A few months ago, I wrote about Carroll’s Spring and was thus surprised to find a connection to it during the Civil War – as a camping place for the 1st Michigan Cavalry. Washington D.C. spent most of its time during the Civil War as an armed camp – and as a hospital. Given the prevalence […]
If you thought it was absolutely bananas how Rose’s Luxury got beaten (at all), then check out these results: Frankly, I am hyperventilating a little bit with the Tune Inn vs Ted’s Bulletin matchup. While it is true that every matchup has been tricky (they are all winners, dammit!) there comes a point where […]
We had two ties last round, and a couple of unexpected upsets– Boxcar Tavern upset heavyweight Rose’s Luxury! But we are back to give you the Sweet Sixteens round. Behold: Round 1: The Great American Smorgasbord March 15 through Sunday March 20, 11:55 p.m. Round 2: Round Deux March 22-24 Round 3: Tasting Sweet […]
On this quiet Easter Monday, I look back at one of the first posts I ever wrote for The Hill is Home -whose pictures were lost somewhere along the way, as well. (Some of our photos did not make it when we revamped our site. —MHC) When the federal government moved to Washington in late […]
Another round, another series of awesome places who will probably be hungry to reign supreme in your hearts next year. However, some matches are just harder than others and this time we have not just one but TWO ties that need to be resolved STAT! We are putting up surveys that we’ll close tomorrow March […]