Sharp-eyed readers may have noticed a building in the background of last week’s column. No, not the Capitol: The building marked “McDowell & Sons Steam Elevator Grain and Linseed Meal.” Yes, there used to be a feed warehouse a few blocks from the Capitol. Today, we’ll look at the story of this unlikely business.Samuel C. […]
I love digging into election result numbers to see just how each section of the city voted. It insightful and discouraging at the same time since our city is still very much divided. For the city-wide breakdown of the mayoral election, I’ll just point you to the Washington Post’s interactive map showing how different neighborhoods […]
Charles Allen won the Democratic primary for the Ward 6 Council seat, beating Darrell Thompson in a competitive race. Since this is DC he will almost certainly be the next lucky Councilmember to represent Capitol Hill. He will replace the outgoing Tommy Wells who lost his mayoral bid to Muriel Bowser. Of course this is […]
Last week we looked at the first Capitol Park, which existed for two years in the 1880s just north of the Capitol. Today, we will look at its follower, just a couple blocks further north.
Did you miss last night’s Ward 6 Candidate debate between Darrel Thompson and Charles Allen? Fear not! The full recording is available online, thanks to the host, Washington City Paper’s Loose Lips.