Yesterday was Ward 6 Day at the National Building Museum’s The BEACH exhibit. Many Ward 6 residents took advantage of this opportunity to see the summer’s hottest attraction – and with the added benefit of having Charles Allen and his staff join them. A few pictures:
If you’re like me, you’ve been counting down the days to the start of college football season. It’s the only thing that makes me excited about the transition from summer to fall. There’s nothing better than a bar full of people cheering for your favorite team or at least appreciating your loud cheering, so I’ve […]
I wasn’t much a fan of The Chesapeake Room when it first opened. The oversized chairs on the patio, while beautiful, were uncomfortable and put you too far away from your dining companion. The food was ordinary. The drinks were fine. Then Xavier Cervera left (sort of) the restaurant empire he built… Long story short, […]
Although the increase in violence –so well documented here, there, and elsewhere– is what is on our minds as a community, I wanted to share a cautionary theft story that happened some time ago to one of our readers. After a busy afternoon, these Capitol Hill neighbors were emptying their car and tending to their family. The following […]
The late 1850s were a quiet time at the Washington Navy Yard. However, occasionally there was some excitement –whether it was random street violence, as we saw last week, or deserting Marines, as we have today. On February 24, 1858, the Washington Evening Star printed a Lost and Found notice regarding a missing Marine. Under […]