I have been looking at the role of the Washington Navy Yard during the Civil War of late, and particularly at the days after Lincoln’s election but before his inauguration, when D.C.’s situation looked precarious at best. In this fraught time, militias sprang up across the city, and the Navy Yard was especially looked to […]
According to a recent post from PopVille, a Starbucks Coffee and a Petco Unleashed are among the stores that will be coming to the development in the 600 block of H Street NE. This means that, across the street from a shiny new Whole Foods Market (which will probably serve overpriced coffee products itself), we […]
Congress Approves of Capitol Hill Sledding (Roll Call) Suspect arrested in brutal rape near RFK Stadium extradited to District (The Washington Post) Eat and Drink Your Way Through the Holidays at These Capitol Hill Area Restaurants (Hill Now) EMULSION East City Art Juried Show Call for Entries (Hill Rag) Bad pedestrian design mars the intersection […]
Do you want to be part of the DC Citizen Snow Team? There is a happy hour orientation at Ping Pong Dim Sum TONIGHT, December 18th. You can sign up by clicking this link. Although the need for citizen volunteers to help clear snow is most dire in Wards 4, 7 and 8, it snows in ALL wards, so you […]
If you’re anything like me – and I truly hope you’re not – then you went through a phase in your life where your greatest joy was in blowing things up. Had I known at the time that there was such a job as ‘Pyrotechnist,’ I’m sure that I would’ve immediately asked ‘where do I […]