08 Sep 2015

News:

Hill Buzz

Young & Hungry detailed what the owners of Sona Creamery went through to become the first cheesemakers in D.C. JDLand checked out some of the new temporary spaces near the ballpark. Capitol Hill Corner reported that the city is backing off of plans to take over the flea market at Eastern Market. H Street Great […]


07 Sep 2015

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: A Widow’s Gold Bracelet

Paging through old newspapers, you often come across classified ads that would not have been out of place in the Agony Column of the London Times, which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had his creation, Sherlock Holmes, describe as “a chorus of groans, cries, and bleatings! A rag-bag of singular happening! But surely the most valuable […]


04 Sep 2015

News:

“Rest in Bees”–Congressional Cemetery’s Honey– is here

For the past few years, local beekeepers have kept beehives in the mausoleums of Congressional Cemetery, 1805 E Street SE. Now that summer is, for all practical purposes, done, comes the sweet part: the honey harvest. This is the second year the harvest takes place. You can now purchase the honey, deliciously dubbed, “Rest in Bees,” […]


01 Sep 2015

News:

Hill Buzz

Washington Business Journal reported that Frager’s is working on a new deal with a developer to rebuild its original location on Pennsylvania Avenue. Young & Hungry checked out the Navy Yard area’s newest restaurant, Due South. Greater Greater Washington shared news that a new protected bike lane is coming to C Street NE. District Source noted that millennial […]


31 Aug 2015

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: Private George Harvin

The late 1850s were a quiet time at the Washington Navy Yard. However, occasionally there was some excitement –whether it was random street violence, as we saw last week, or deserting Marines, as we have today. On February 24, 1858, the Washington Evening Star printed a Lost and Found notice regarding a missing Marine. Under […]


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