As the daylight hours wane here in DC, people come up with creative ways of multitasking. One of the biggest pickles is how to fit in outdoor sports with a full-time job. So this week, I tip my hat to the multitasking cyclist: riding laps at Hains Point with the racing crowd, all the while …
Autumn brings out the most lovely sunsets, and in a city full of pomp and majesty, it’s sometimes refreshing when nature one-ups the construction of mankind. This shot was taken earlier this week as I was returning from riding laps at Hains Point. It was a bittersweet day: I rode laps with a friend who …
Alice Swanson was killed while riding her bike in my neighborhood on Tuesday, July 8. She was run over by a garbage truck, and very likely died instantly. As long as the investigation of the incident is open and inconclusive, a ghost bike will stand at the intersection where her life was cut short. It’s …
On a ride last weekend, I decided to do a little exploring around the areas adjacent to Rock Creek Park, and I wandered toward the ruins of the National Park Seminary. While technically not in DC (it’s part of Forest Glen, a part of silver spgin, Maryland), it’s so close to the DC border it’s …
DC used to have a full network of call boxes that could be used in case of emergency to call the police, fire or EMS crews to the scene. Over the years, these fell into disuse as household phones and cell phones took hold of common culture. In the District, many art projects have taken …
DC certainly has its share of monuments, some of them very popular. And then there are ones that are right in the thick of things, yet are largely ignored. Such is the case with Pershing Park, home to a lovely statute of Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the U.S. Army in Europe during World …
Sure, a lot of visitors to DC pay a visit to The Mall, taking in the monuments and the various Smithsonian museums. That’s all well and good. But once the sun goes down, the crowds scatter. Yes, there’s been a handful of criminal incidents on The Mall in the post-sunset hours, but it’s not all …
There’s really nothing more to say about it: Nationals Park can be lovely.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is a truly remarkable, if ill-fated marvel of human ingenuity. The canal and its towpath runs 185 miles from the District of Columbia to Cumberland, Maryland, rising 605 feet over the distance, using a system of wooden locks to allow watercraft to scale and descend the elevation changes. The canal …
Anybody who used the Q Street exit from the Dupont Circle Metro station knew him. They might not have known his name – many called him “Mohammed,” though that wasn’t his real name – but they all knew his knick-knack stand with the umbrellas, scarves and treats. They saw him sit on his stool, his …
