I have recently looked at some of the aspects of Prohibition on the Hill, looking at the raids of 1931, as well as the production of liquor here. That still leaves one important aspect of the alcohol trade unexplained: The sale thereof. Most was, of course, sold under the counter at establishments that sold “near […]
Food halls seem to be the new trend in the District. Eastern Market started this trend like a thousand years ago, so perhaps it’s a trend that’s rebounding (what’s old is new again?). Union Market in Northeast recently opened its doors, offering gourmet lamb sausage, empanadas, and New York style egg creams. The Capitol Riverfront […]
Happy 10-year anniversary to JDLand! Eater DC confirmed that Hank’s reopened over the weekend after last week’s fire on the building’s roof. The New York Times thinks that trendy neighborhoods like H Street only came to be because of Obama and the young people who moved here to work for his administration. JDLand reported that […]
Well, really 99 years, 10 months and 14 days ago. March 4, 1913, the day that Woodrow Wilson was sworn in as President, replacing our fattest president, William Howard Taft. It was a day filled with bunting. It was a day filled with speeches. It was a day without an inaugural ball, which Wilson felt […]
I think we’ve all heard stories about a startup video and online fundraising campaign that launches a small business or creative artist’s latest project. They’re just the type of populist, bootstrapping stories we all love. A personal favorite is one my husband ran across a year ago: Dollar Shave Club. (Yeah, its Friday, so go […]