Last week’s football news involving Dan Snyder’s Washington Redskins and Reservation 13, overshadowed another bit of football fútbol news: D.C. United is starting its season off on the right foot by winning games. The team took home two wins and the Carolina Challenge Cup last week, but many fans are worried about seasons to come — wondering if the […]
By Michael Hoffman Walking through the National Building Museum’s latest exhibit, Unbuilt Washington, it’s hard not to consider the debate about whether the city should allow the Washington Redskins to build their new headquarters and training facility in Capitol Hill East next to RFK stadium. Sketches hang on the walls of canals running through what […]
Here we go again. Let’s plop some giant unworkable scheme down in Reservation 13. This morning, Washington awoke to a front page article in the Post entitled, “D.C. opens new drive to lure Redskins back.” So we’ve got to do this all over again. Let’s see how many ways this is a monumentally dumb idea: […]
By Kate Gallery You don’t need to be a runner to be a rock star. Volunteers are needed to help orchestrate the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series, an event beginning and ending here on the Hill at RFK Stadium on Saturday morning, March 17th. A full 26.2-mile marathon, a half marathon and a two-person relay […]
In the last six months, The Cupboard, a convenience store located at the corner of East Capitol and 15th Street, has been building a quiet following among Hill East neighbors, especially for those in need of life’s necessities: bread, milk, and beer. But for some, the store can be easily missed because the market is […]