Each year parent volunteers from St. Peter School on Capitol Hill pull together a colossal social fundraiser to support the school and further its mission. This year they have gone the extra mile for the Annual St. Peter School Annual Auction & Gala – A Night at the Races! On Saturday, February 7, the gala will […]
The Navy Yard neighborhood of Capitol Hill was the first real neighborhood to develop in D.C. While the city as a whole existed entirely to support the new Federal government and was therefore full of clerks, this neighborhood was there for the Navy Yard and so here lived all those needed to build and repair […]
Humid and 90 degrees? Is it July or what? Nope, it’s September, and the kids have already donned their first day of school clothes and are getting in the swing of things. Now it’s time for Back to School nights so parents can meet the teachers, get a look at classrooms and eyeball the school leadership. […]
Ever wanted to take batting practice at a major league ballpark from professional pitchers? What if you could make that come true all the while supporting a deserving local cause? But wait, there’s more! After the batting cage, sample finger foods and cocktails while bidding on fabulous prizes. If this sounds like a night out you’d […]
Last summer I saw the Trapeze School of New York at Washington DC at their temporary set-up on the old convention center site. Driving by, I noted to my wife, “That looks cool.” A few weeks later I was presented with a gift certificate for the initiation fee and my first flying trapeze lesson. Good […]