When you walk into Frager’s Hardware you can count on great service with an attitude to match. Work ethic like that doesn’t just happen. Ed Copenhaver, a former owner of Frager’s who died June 27th, was the leader up front and behind the scenes. The 73-year old long-time Hill resident modeled such helpfulness and warmth […]
Karaoke is one of those polarizing things in life: Either you LOOOOVE it and can’t get enough of singing and being a cheezball, or you run for the hills and embrace every opportunity to make fun of those cheezballs who love it so much they GO NUTS when the word alone is uttered. (~*k a r […]
The Early Word on Fare Well, Atlas District’s New Vegan Diner (Eater DC) Look Inside the Transformation of this 1800s Capitol Hill Church (Washingtonian) Union Market Plans for Angelika Film Center Canceled (Curbed DC) Holy Smokes – Checkers Closed at 14th and Maryland (PoPville) All-Purpose Pizzeria to Open Location Near Nationals Park (Hill Now) Frager’s […]
A few months ago, I wrote about a TV show, WETA Neighborhoods, that was being partially filmed on Capitol Hill. The show, which operates under the slogan “Exploring Our Community, One New Story at a Time,” was originally broadcast from 2005-7, and has recently been revived. It always had focused on looking at odd corners […]
I wrote last week about an early steam engine installed at the Washington Navy Yard. Today, we’ll look at a newer, better one. – ad the man who designed it. A sawmill had been part of the Navy Yard since at least 1810, and it was an improved version of this one that burned in […]