On Monday, December 5, we at The Hill is Home will be celebrating Repeal Day with a special tour. December 5 , 1933, is the day that the 18th Amendment was repealed and alcohol could once again be freely bought and sold. The upcoming tour did have me wonder how the original passing of Prohibition––the […]

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We ended last week with the shocking suicide of saloon-owner John T. Hofmann, and his burial in Congressional cemetery. While he may have been consigned to the grave, his wife, Elisabeth, continued on without him, after having posted a message of thanks to all of those who had offered her condolences. A month and a […]

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 […]

When we last looked at the old Tunnicliff’s Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, the premises had just been taken over by John T. and Elisabeth Hofmann. While the previous operators had not done well there, the Hofmanns clearly had what it took. And while what that was is not easy to tell from the English-language newspapers […]