Good gorgeous afternoon! Let’s start this Hill Buzz by issuing our condolences to the Shannon family on the passing of Richard “Dickie” Shannon, whose fish sandwiches were the stuff dreams are made on at his eponymous restaurant, Horace and Dickie’s. Shannon passed away this past Sunday. WTOP Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was visiting Dunbar High […]
Hey there! Both Punxsutawney Phil and Potomac Phil saw their shadow this morning, but our hyperlocal Capitol Phil saw a Popeye’s five-piece special. Thanks for that interesting visual, Manny Kid! What else is going on? Oh yeah. The Washington football team has a new name: the Washington Commanders! Twitter had great fun with all the […]
Over the last few weeks, we looked at Charles William Janson’s book The Stranger in America, and, in particular, what he saw and did on Capitol Hill. When we last saw him, he was looking at the Navy Yard and its surroundings. He finished up his section on the neighborhood by casting a jaundiced eye […]
Sending you warm hellos from my blanket and pillow fort. What’s going on? Yesterday was just a bit bananas when the Top Banana in Chief decided to do a little shopping for his boo and his bestie at Honey Made, and then went to get himself a little ice cream. We have the rundown of […]
Last week, we got the news that the newest hotel on the Hill, the very lengthily named AC Hotel Washington DC Capitol Hill Navy Yard would be opening on February 3 of this year. (This is a date subject to change, due to supply chain issues.) The hotel is part of the Marriott chain, under […]