District Source reported that the former chef at Old Ebbitt and Georgia Brown’s plans to open two restaurants on H Street NE. DCist noted that while the Streetcars have started rolling down H Street NE, there is still no date for when they will be carrying passengers. Washington Business Journal noted that plans for development […]
When researching various parts of the Hill, the most interesting part is when some intriguing character becomes involved in the story. Often, they make for better stories than the actual landmark under scrutiny. This certainly goes for Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Wharton, who is far more interesting than the wharf that he owned briefly around the […]
Progress may be inching along on the H Street streetcar project (the latest report from WAMU says the train line could be ready by November) but don’t let that stop you from enjoying a leisurely ride down H Street. This Saturday H Street Main Street along with a group of H Street businesses are teaming up to offer free pedicab […]
ANC 6B Commissioner Phil Peisch posted that organizers are seeking volunteers for a Ward 6 safety festival. JDLand reported that the next CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel meeting is on July 31, and shared a new video from DDOT on how the project will impact the neighborhood. District Source looked at how Ditto Residential is using fundrise […]
In a few weeks, I will be giving a tour of the Navy Yard neighborhood, to try to give a sense of what the area looked like just before the British arrived on August 24, 1814. In order to prepare, I have been looking through old texts learn more about what used to be there […]