No matter how lousy your day has been, you can be sure that somewhere in time someone else’s was so much worse.

We're starting off the summer with a bang. In addition to the annual BCA picnic, there's a lot going on that could affect you.

Soil quality is a critical element in a garden’s success. Learn from our gardening columnist how to avoid the Dreaded Teacup Effect.

Restoration work on the first call box (36th & S) is underway. On the fundraising front, we're at 90% of our goal, so there's still time to give.

The Burleith Garden Club is up and running with garden visits, field trips, and rose and dahlia shows among the activities planned. Join them!

Burleith's annual picnic promises music, lots of food and drink, fun stuff for kids, and the popular Top Dog contest. All are invited!

Burleith is looking good, thanks to the volunteers who spent a very hot Saturday morning collecting trash and litter.

Join professional tour guide and Burleith resident Dwane Starlin on a stroll through the neighborhood before the festivities begin.

For the third year in a row, Hardy students took the Team America Rocketry Challenge, one of the few middle schools to participate.

Nearly 125 supporters and friends enjoyed gorgeous Potomac River views of DC landmarks at Georgetown Village's May fundraiser.

Here's the latest on BCA activities (spring clean-up, summer picnic, call box restoration), parking, noise (airplanes and Hardy chiller), and schools (Corcoran/Fillmore, Ellington, GU).

Join us on Saturday, May 30, for the BCA Spring Clean-up. Meet at Ellington Field's 38th Street entrance at 9 am for a 2-hour spruce up of the neighborhood. See the BCA web calendar for GU's move-out/clean-up offer.

We're at nearly 85% of our fundraising goal, but still need your help. And we're making progress on the content, materials, and look of the call box plaques.

Last year Rich Field volunteered to produce a short video for the 2014 Legends performance featuring Sting, Paul Simon, and Ellington's talented dancers, singers, and musicians.

Residents of 39th Street (above T) are thrilled with their new alley, which was repaved last month under the direction of DDOT’s Infrastructure Project Management Administration.

Become a citizen scientist by recording your rabbit sightings and sharing them with the city’s biologists year-round.

Your neighborhood hotspot for all things local, the Glover Park-Burleith Farmers Market kicks off its 6th season on Saturday, May 16.

The revived Burleith Garden Club meets for the first time on Sunday, May 3. If you'd like to join this Burleith Special Interest Group, read on for details.

When Topher Paterno moved to Burleith, he wanted to showcase some eco-materials and make a statement about construction waste, up-cycling, and the whole "repurposing" thing.

I hope everyone has had a chance to explore our new website. We encourage your contributions to the “What’s Up” posts that appear on the home page (and are archived on the site).