Nearly every day, my children and I walk down Kentucky Avenue towards Lincoln Park. And, nearly every day we spend a few moments immersed in a charming fairyland created by Hill resident, Sharon Ivy West. The garden, at the corner of Independence and Kentucky Avenue, is the canvas of Sharon’s creativity, and her medium is […]
There was frost on the cars when I woke up this morning, and I was grateful the radiators were keeping the house warm. Sure, we had to dig out the ice scrapers and the bathroom floor was c-o-l-d, but my family was warm, and we were safe. There are many families in DC’s foster care […]
Last week everyone was sharing the menu of the new Taylor Charles Steak & Ice. This week we have all of the reviews: Frozen Tropics, Urban Turf, Eater DC, and Capital Cooking. Washington Post‘s Tom Sietsema gave Le Grenier a good review. On Friday word got out from Eater DC and Young & Hungry that the […]
Early nightfall and dark mornings can get a bit weary. Enjoy a brief respite from the din of December with this photo by THIH flickr group member eakidwell. Feel free to share your non-festive shots. Take a break and look inside.
For the last two weeks, we have been looking at what it meant to travel in the early days of our city. Today, we return to the second half of our 1802 trip from New York City to Washington: The 139 miles from Philadelphia to Georgetown. Once again, our guides are Joshua John Moore and […]