For the next couple of weeks, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the opening of Frager’s Hardware Store, I am going to do what I do best: Look at its history, and particularly at the three men who carried the name Frager who were involved in its success. The story begins in Russia. It […]

It’s Labor Day, and so time for another rerun, and one that once again combines two of my interests: Airships and the Capitol. It’s something that I have written about and touched upon in the past, but here’s my favorite story again. On October 11, 1928, the airship Graf Zeppelin took off from Friedrichshafen, in […]

I promised last week to look at the state that the Capitol was in during the 19th century, building on the rather dire description given of it by Charles Dickens in 1842, but realized that I have to put that off for a bit in order to introduce a new character before continuing. While today […]

If you have the opportunity to walk through the main hall at Union Station this week, I highly recommend you take it. Installed on the floor is a giant portrait of Ida B. Wells, created by artist Helen Marshall. Here are a few pictures of the installation.

Every visitor today to the Capitol can’t but notice the extreme care that is taken to keeping the edifice in top shape. From the Architect of the Capitol down to the cleaning crews, everyone ensures that the building not only looks good today, but will remain so for all time. Readers of my past columns […]