Walking into the gymnasium of Wheatley Elementary School in Northeast last night, I wasn’t shocked by the large crowd assembled. To say the streetcars have been a hot topic in DC is an understatement. Last night’s “quarterly” update (SNOMAGEDDON seems to have pushed some things back…) was, in a word, unsatisfying. I’m not sure I […]
When you walk into Star & Shamrock you’re going to see some familiar faces because the guys behind the bar and running the place are no strangers to the Hill, hailing from places like the Pour House and Trusty’s. They’ve been working long and hard to make their dream of an Irish pub that serves […]
It must have been fate that just a few weeks ago I was watching “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” on the Food Network (aka Food Porn) when Dangerously Delicious Pies of Baltimore was featured for their “Baltimore Bomb” pie. Apparently it is a favorite of Food Network personality Duff from the show “Ace of […]
The Philadelphia Water Ice Factory (1204 H Street, NE) reopens for the season today. To celebrate, they’re offering free water ice all day. And by all day, I mean until 4 AM. Summer hours for PWIF are Monday-Thursday, 11:30 AM – 9 PM, Friday & Saturday from 11:30 AM to 4 AM and Sunday from […]
Washington City Paper readers recently named H Street, NE the best up and coming neighborhood, and business owners Anna Lappas-Collins, Lee Hartshorn and Kelly Hartshorn couldn’t agree more. The partners, who live in the neighborhood, decided that they wanted to open a business on H Street and Metro Mutts was born. “Anna and her husband have […]