Did you know the Pope is coming into town THIS WEDNESDAY?!?!? We are about to enter a world of pain. Although he’s expected to come here for only three days –moving on to New York and Philadelphia by week’s end– the city is expected to come to a grinding halt– more than the regular “grinding halt” that […]
When researching the early history of Capitol Hill and the Navy Yard –particularly the neighborhood surrounding the Yard–, I discovered that there was one name being used that I was unfamiliar with: Navy Yard Hill. Today, I will look at this usage. In the early years of Washington D.C., there were clearly two neighborhoods on what […]
Pregnancy can be a lonely and tough experience; losing an unborn child, one of the worst sorrows imaginable. When Karen & Sean Kelly lost their first child at 20 weeks, they used their pain to create Through the Heart, a non-profit dedicated to supporting, educating and helping others through pregnancy loss. This weekend, you can support […]
You might remember him for his soft-spokenness, his warm smile or his kind heart. I remember Dr. De la Cruz’s devotion to his patients, including his willingness to stay after hours to return a phone call any time there was an issue with one of my pets. His caring nature was also evident in the […]
“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing,” is a sentiment that rarely accompanies a history lecture, but when the Overbeck History Project hosts a talk about Duke Ellington’s life in Washington, things will be swingin’. Ellington, a DC native who is considered the world’s greatest jazz composer, is the topic of […]