17 Dec 2013

Hill Buzz

Frozen Tropics and H Street Great Street share information about the ANC 6A Alcoholic Beverage Licensing (ABL) Committee meeting TONIGHT that will hear from local businesses who want to have the hours of their rooftops and patios extended. Greater Greater Washington and The Washington Post reported on the first Streetcar to be tested on the new […]


16 Dec 2013

Lost Capitol Hill: The Alhambra Garden

Last week I wrote about the beer garden located at 4th and E Streets NE. I later received a message from John DeFerrarri indicating that my final sentence was incorrect: The sale of the brewery to Albert Carry did not, in fact, mark the end of a beer garden at this location on the Hill. […]


11 Dec 2013

TONIGHT: Community Meeting on Eastern Market Metro Plaza

Waaaay back in 2009, there were a series of community meetings to discuss plans to redesign the public space on Pennsylvania Avenue, SE between 7th and 9th Streets. Original plans entailed rerouting Pennsylvania Avenue around a large square or circle, which received mixed reaction — to put it mildly. While the project has been delayed, […]


10 Dec 2013

Hill Buzz

EatMore DrinkMore reviewed Rose’s Luxury, agreeing it’s worth the attention it’s getting. Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema reviewed the new Osteria Morini. Housing Complex and Urban Turf checked out the new Walmart on H Street. Urban Turf showcased a renovated Capitol Hill store that was transformed into a modern home. JDLand shared some neighborhood tidbits. Think Progress recapped the […]


09 Dec 2013

Lost Capitol Hill: Humphreys and Juenemanns Pleasure Garden

A while back, I wrote about the Washington Brewery Company, and mentioned that it grew out of the Humphreys and Juenemann operation from the late 1850s. At the time, however, the archives of the Washington Evening Star were not yet online, which meant that data from the pre-Civil War era was hard to find. With […]


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