September brings lots of annual milestones – the first day of autumn, kids going back to school, Congress grumbling back to work, and the beginning of the street festival season in Washington DC. You can easily fill up your weekends over the next couple of months attending these free and fun events. In the process […]
At the moment the leaves collecting in our streets, tree boxes, steps, curbs, etc are a wet slushy pulp. But given the temperatures may climb into the 60s this weekend, they’ll dry out and be perfect for raking. What fun! Well, if you get the job started by raking your leaves into the tree boxes […]
Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appeared on her blog Vine Art. When you see them in the stores or at the farmers’ markets, you really shouldn’t just pick them up and put them back down again. Next […]
Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appeared on her blog Vine Art. Regular readers of our Vine Art blog know we’re big proponents of our many wonderful local farmers’ markets, CSAs, and of course growing your own. Why, […]
Are you feeling a little down and out of sorts now that you’ve come down from your sugar rush and Halloween is over? Don’t despair: there are always lots of fun things to do around Capitol Hill, and here is a sampling that will put an autumnal spring in your step! Everyone knows the weekend […]