On DonRockwell.com, Nizam Ali, Co-Owner of Ben’s Chili Bowl, responded to questions about the decision to raze the building on H Street where the new Ben’s Chili Bowl will be going (via H Street Great Street) Urban Turf shared renderings of a new “boutique condo project” coming to Hill East. EatMore DrinkMore reviewed the newly opened […]
What with it being Veterans Day, and thus time for a rerun, it is appropriate to celebrate the man who followed John Philip Sousa. So, once more, the story of Francisco Fanciulli.
Yesterday morning, a whole slew of Hill residents, both young and old, gathered at Congressional Cemetery to pay tribute to one of the Hill’s favorite sons: John Philip Sousa. Born 159 years ago yesterday, he continues to exert a great influence on the Marine Band that he led for so many years: the band that […]
According to the Going Out Gurus, the Canal Park ice skating rink will hopefully open in December. The delay is due to a flooding incident in the rink’s pump room. Young & Hungry announced that TaKorean will be opening a brick and mortar location in Twelve12 in Near Southeast, and JDLand added that Osteria Morini is […]
A while back, I wrote about the Statue of Freedom that tops the Capitol building. I did not, however, delve into a story that I had heard about it, nor did I do so when I wrote my book on urban legends. To be honest, I was not sure that there was any truth to it, […]