Have you ever wanted to go for a walk, but one that is narrated by someone who really knows what they are talking about in terms of history, architecture, the lowdown and the dirty gossip from an era long gone? Then get your clicking fingers ready and clear your calendar from Saturday, September 15 until […]
Readers of my column will know of my obsession with old Washington guidebooks– in particular, what they felt was important to write about Capitol Hill. Therefore, imagine my pleasure in finding a book with the incredibly unwieldy title, Historical Sketches of the Ten Miles Square Forming the District of Columbia: With a Picture of Washington, […]
Hey! It’s been kind of a crazy summer for some of us (I mean me), and this crisp cool in the air is making things much better. You know what also makes everything better? Human connection! This is the concept at the heart of a new project called the D.C. Story Circle Project. If you’ve […]
August 24, 2018 marks the 204th anniversary of what may be the darkest day in the history of Washington, D.C.: The burning of the city by the British during the War of 1812. Today, it is little more than an excuse to have a party. Back then, it temporarily brought into question the whole existence […]
Hi, Capitol Hill. It’s been a while since I rapped at ya. Here are some news you may want to read, with some snarky comments you’ll probably ignore. Onward! The British are coming to Barracks Row– and to a whole bunch of other neighborhoods in DC. Over on Barracks Row, we’ll soon bid farewell to […]