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Bike to Work Day — This Friday!

May 15th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill, DC

This Friday, if you bike to work, you won’t be alone. In fact, over 10,000 people will be participating in DC’s annual Bike to Work Day, happening from 7-9 a.m. The event is sponsored by Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association and registration is free! Commute a long distance to work? Fear not, [...]

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To Do

May 9th, 2013 · No Comments · Capitol Hill

Tonight the Talk of the Hill series continues at the Hill Center. Journalist and Hill resident Bill Press sits down with Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute and Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution to offer insight into hot topics and complex issues of the day. Seating for this event is on a first come, first [...]

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Thunder Pig Opening for Dessert Pop-Up on Barracks Row Tonight

April 8th, 2013 · No Comments · Barracks Row, Capitol Hill, DC

There has been a proliferation of pop-up shops in Washington, but none may be as sweet or savory as the one opening tonight on Capitol Hill. Thunder Pig, a confectionary and dessert business run by chef Megan Murray, will open inside the Hello Cupcake shop on Barracks Row for a short retail run. The pop-up [...]

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Looking For Some Egg Hunting?

March 29th, 2013 · No Comments · Capitol Hill

There are a few things that no Easter weekend should be without: brunch, some of your favorite candy, and Easter egg hunts.  This Saturday you have two chances to get your kids in on the fun around the neighborhood.  Okay, the hunting for eggs part is really just for the kids but watching them run [...]

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To Do

November 29th, 2012 · No Comments · Capitol Hill

First an apology. I totally forgot to do the To Do last week. I have no excuse. I neither traveled nor hosted the holiday,  there was time spent with in laws.  But I really just forgot. I hope you managed. I promise to make it up to you with some really fantastic suggestions. REALLY.

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Your Guide to Halloween on the Hill

October 18th, 2012 · No Comments · Barracks Row, Eastern Market

Halloween on the Hill is one of the best times of the year. The leaves are falling, there’s a chill in the air but not so much so that kids are forced to wear winter jackets under their costumes (this cramped my style the year I was Cinderella and I’ve never really gotten over it). [...]

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To Do

October 18th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Capitol Hill

I’m not going to make any assumptions that we have collectively healed from last Friday’s night brutal, painful and heartbreaking loss. No, my first foray into sports fandom has caused me to experience an existential crisis and I fear I can’t bear to do it all over again. Mercifully we don’t have to.  Not for [...]

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Snallygaster Beer Jamboree

October 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Capitol Hill

Guest post by John Simpson Named for a monstrous, fabled dragon-like beast that was told to have terrorized the area eras past, Snallygaster’s unprecedented festival of beer was brought to you by DC’s legendary Birch & Barley, ChurchKey, Rustico and the much anticipated Bluejacket brewery. Over 150 beers set up for tastings on the great [...]

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Come have a drink with us TONIGHT!

October 10th, 2012 · No Comments · Barracks Row, Capitol Hill, DC

The week is halfway over, The Nats have their first postseason game in DC since 1933, and you have a great excuse to come out for a drink tonight after work (or after the baseball game, if you’re lucky enough to play hooky and go to the game). Come meet the writers of The Hill is Home [...]

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OneBeat Exchange Tonight at the Atlas

October 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · H Street

    This week a group of musicians from around the world has been roaming the halls and jamming in the theatres of the Atlas. They have been brought together through a project  initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, administered by Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation. Bang on [...]

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