Last week we looked at Alexander McCormick, Capitol Hill merchant. The McCormick family stayed nearby, starting with his son, also named Alexander McCormick. The younger McCormick was, like his father, not one to make it into the history books; however, two tales of his life are worth mentioning. The first was that McCormick, who was […]
We’d like to give a big welcome to our newest writer, Katherine Priddy. Kate recently obtained an M.A. from American University in interactive journalism and she did her capstone project on the history of H Street NE. Check out her project (and an interview with yours truly)! We look forward to reading more posts from Kate! –María […]
In the new year, it seems appropriate to go back to the earliest days of the Hill and to one of its earliest inhabitants –especially as there is a crime involved. Some of those who came to Capitol Hill in its earliest days were not there to either build the city or run the country, […]
We’ve had quite the mild, if colder than usual, winter— so far. However, it’s still early January and Old Man Winter is clearly still trying to make a fashionably late entrance. Now is the time to prepare for when the temps stay around –or below– freezing for long stretches of days. If you don’t, you may […]
It’s the weekend before Christmas and some of us are headed back to where we came from; some are hosting visiting family; and some of us are hunkering down to enjoy the calm and quiet that tends to wash over the neighborhood this time of year. If you are hosting or hunkering here are a […]