In preparation for my talk next month about the history of Eastern Market, I was reading through the building’s National Registry of Historic Places nomination form from 1968. In it, I stumbled across this sentence: “It is said that during the Spanish-American War, the basement was used as a rifle range.” Obviously, this needed more […]

Arrests and other crime information in the area, directly from MPD. If you have a tip, you can always call 202-727-9099. You can also send info anonymously to the TEXT TIP LINE by texting 50411. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment […]

Tomorrow (February 11) the Friends of Southeast Library (FOSEL) will have their book sale. As usual, there are lots of books, and most are priced a dollar – it’s the best book deal in town. The sale begins at 10 a.m. and continues until 3 p.m. More importantly right now is that the renovation and […]

I have previously briefly mentioned the doyenne of newspaper-sellers on Capitol Hill, Annie Cooper. A fixture of first the Carroll Arms Hotel for over 30 years and then –– after the Arms’ closure–– at a shack on the corner of First and D Streets NE, Annie was well-known to all with business on the Hill. […]