There are many school silent auctions in communities across America each spring, but there is only one place in the nation where you have an opportunity to compete for a vasectomy, a tour of a VAQ-209, a Navy Reserve EA6B Prowler squadron, or a map of the United States hand-drawn by Minnesota Senator Al Franken.
The [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Eastern Market'
Going, Going, Ouch, Gone!
March 2nd, 2010 · 10 Comments · Capitol Hill
Tags: Auctions·Community·Eastern Market·FUN·Goodworks·kids·People·restaurants·Schools
For Black Friday: Go Local!
November 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill
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 [...]
The To-Do List
November 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill
To-Do List
Welcome to a glorious weekend with leaves making their multi-colored descent to the ground. I hope you’ll get out and enjoy a few of these activities throughout the weekend.
Thursday
Start the weekend a little early with a Thursday Mom’s Night Out visit to the 5th Anniversary celebration of Capitol Hill business Dawn Price Baby. The [...]
Tags: business·Capitol Hill·Community·Eastern Market·Events·H Street·kids·merchants·volunteering
Oh, the Ways We Stroll
November 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill
I was five months pregnant when I bought my first stroller. Reviews of the Baby Jogger City Classic were favorable, and the City came in my favorite female-friendly color: purple. By the time my daughter arrived 20 weeks later, my obsession with strollers was a full-fledged addiction. I had a total of two strollers waiting [...]
Tags: Eastern Market·families·Parks·strollers
Free Discussion about Eastern Market’s Original Architect and Restoration
October 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Capitol Hill
Do you wander through the newly re-opened Eastern Market and wonder about the history of the place? Wish you had some of the “inside story” on the process of getting the market to the great place it is today? Join us once more for a chance to talk with the experts about the renovation and [...]
Tags: Eastern Market·Events·lecture
The To-Do List
October 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill
If you’d like to live it up Halloween style this weekend, check out Claudia’s post of all things (at least, a great many things) Halloweeny on the Hill. But if you’re like me and the sight of too many random strangers in Bernie Madoff masks is a little scary, try some of these other fun [...]
Tags: Arts·bars·Eastern Market·Schools
The To Do List
September 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill
A Weekend Fall Feast for the Five (or Six)Senses and Favorite Causes!
Thursday, grab a friend and head over to Canal Park at 200 M St.SE at7:30 pm to watch Spaceballs, the fall outer space outdoor movie: Capitol Riverfront BID
On Friday, come back to earth and enjoy a wine tasting at Marvelous Market on 7th Street with [...]
Tags: Barracks Row·Eastern Market
Cap Hill-FASHION FILL
September 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Eastern Market
Fashion designer Dyanne Marte has been bringing her sporty and catchy knitwear to the Eastern Market weekend market area for a couple of years, now. She and her clothes are hard to miss—Dyanne, 32, is as tall as a fashion model and has a smile to match, but she is demure beside her vibrant [...]
Tags: Capitol Hill·Eastern Market
Press Release from Tommy Wells re Hine Bid goes to Stanton-EastBanc
September 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Eastern Market
Councilmember Wells Joins Mayor Fenty to Announce Redevelopment Team of Former Hine Jr. High School Site
Calls for Continued Community Process as Designs Move Forward
(Washington, DC) – This morning, Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells joined Mayor Adrian Fenty, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Valerie Santos, ANC Commissioners and others to [...]
Tags: DC·development·Eastern Market
And the Winner is… Stanton/Eastbanc
September 15th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Eastern Market
The winner is…The Deputy Mayor’s Office for Economic Development today selected the Stanton/Eastbanc proposal as the winning bid among a winnowed list of three to develop the Hine Jr. High School site.
Stanton Development is well known and well-entrenched on the Hill, and responsible for a significant amount of projects and new construction. Its emphasis was [...]
Tags: business·Capitol Hill·Eastern Market·Eastern Market Metro·Hine Junior High·Real Estate
