19 May 2010

Taffety Punk Brings Alchemy Back to Life at CHAW

No one really talks much about alchemy anymore and that’s a shame.  The absolutely physically impossible science tinged with  a mystical/magical belief system is a welcome respite from modern reality. I suppose J.K. Rowling touched on it with The Philosopher’s Stone and what is the relentless Vampire Phenomena but another twist on the quest for […]


19 May 2010

A Beginner Joins the Pros at the Classic

About the time this blog began a year ago, I started getting serious about running. Well, serious for me meant getting over the two-mile hump on the treadmill when I’d get bored and peter out. On Sunday morning, together with 3,400 runners, I finished the Capitol Hill Classic, my third race, and felt more than […]


14 May 2010

NE Library to Loudly Open Outdoor Reading Room

Libraries are supposed to be quiet places, right? Not this weekend. The Northeast Library will celebrate the opening of its Outdoor Reading Room with a performance by Jali-D, the Drum Talker at noon on Saturday.  David Foreman, aka ‘Jali-D,’ is an accomplished percussionist and spoken word artist with a talent for what he calls “rappercussions” […]


13 May 2010

DC Yoga Week Returns May 15

DC Yoga Week is returning for it’s fifth year, kicking off with Yoga on the Mall this Saturday from 1 pm – 5 pm.  Whether you’re a veteran or a newbie, there is something for you during yoga week, including around the Hill. DC Yoga week strives to: provide opportunities for people living in the […]


13 May 2010

The To Do List

Another weekend of sunny spring weather is approaching, and with it a crop of diverse, unique, and interesting special events on and around Capitol Hill.  That is, despite the delayed opening of Biergarten Haus on H St, NE and Chesapeake Room on Barracks Row.  Cross your fingers that these folks get their sign-offs ASAP so […]


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