13 Apr 2016

Capitol Hill:

#BARMADNESS16: THE FINAL FOAMDOWN

Okay, so it’s been over a week since the Villanova Wildcats captured college basketball glory and made the North Carolina Tar Heels go back home in tears. But honestly, how many of you were totally invested in that game when your neighborhood watering holes have so much at stake– chief among these, the HONOR and […]


12 Apr 2016

Dining:

Sona Creamery Now Closed

Just as Sona Creamery finally got through all of the regulatory hurdles to make and sell their own cheese, they have announced that they can no longer keep the restaurant open. Had that extra revenue stream started up earlier, things may be different. Sona announced its closing on its Facebook page yesterday: We are sad […]


11 Apr 2016

Arts & Entertainment:

#BarMadness16: AND THEN THERE WERE 4!

We may have slacked off just a wee bit with our timeline, but the time of reckoning is here. There are only four bars standing and less than a week until we find out whose boozy glory stands supreme and most beloved by the neighborhood! You may vote in this poll through Tuesday April 12 […]


11 Apr 2016

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: The Capitol Fence

A friend (OK, actually The Hill is Home’s own Maria Helena Carey) asked about the odd columns in the National Gallery’s sculpture garden.  Made of dingy sandstone, they match the huts that sit on Constitution Avenue, on the Ellipse, and at the corners of 15th and 17th Streets. As it turns out, these do have […]


06 Apr 2016

Arts & Entertainment:

BAR MADNESS: FOAMY FOURS

Your bracket is blown and by now only the most hardcore favorites remain here as well. We have bid farewell to a ton of beloved bars, eateries, dives, holes in the wall, highfalutin places that have no time for us– and places I’m pretty sure most of you didn’t even know served alcohol (I am […]


Social Media Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com
Add to Flipboard Magazine.