All you frites freaks, mussels mavens, and waffle wishers take heed: Belgian Restaurant Week DC kicks off July 15 and offers seven days of European delicacies without even leaving the comfort of our Hill neighborhood. Belga Cafe, Granville Moore’s, and Le Pain Quotidien are among the eleven restaurants and embassies that will host a number of […]
Okay all you shutterbugs, proud parents, and nosy neighbors – start snapping photos for the first (annual?) The Hill Is Home Summer Photo Contest. We’d love to see what you capture over the summer months and we have great prizes as incentive. Think of it as an online gallery opening, or just a way for […]
All your leisurely Sundays at brunch have prepared you for this moment: THE CAPITOL HILL BELVEDERE BLOODY MARY BAR CRAWL! No, it’s not exactly a contest to see which bar crawler can down the most Bloody Marys back-to-back without passing out, but, rather, a contest to test which local eatery has the best Belvedere vodka-tomato […]
There are far too many drippy dog days of summer between Grand Slam tennis matches. World class tennis practically demands you sit on your bum on the couch, in the lovely air conditioning with something civilized like a gin & tonic in hand. And of course there is the added pleasure of seeing what those […]
Although it’s too hot now to plant shrubs, you can start planning your fall plantings with the help of Matthew Roberts, plant guru extraordinaire at Ginkgo Gardens, 911 11th Street, SE. –MHC __________ In a scene from one my favorite books, The Phantom Tollbooth, the hero Milo knocks at the entrance of an exactly square […]