Ready for Summer? A Gui...

February is the local food doldrums. But it’s also when you need to deciding if you want to join a CSA for the year. We break down the pros and cons and help dig up some of the CSA choices. [ more › ] Read the original post: Ready for Summer? A Guide to D.C.-Area...

Making The Rounds: The ...

This year is shaping up to be a great year for beer in the District. [ more › ] See original here: Making The Rounds: The Latest From Local...

Overheard in D.C.: Bran...

Branding has been a buzzword in the last few decades: you want people to think of something on your terms, not theirs. Perhaps the folks from Occupy D.C. could take a few pointers. [ more › ] Here is the original:  Overheard in D.C.:...

College Hoops Roundup...

Now that school is back in session and conference play is underway, DCist is giving you a rundown of all the local hoops teams, and we mean all of them. So if you need something to distract you from that other team in DC, we have eight more that you can follow. [ more › ] See the...

Romney’s Taxes Ar...

Mark McKinnon, Daily Beast Hold the coronation.South Carolina is tough political territory. it is hardball country. I remember when we arrived in South Carolina the day after George W. Bush got whipped by 19 points in New Hampshire in 2000. We met with our local supporters, and it was...

When It’s Easy to...

David Sirota, Salon New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Rahm Emanuel  (Credit: AP/Reuters) Last week, my local Twittersphere momentarily erupted with allegations that Denver’s public school superintendent, Tom Boasberg, is sending his kids to a private school that...

Gender Imbalance on the...

Meryl Gordon, CJR MANCHESTER, NH "” The sea-green and white concrete gymnasium at Saint Anselm College was transformed this past Saturday night into a temporary state-of-the-art filing center for the GOP presidential debate, with big screen TVs, Wi-Fi, and nearly 700...

What Are You Doing New ...

What are you doing New Year’s Eve? The A Parent in Silver Spring crew will be attending a family-friendly board game marathon (Apples to Apples, anyone?) with the kids at our amazing neighbors’. Chris and I have decreed NYE amateur night in DC and surrounding suburban hot...

Positive Force Announce...

We love a good cause as much as anyone (in case you haven’t been to our t-shirt shop ) and the local do-gooders in Positive Force are always on the cusp of announcing another benefit show. In fact they’ve just announced two for the same weekend. [ more › ] Read more...

Why Conservatives Can&#...

James Thindwa, In These Times Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich speaks in Washington, D.C., on December 7, 2011. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)Newt Gingrich’s new idea offers a stark reminder.For conservatives like Gingrich, the solution is not to demand good-paying jobs,...