A friend recently mentioned that he used to take the DC street cars through a tunnel on Capitol Hill. As this touched on two of my favorite topics — street cars and tunnels– I immediately began researching. Sadly, it is not a terribly long story, nor was it a very long tunnel, but it was […]
Tomorrow brings another big temperature plunge. And if you live on Capitol Hill, there’s a good chance you also live in an old row house or apartment. While your home may be quaint and charming, it also puts you at risk for common household problems, like frozen pipes in the middle of winter. DC Water […]
Weather like what we’ve seen recently gives us a great reason to curl up with a cup of tea and a engrossing book. If you need a good one, make plans to explore the collections at the library in Southwest or the Rosedale Recreation Center: our beloved Southeast branch library will be closed through February […]
Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appears on her blog Real Estate On (and off!) the Hill. Want charm? 1 Derby Lane, SE has it in spades! Listed at $674,900 and fully renovated, it’s a beautiful 2 bedroom, 2 […]
All across the country, including the District, the primary emotion when dealing with schools is angst. Whether about curricula, testing, international comparisons, or whatever, the discussions appear endless and intractable. Fortunately, many schools are forging on on their own, striving to broaden their students’s education without losing track of their primary objective. One school on […]