12 Sep 2017

News:

Hill Buzz

Should 7th Street near Eastern Market be for people or cars on weekends? (Greater Greater Washington) A Runner’s Perspective: Dead Man’s Run (Congressional Cemetery) The Salt Line is an instant hit, with superb seafood and a view to match (The Washington Post) The Wharf: DC’s most ambitious development project set to open (WTOP) Where to Find the […]


11 Sep 2017

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: Bloodfield pt. 2

My look at Bloodfield last week focused on the lawlessness that prevailed there –for the simple reason that this was what the newspapers of the time reported. Occasionally, however, there were also hints of the abject poverty that afflicted those who lived there. For instance, just a few months after the piece on the tallest […]


05 Sep 2017

News:

Hill Buzz

How a little Capitol Hill kitchen store survives in the age of Amazon (Washington Post) It Costs About $870,000 a Year to Run Eastern Market – Here’s Where It Comes From (Capitol Hill Corner) An H Street History Tour & a Mosaic Theater Show Sept. 10th (Frozen Tropics) Ana, the New Restaurant at Waterfront District Winery, Casts a […]


05 Sep 2017

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: Resurrecting Washington

As a tour guide in this city, there are stories that I tend to tell a lot: The stories of the building of the monuments and buildings; the burning of Washington; how Arlington Cemetery came to be; etc, etc. There are some stories that I don’t get a chance to tell that often, mainly because […]


29 Aug 2017

News:

Hill Buzz

After two weeks of driving across the country –5513 miles in all– I am back home in DC and catching up on all of the news I love sharing. It was a hell of a trip, though, and I couldn’t be more grateful to be in a position to take two full weeks to explore […]


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