When I saw chef Nathalie Dupree‘s name on the list of authors for the Capital Bookfest, an annual event that features African American books and authors (now expanding from PG County into several communities) , I didn’t really blink. Nathalie is well-respected as a southern food chef, and she can throw down some fried chicken. [...]
The New and Enclosed Arena Stage Once Arena Stage started their capital campaign to expand their complex, it became part of a larger urban plan for the Southwest waterfront area. At this point the new Mead Center for American Theater holds more than just the landmark Fichandler main stage and Kreeger stage inside the glass [...]
The good news about public education is everyone’s talking about, and fighting over it these days. For a long-long time it was mighty quiet out there. Those were the good old days when the white collar working classes could afford private school and Harvard or Yale too. Not so much now with lay-offs, credit card [...]
Everyone’s got their marching shoes on and heading to Washington, DC. Next one up, One Nation October 2nd. The purpose: Jobs, Justice, and Education for All. Who can’t get with that? Who’s behind this one? The list is so long, it’s best to state who and interests the partners represent: WHO WE ARE We are [...]
I’ve been kind of slipping on updating this blog. It’s not that my belief that creative minds and voices have much to contribute to the civic dialogue has diminished. It’s just that creative minds and voices are also preoccupied with activities that are part of that engagement. Last week was a big Hill week for [...]
I’m so there. I wonder if they’re looking for volunteers. There’s something to be said about setting the stage at the Lincoln Memorial for a comedy routine. I mean a real and intentional one. But as my grandma said: “There’s a lot of truth[iness] in a joke.” We could all use a collective primal laugh. [...]
A few weeks ago I had Eatonville‘s new vegan gumbo prepared by the restaurants new chef, Brie. Her first name is all I have for now, but the gumbo spoke for itself. I now have a gumbo alternative for my meatless days. However, on this evening, I didn’t come to Eatonville for the gumbo, but [...]
It’s primary day in DC. We’ve had early voting for some time, so turn out at some of the precincts may be or perceived as low. Primaries are serious business for DC Democrats. For awhile it looked as if Mayor Adrian Fenty was in single man race. That is until Council Chair Vincent “Vince” Gray [...]
Still scratching the surface. September 10 FASHION’S NIGHT OUT – Georgetown and U Street Corridor Local boutiques and fashion merchants pull out the stops for this evening of special events, displays, and open houses. This was Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour’s brainchild for NYC merchants. You can watch the NYC version on CBS.com. Remember, the purpose [...]
We are all of us indebted to a vast host of anonymous persons without whom some necessity would not have been available, some good which came to us, we would have missed. It is not too farfetched to say that living is itself an act of interdependence. – Howard Thurman, from meditation, “Indebted to a [...]
