It’s sometimes tough to imagine, but there have been some good things that have happened in this otherwise pretty gray year. One of them was the return of CHAAAP – the Capitol Hill Alphabet Animal Art Project. Sponsored by CHAW and paid for by a DDOT grant, the first ten of these animal-based artworks attached […]

My quest to find the most ridiculous occurrence in the Capitol has been ongoing for over ten years now, but I may have found a new pinnacle: The day a President was egged. The year was 1854, the day August 5, the final day of the first session of the 33rd Congress. Accordingly, President Franklin […]

As the year drags to a close, it’s time to return to one of my favorite themes: Booze. Whether it’s about the old bars, the production of beer, or how Hill residents obtained their liquor during prohibition, I am always there to write these stories up. So, today, we will look at Guy’s Place, which made sure […]