It seems as though the growth of neighborhood farmer’s markets is a trend that’s here to stay. With more D.C. residents visiting the weekly markets, or signing up for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share, those of us who don’t have the benefit of growing our own fresh produce and making our own unprocessed…

Take a walk down H Street Northeast these days and it’s definitely not the same street it was a few years ago.

The H Street corridor, otherwise knows as “The Atlas District,” is in the process of a revitalization. In 2002, D.C.’s Office of Planning got serious about starting a restoration effort for the historically…

This is the photo story of an evening spent at Northern Virginia Mixed Martial Arts Fitness/Team Lloyd.

The lighting is dim, the stage is small and the townhouse is packed with curious adults. All eyes in the room are fixed on the petite woman with vibrant red hair who is titillatingly twirling the tassels of her sequined pasties glued to her otherwise bare breasts. The faster she jumps, the louder the…

Sixteen adults in a semi-circle reach their arms toward imaginary stars. They chant “ooh” and “ahh” in peaceful harmony. Next, they clasp their hands before them, and end the exercise with a minute of meditative silence.

The adults were participants in the “Exploring Peace through Movement – Shintaido movement workshop,” hosted by American University’s International…

With only one weekend left between now and Halloween, it’s time to grab your youngest child, niece, nephew or godchild and venture down to Cox Farms in Centreville, VA (about an hour’s drive from DC). Or you can do what I did and grab a group of fun friends and act like kids for…

As a strong supporter and employee of the labor movement, the Samuel Gompers memorial in Samuel Gompers Memorial Park (on Massachusetts Ave, between 10th and 11th Streets NW) holds a sense of inspiration for me. The statue was sculpted by Robert Ingersoll Aitken in 1933 and was dedicated by then president Franklin D. Roosevelt…

I was walking around Logan Circle one day and stumbled across this eye-catching mural on the side of Logan Hardware (on P ST NW, between 14th and 15th.) The bright and true shade of red really intrigued me, so I took a few photos and vowed to learn the story of this mural…