Last week, we looked at the Second Baptist Church, located at 4th Street and Virginia Avenue since the early days of Washington D.C. It was one of the many quiet churches that saw to its parishioners’ spiritual interests with no fuss throughout most of the 19th Century. That would change in with the early 1880s with the […]
As a dog owner, I always assumed that the city had a rule against dogs on patios and quietly enjoyed how infrequently it was enforced. Until recently, city officials seemed to leave it up to business owners to decide whether or not to allow canine patrons on their outdoor patio space. This week, however, things […]
Hill’s Kitchen vs. Amazon (CHAMPS) Amy Weinstein’s New Eastern Market Building Is Exuberantly Victorian (Washington City Paper) Got Food Waste? (Hill Rag) City Eyes Increasing Rents for Eastern Market Food Merchants/Vendors (Capitol Hill Corner) No, Washingtonians — There Aren’t More Helicopters Flying Since Trump Became President (WAMU) *editor’s note: this does not appear to take into account military […]
The number and variety of churches on Capitol Hill has always been of great interest to me; particularly those that were the first to make their way to this part of the city. Today’s installment is a look at a church that was part of the Hill from the earliest days until 1957. Second Baptist […]
We have another sign that the Hine redevelopment project really is nearing its completion date: The weekend flea market vendors that have been setting up their tents in the 300 block of 7th Street SE since construction began will be returning to the “Plaza at Hine” this fall. There is no set date for when […]