Along with several new specials, H Street Country Club is bringing in more family-focused events. The highly amusing putt-putt course has also received some enhancements that should make some of the more challenging holes a bit more manageable (like the nearly-impossible Lincoln Memorial hole). Saturdays and Sundays from 11am – 4pm there will be food […]
There’s been a lot of debate on the HillEast listserve about the activities of the Mayor’s Conservation Corp, seen throughout the week giving out door hangers promoting their services. Perhaps nobody is taking them up on the offer to help with trash and weed problems on city property? Instead, at 11 a.m. today, a number […]
Today a large group of teens in blue shirts emblazoned with “The Mayor’s Conservation Corps” (MCC) were passing out door hangers as they walked down Kentucky Avenue. While they weren’t particularly chatty about their activities, they certainly were a visible presence, and I’m excited to see what other city-sponsored green activities they’ll be up to […]
Enforcement of a long-held policy of barring people under 16 unless accompanied by a parent became a flashpoint on Barracks Row recently. When Patty Curran’s son Ian, on an errand from his mother to buy raw hide and waste bags, the 13 year-old was prevented from entering Chateau Animaux. Curran, mother also to a 17 […]
Cookie and Gourmet magazines are teaming together with Destination DC and PureVia to bring us Kids’ Restaurant Week, a week-long promotion in DC, New York, and Chicago that benefits local charities. The two DC charities that will benefit from this great event are Eastern Market and Miriam’s Kitchen. This year’s event kicks off at Eastern […]