Hoping to cool down a bit this weekend, my family and I made the short trip up to H Street NE for a visit to the new Rita’s for some frozen treats. I was a Rita’s newbie as well as a big fan of dessert, so I was curious. Rita’s opened its H Street location […]
If you’re going to be around Capitol Hill this weekend, you might want to check out some of these other fun activities happening around town and around the Hill. Wednesday, December 23 (Since most people have time off on Thursday and Friday this week as well) If you haven’t made it yet, visit the US […]
Ever since D.C. announced its plans to bring streetcars back to the city, the question of powering them with overhead wires has been a hot topic. A law dating back to the 1800’s prohibits overhead wires in the “old city,” begging the question of how DDOT plans to power the streetcars. Once it became clear […]
This past July I issued myself a challenge: to spend an entire month doing all my shopping and entertaining on the Hill. I won’t lie — I had mulled over the things that might cause me to cheat, like going to a movie theater or needing a new pair of running shoes, but I never […]
Thanksgiving in DC is one of my favorite things in the world. More so than any other holiday, it feels like the city really empties out leaving a skeleton crew of locals, barflies and people who are smart enough to realize that nothing ruins a holiday faster than time spent on I-95. Wander into a […]