Poultry vendor in DC’s Eastern Market retiring after nearly 5 decades (WJLA) Exclusive: A New Look for Phase Two of The Wharf (Urban Turf) Pennsylvania Avenue Summit: Allen Hosts Conference on Pennsylvania Avenue’s Future (Hill Rag) Tuesday Tidbits: Amazon HQ2 Proposal, Bower Sales, Cava, Rasa (JDLand) The Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge’s potential positive impact (Curbed) New Capitol Hill apartments offer […]
I recently found myself reading an 1842 guide to Washington D.C., written by none other than George Watterston (pic), one of my personal favorite Capitol Hill characters. I turned, as always, to the parts describing the Hill, and found my way to the description of the Library of Congress. After a description of the room, […]
Are you nterested in attending a meeting focusing on the many changes coming to Pennsylvania Avenue SE, between 4th and 17th Streets SE? The Pennsylvania Avenue (SE?) Vision Summit will take place tomorrow, Tuesday October 17 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE. The meeting will involve several District agencies, land […]
I have written of the connections between John Wilkes Booth and Capitol Hill a few times before. Today, I want to look at the coda of the whole affair. After the death of Lincoln’s assassin, one of the uppermost thoughts of those in charge of his body was that neither it nor any part of it be […]