22 Jul 2013

Lost Capitol Hill: Planes at the Capitol

Demonstrations have become a routine on Capitol Hill, to the point where we barely notice them any more. And today, demonstrations usually mean a bunch of people waving signs and chanting. In the old days, things were actually, well, demonstrated.


16 Jul 2013

Hill Buzz

Capital Cooking checked out the newly opened Bearnaise Eater DC noted that DCanter will set up virtual classes with winemakers and brewers. Loose Lips speculated that Charles Allen will run for the Ward 6 City Council seat after Allen purchased Google ads. A contributor to PoPville discovered the skate park under the freeway at Garfield […]


15 Jul 2013

Lost Capitol Hill: The Grant Statue, Part 2

After I published last week’s column, a friend pointed out an egregious error that I had made in writing it: I had entirely failed to mention the name of the sculptor of the piece. This was particularly painful in that he had truly put his life into the work. So, today I will rectify my […]


12 Jul 2013

Happy 215th Anniversary to "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band

If you’ve ever walked by the Barracks at 8th and I Streets on a Friday evening in the summer, or caught their concerts at Yards Park or on the West Lawn of the Capitol, you know who “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band is and how lucky we are to have them right in our backyard. […]


10 Jul 2013

Development:

Great Streets Recipients Announced

Here is a bit of news that we can all appreciate for years to come: recently, the Washington DC Economic Partnership, a 501(c)3 organization that promotes and stimulates local business in the District of Columbia, announced the 2013 recipients of the Great Streets Grant Initiative Program. This program distributes more than $1.25 million among different […]


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