Folks at the Deputy Mayor’s Office for Economic Development seem to be on track to pick a developer for the Hine Jr. High School site at 7th Street SE and Pennsylvania Avenue SE. “We expect to make a decision as soon as next week,” stated spokesman Sean Madigan. Just to refresh our August-saturated memories, the three […]
On Friday night I stopped by Montmartre and was told that their new pizza shop, Seventh Hill will be opening tomorrow. The new eatery will be in the space previously occupied by Ben and Jerry’s. While I’m sad to have lost our ice cream shop, I think that gourmet pizza is something we can use […]
With the reopening of Eastern Market, it seems only right to look at the pre-history of what is again the center of our neighborhood. Long before Cluss built his masterpiece, there was another market, one which L’Enfant had planned into his earliest drawings of Washington DC: Eastern Branch Market. In 1791, it made sense to […]
While DC Beer Week events will be taking place around the city, we wanted to highlight the ones at our local watering holes. I’m pleased to see that Capitol Hill is pretty well represented on the list, with events at our many bars every night of the week! Sunday, August 16 D.C. Beer Week “Unity […]
It’s as fresh and fun as a new hairdo. This is a little aquamarine valentine, and there is lots to love at Serendipity Salon, the new business home of Capitol Hill hairstylist Suzanne Whitt. Yes, Whitt did my hair all funky-girly and gave my daughter her first crop, but then she disappeared after ‘Do closed, […]