright hot for several months of the year. Sorry, but that doesn’t make this author feel any better. It’s hot out. Crazy hot. It can be hot inside too. […]
Ben and Jerry’s has a new campaign to name an ice cream flavor after Washington, D.C. The good news: ice cream won over frozen greek yogurt. Sorry, health-conscious people, but ice cream is always the crown jewel of the icy dessert showcase: the cure to emotional problems; the Yin to our Yang; or, um, the […]