Why hello there dear reader. I have something important to discuss, so I assume you won’t mind if I ask you two personal questions first. First off, do you like to eat at restaurants? If not, I’m ashamed to know you. Second question, do you wish that eating at restaurants didn’t cost so much? If no, why don’t you […]
Hill listservs were abuzz today with news that the DC Department of Public Works was planning to begin towing cars illegally parked in street sweeping zones and adding a $100 towing charge on top of a $100 fine (it’s actually a $30 fine). More enforcement of parking violations that screw up traffic might be a […]
Okay, I have a confession to make. Thursday’s “ARTventures On H” art walk sponsored by CHAMPS, the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce, is a bit of a blur to me. For those of you who didn’t attend the walk (or also have fuzzy memories), 12 galleries and art spaces invited the public in from 5-7:30pm […]
So, for those of you who were unhappy with my post the other week about Old Engine House 10 being turned into condos (More than one person complained, “Not more condos!” ), I’m happy to say I have good news this week on another abandoned historic building – the Webb Public School building on the […]
If you’re anything like me (a scary thought I know), one of the great games on Capitol Hill is imagining all the things that could be done with some of the beautiful historic buildings that seem to dot pretty much every block. That game gets a second level when the buildings are abandoned — trying […]