Summer is winding down and the mornings are, miraculously, starting to feel just a little bit cooler, although, let’s face it: anything feels cooler than a heat index of 112. So, what did THIHers do during this oh-so-much-cooler weekend?
Two weeks ago I wrote about the background of the Lincoln Emancipation statue and how it came to be. The Lincoln Statue is one of two important statues on the Hill, the other is the statue on the top of the Capitol, and this is my subject for today. It is also relevant to me […]
While you enjoy what should be lovely weather this weekend, please take a moment and vote in our Summer Photo Contest Readers’ Choice poll. You can find the photo entries and interactive poll here. Voting will be open through Sunday, August 14, and the winners for the Readers’ Choice and other awards will be announced […]
The other day, during a twilit walk around the Capitol grounds and the Supreme Court, I ran into a very special visitor who was taking in the sights. She was originally from somewhere in Eurasia, but definitely called the Chesapeake watershed her home after countless generations here. Her striking, dark and leggy frame really stuck […]
I have to confess: I’m only doing the To Do List this week because none of our other writers volunteered to take it and I realized late last night that it wasn’t done. In fairness, it’s kind of a daunting task, trying to figure out what’s going on in our little neighborhood and suggest things […]