These 100+ year-old houses we live in tend to be drafty, so here’s a toast to radiators, fireplaces, electric baseboard heat, and especially electric blankets. If you have a photo that says both winter and warm on Capitol Hill, please feel free to share it on our Flickr group.
Railroads on Capitol Hill are something that I have written about before and am sure to return to again. In spite of (or maybe because of?) rail’s current low importance as a method for traveling, there is, to me, no more romantic way of traveling. I was thus thrilled to find that there was once […]
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. There’s an adorable, yet surprisingly spacious, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath house open this Sunday from 1-3. Listed at $639k, 709 D […]
The US Capitol is in trouble. Well, quite a bit of trouble, but let’s talk about the dome for now. The nearly 10 million pound iron dome is almost 150 years old and hasn’t had a major restoration since 1959-60. The Washington Business Journal is reporting that bids for a multi-year, multi-million dollar project are […]
Get ready Washington. On Sunday, the purple, white and black will be out in full force, and Redskins fans everywhere will have no choice but to sit silently and watch. At least there are food and drink specials to help ease the pain. On Sunday, Capitol Hill bars will serve up deals for Ravens and […]