The last two weeks, we looked at the odd notch in the NE corner of the L’Enfant map of Washington. We learned about the springs that made it such important land, and the various uses for it over the years. Today, we’ll look at the final use of the place before it turned into just […]
No matter how well you plan, you always seem to need some last minute item on Thanksgiving Day. Fear not, Capitol Hill’s local businesses have you covered! Thursday hours: Harris Teeter 7am-2pm Yes! Organic Market 7am-4pm Safeway 6am-7pm Spring Mill Bakery 8am-1pm Union Market 11am-2pm (not all vendors will be open so call ahead) Red Apron Butchery 10am-1pm Cordial Wine 8am-2pm DCanter 9am-1pm […]
The Washington Post checked out the long history of Mangialardo and Sons. Some local dog walkers were interviewed for a Fox 5 segment on the etiquette of dog poop. Young & Hungry announced that Rose’s Luxury will be auctioning off reservations and autographed plates for World Food Program USA. CurbedDC looked at the proposed plans for bringing the […]
Last week, we looked at the strange shape of L’Enfant’s original Washington City, and how a spring located there was responsible. Today, we’ll look at some of the people who owned the land in the early years of the city. After the original owners, the Gibsons, had moved on, the next owner of the spring […]
Wednesday morning at approximately 9 a.m. a male pedestrian was hit by a car on East Capitol Street near 4th Street. According to Captain Michelle Williams of the First District of MPD, the investigation of the accident was referred to the Major Crash Unit as the man who was struck was taken to the hospital with serious […]