Hill East seems to have a dearth of restaurants, but the neighborhood may soon get a boost of sweet and savory love at the corner of 15th and C Streets SE. “Crepes on the Corner Coming Soon” is what reads in the windows of the first floor of the recently completed four-unit, four-story condo building […]
As a lover of dogs, I relish the opportunity to watch my best canine friend Dominique roam free. For the past several years, her owner (my roommate) has recruited me to accompany them to Congressional Cemetery for Dominique’s requisite pasture time. It may sound odd to readers, but Congressional Cemetery is one of my favorite […]
This past weekend the DC Preservation League announced its 2010 list of the most endangered historic places in Washington. One Capitol Hill structure made the short list this year: Anne Archbold Hall on the grounds of the former DC General Hospital. (Note to the DCPL: this property is in Southeast DC, not Northeast as listed in […]
In December 2007, the Episcopal parishes of St. Monica’s and St. James merged and became the Parish of St. Monica and St. James, located at the original St. James parish location at C and Eighth Streets NE. The vacated church building where St. Monica’s was originally located, on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and A […]
If you’re on the Hill and outside you may have noticed the thick black smoke coming from Hill East and a steady stream of emergency vehicles heading in that direction. At about 4:30 our quiet Sunday afternoon (and my nap) was punctuated by scads of sirens, a helicopter overhead, and a plume of what appeared […]