In trying to look at all the places that Abraham Lincoln lived and worked in Washington D.C. over the years, it becomes clear how much the city has changed over the last 150 years. It’s also clear how much of it has been torn down and replaced. Today, we’ll look (again) at the place he […]
Spike Mendelsohn Closing Bearnaise on May 1 (Eater DC) Home Price Watch: Prices Jump 50% on the Hill (Urban Turf) Creamery, Vet Hospital, Linens Store Coming to Hine Development (Hill Rag) City Asks Developers for Proposals to Redevelop Hill East Boys and Girls Club (Capitol Hill Corner) Tidbits for Tuesday: Chop’t Preview at F1rst; 769N […]
I have previously written about James Buchanan’s inaugural parade and the model ship built by the men at the Washington Navy Yard for that occasion. This was, it turns out, not the only time they were engaged in a project of this nature. While Lincoln’s first inauguration was a fairly anxiety-riddled affair, with war in […]
Tomorrow at 10 a.m. there will be a hearing on legislation proposed by D.C. Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (Ward 5) regarding short-term rentals in the city. The new legislation aims to put a number of restrictions and regulations on short-term rentals. The item that will alarm just about anyone who has been renting out their basement as […]
Spike Mendelsohn Closing Bearnaise on May 1 (EaterDC) Construction Starts on Frager’s (Hill Rag) Signs and flags on balconies, visible from Nats Park. What’s the big deal? (Greater Greater Washington) “What they mean by God Speed” (PoPville) Buchanan Park is creating a new neighborhood around an old school in Hill East (Washington Business Journal)