Last time, I wrote about Albert King, who was present at Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. This week, we observe the sesquicentennial of that terrible day in American history. King was not the only Capitol Hill doctor who assisted the dying President through his last night. Today, I look at another MD, one who later was involved in […]
I know how we treasure our outdoor space on Capitol Hill, and I always smile when I see people in bikinis in Lincoln Park. There’s something about all that white skin, the pooches parading and the sugar magnolia blooms that say, “Yay! Spring!” One gem of the Hill is Congressional Cemetery and it’s about as […]
Young & Hungry reported that Bardo Brewpub is trying to raise funds for a bike-friendly beer garden and dog park near Yards Park. Frozen Tropics shared the news that the National Arboretum will start opening to the public 7 days a week, starting on April 14. Eater DC loves the new Korean chick place that just […]
Urban Turf shared the updated plans for the residential units planned for Union Market. JDLand covered what has been quite the headache for me and my dog lately – the missing pedestrian crossing at New Jersey Avenue and I Streets SE. DCist confirmed the reopening of Phase I, which closed suddenly earlier this year […]
With the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln Assassination coming up, I have been looking at some of the connections to Capitol Hill that it had. I have previously looked at some of the conspirators today and next week, I will look at some of the doctors who assisted Lincoln in Ford’s theater that evening. It […]