Our neighborhood is filled with dining surprises both big and small, but sometimes it’s easy to miss the little guys, especially given the breakneck pace of restaurant openings recently. Case-in-point, in my last month of eating, I stumbled across a half-smoke sausage where the toppings take center stage; a fresh-pressed, juice that comes straight to […]
Waaaay back in 2009, there were a series of community meetings to discuss plans to redesign the public space on Pennsylvania Avenue, SE between 7th and 9th Streets. Original plans entailed rerouting Pennsylvania Avenue around a large square or circle, which received mixed reaction — to put it mildly. While the project has been delayed, […]
EatMore DrinkMore reviewed Rose’s Luxury, agreeing it’s worth the attention it’s getting. Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema reviewed the new Osteria Morini. Housing Complex and Urban Turf checked out the new Walmart on H Street. Urban Turf showcased a renovated Capitol Hill store that was transformed into a modern home. JDLand shared some neighborhood tidbits. Think Progress recapped the […]
Seeing a flag at half mast at the Capitol is always sobering. John Sonderman gracefully captures this micro view of the flag demonstrates. This photo was taken in September, but the one flying this morning shows the nations’ reverence for the trials and triumphs of Nelson Mandela. Share your photos with the THIH Flickr group.
A while back, I wrote about the Washington Brewery Company, and mentioned that it grew out of the Humphreys and Juenemann operation from the late 1850s. At the time, however, the archives of the Washington Evening Star were not yet online, which meant that data from the pre-Civil War era was hard to find. With […]