Some people get sad when they de-Christmas their house, but for me it signals the start of a new year. Plus, removing the Christmas tree from the living room gives us back much needed living and walking space and makes the house feel bigger, so there’s a sense of return to normalcy in that regard. […]
One of the topics that I did not touch upon in my book was prohibition and all the scandals surrounding it, whether the amount of booze being bootlegged into the Capitol, those congressmen who voted dry, but were themselves sopping wet, or even the many locations that you could procure alcohol on the Hill. The […]
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. Happy New Year! It’s great to be back on the open house junket after the past few Sundays of practically nothing to see. I’ve toured several interesting places […]
H Street welcomes some long-awaited, new restaurants this week. The folks from the delicious and Sietsema-approved Ethiopic have opened the Batter Bowl Bakery (403 H Street NE). Frozen Tropics has photos and the menu which will have breakfast and sandwiches as well as baked treats such croissants. Hikari Sushi (644 H Street NE) opened last night […]
Happy New Year folks! Are you partied out? I am. I’m sure it’s age but I don’t care. I’m relishing the excuse to hibernate right now. But for those of you who are slightly less lame, here are some ideas to occupy the weekend ahead. You need something to do while you count the hours […]