Did you miss the original March Madness post? If so, go here and catch up! It is tough to extoll the virtues of two wonderful bars without dipping a toe into mushy, maudlin sentiment, or without pandering to your lunchtime hunger, but heck, someone has to do it, right? First up, The Queen Vic: although […]
Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appears on her blog Real Estate On (and off!) the Hill. 1626 Potomac Ave, SE is a lovely new renovation with a bright open floor plan, porch front and big front yard. If […]
Saturday March 16 Monica Jahan Bose will give an artist talk and woodblock print demonstration in anticipation of her September opening of Storytelling with Saris. Bose travelled to the remote Bengali island of Katakhali where she recorded the oral histories of 12 women with whom she created Sari prints. For more information click here. The […]
The farm-to-table dining movement lands smack in the middle of Capitol Hill with the opening of Beuchert’s Saloon on Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Yes, this long, narrow eatery occupies what was an art and frame shop, but that space years ago was a true speakeasy, serving homemade alcohol to those who made their way through a […]
Last week The Washington Post created a veritable desert island list of foods that “every Washingtonian must try.” While we aren’t a city known for a plethora of native foods, the 40 Eats feature in the Weekend section outlined a wide variety of dishes that shape our metropolitan area. Showcasing the melting pot that the […]