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 […]

Yes, the Hill Buzz is late today, but it’s for good reason– I’ve been yakking it up on Twitter, talking about interesting takes on what gentrification looks like, and taking your The Hill Is Home logo mug orders and delivering some around the neighborhood! Want a mug? Send me an email at info@thehillishome.com and I’ll […]

A few months ago, when I was looking for evidence of Washington – and the Capitol – as a magnet for newlyweds I came across an article in the Washington Evening Star of October 12, 1930 entitled “Columbus in Art in the U.S. Capitol.” As the title suggests, it looked at all the artworks “in […]