One of the best things about living in DC is that we are very close to world-class museums and all that they have to offer. Most of these museums are free thanks to the generosity of the Smithsonian Institution and the United States government; but they need your help to keep making them great. Specifically, […]
Do you walk or drive near the Potomac Avenue Metro Station? If so, you probably realize that this intersection is, to say the least, problematic. Thankfully, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is planning a series of public meetings on pedestrian safety for the Pennsylvania Avenue and Potomac Avenue intersection. It’s an opportunity for the […]
Young & Hungry and Urban Daddy announced the opening of Chupacabra, a new “Latin kitchen” and taqueria at 822 H Street NE, opened by the popular food truck. Urban Turf checked out a storefront-turned-home (well, two homes) on Capitol Hill. Lots of Near Southeast updated from JDLand: Twelve Twelve (the future site of a new Harris Teeter) is moving […]
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I am currently in the last throes of the writing of my latest book, on the urban legends of Washington DC, so today, I will talk about a statue in the Rotunda of the Capitol, around which many different stories have swirled. According to a writer on the website Conservatives4Palin.com, “Within the walls of the […]