03
Sep
2021
It’s not that I’m biased because it’s almost my birthday, but early September is a magical time of year. There is a cooler breeze in the air, Labor day is coming, the children are back in school* and mosquitoes will soon die. What’s not to love? Now, let’s find you something fun to do! The […]
If you’re not a parent, you may not be following the unfolding saga of public schools reopening this week, and how many of the buildings were decidedly not ready to welcome children back. Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen took tours around local schools, sometimes accompanied by SBOE rep Jessica Sutter. Here are a few tweets […]
One of the things that makes the Hill a fun place to live is the creativity and playfulness that owners put on display outside their homes. From sculptures to Little Libraries to Little Art Galleries to many other forms of self-expression, Hill front yards are waiting to be discovered. Last week, on the occasion of […]
I have written many times about the taverns and bars that were so important to Capitol Hill in its earliest years, and I am constantly drawn back to this subject. Today, we will look at a bar named Our House, which was in the middle of (8th) Street. Pre-Civil War records are spotty, at best, […]