There’s little better during the holidays than watching children open brightly wrapped packages, excited and wondering what might be inside. Acquiring those gifts, though, can be daunting as Christmas nears, as that means trips to the mall or big box retailers for the “hot” toy of the year or the rushed and perhaps less-personal gift […]
Capitol Hill is full of great places to seek out a gift for that guy (or guys) in your life. We may not have a lot of options for electronics and clothing, but there are places to find unique and manly options to wrap and place under the tree in the next couple of weeks. […]
Since Hill institution Remington’s closed, and their sign was removed, an older sign proclaiming that this is the “Golden Garter” has returned to the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE. It’s a throwback to an older – and maybe even wilder – time in Hill history, and has attracted the attention of numerous writers, including […]
Since 2007, Tommy Wells has represented Ward 6 on the DC Council. During that time, he has helped foster transformative development across the ward, worked with the community to improve schools, increased transportation options throughout the city and gotten rid of plastic bags, to name just a few of his accomplishments. He has served ethically, […]
It’s not quite the view I love, but man, the Capitol Dome Restoration Project and it’s miles of scaffolding are impressive. Some numbers about said scaffolding to ponder, courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol: 1.1 million lbs. weight of scaffold 75,000+ pieces of equipment 52 miles of scaffold pipe 2 miles of decking, enough to build a sidewalk 5 […]