In my book Wicked Capitol Hill, I wrote of a number of attacks between members of the Senate, but none on the floor of the House. Not that there weren’t anything, as a quick look at Wikipedia will show. What both this article as well as mine miss is one of the first attacks in the […]
Hey, it’s April 14: Have you paid your taxes yet? Do you resent having to pay your taxes if you’re a DC resident? Are you frustrated by the fact that the District of Columbia has a higher (and growing) population than many states, yet we do not get full representation in Congress? Are you tired […]
Just as Sona Creamery finally got through all of the regulatory hurdles to make and sell their own cheese, they have announced that they can no longer keep the restaurant open. Had that extra revenue stream started up earlier, things may be different. Sona announced its closing on its Facebook page yesterday: We are sad […]
‘Top of the Yard’ Rooftop Lounge at Hampton Inn Debuting (JDLand) Eliot-Hine, a DC middle school, is falling apart (Greater Greater Washington) Four Things We Learned at the RFK Redevelopment Meeting (City Desk) Frager’s Redevelopment Team Presents Plans to ANC Committee (Urban Turf) East City Bookshop Grand Opening on April 30th (PoPville) A Second Location […]
A friend (OK, actually The Hill is Home’s own Maria Helena Carey) asked about the odd columns in the National Gallery’s sculpture garden. Made of dingy sandstone, they match the huts that sit on Constitution Avenue, on the Ellipse, and at the corners of 15th and 17th Streets. As it turns out, these do have […]