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Biking to School

September 20th, 2010 · 3 Comments · kids

This bicycle may be the best purchase we’ve ever made for our daughter. After bringing it home from Target on Saturday, she couldn’t wait to get on it, so we took it out for a road test, riding 3.25 miles to her new elementary school. Daughter’s new school just happens to be located near one of […]

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We’re on Kojo Today

September 1st, 2010 · No Comments · food news, school food

I’ll be on the Kojo Nnamdi show at noon today with Chef Cathal Armstrong of Restaurant Eve talking about the food in D.C. schools, something we’ve been writing about quite a lot in recent months. We’ve got an entire hour for the discussion, so don’t be afraid to call in or e-mail your questions about how […]

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Mystery of Missing Local Peaches Solved

August 27th, 2010 · 5 Comments · kids

On Tuesday I contacted D.C. schools wondering why the “local peach” that was supposed to be on my daughter’s breakfast tray looked so much like canned peaches instead. I also inquired where parents needed to look to find the ingredients for school menu items, as required by the new “Healthy Schools Act” that went into […]

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