Peak bloom is here! …And so are the crowds. As lovely as it is to see the beautiful cherry blossoms surrounding the Tidal Basin, the crowds can be a bit challenging. Thankfully, there are plenty of great spots right here on the Hill to see the famous flowers. As Maria previously explained, the saucer magnolias (Magnolia x soulangeana) […]
UPDATE: City Bikes general manager Saul Leiken reached out to us this morning. He wanted the Capitol Hill community to know that City Bikes’ decision to leave the Hill came very suddenly. After trying to renegotiate their lease, Leiken tells us that on the evening of Monday, March 21, he was informed by his landlord that […]
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Creating a quick way across a river during wartime is a question that has plagued generals since the dawn of warfare. As early as 480 BC, clever engineers had come up with a quick solution: A bridge that was, in essence, a series of boats tied together. These pontoon bridges could be rigged up quickly, […]
How’s your NCAA bracket doing so far? It’s not the only fun in town this spring. Bar Madness is back and big enough for TWO brackets. Voting on round one is open until 11:55pm Sunday night so get your vote in and spread the word! Without further ado: VOTE EARLY and MAY THE MOST BELOVED […]