With the end of the year upon us, and most of us more concerned with making plans for New Year’s Eve than reading about Hill history, I offer another rerun from earlier in this year. The story is – partly – related in my book, but seems appropriate with the debauchery expected of one for […]
As D.C. police continue an investigation into the shooting death of Capitol Hill resident Jason Emma, more violence is being reported this week. On Wednesday night, police responded to an armed robbery six blocks from where Emma was killed. The Washington Post reports that a 37-year-old man was held at gunpoint by another man with a semiautomatic […]
With Christmas almost upon us, it seems to behoove me to go to reruns rather than trying to find new information to post. And so, I will repeat a column that argues for the renaming of one of the more minor rooms at the Old Naval Hospital after one Lewis Dublois.
Right about now, the noise of the holiday season usually hits critical mass. Between the last-minute madness of shopping, traveling, party-going and baking, there’s little room or time for silence. But tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m., millions of Americans across the country will pause in silence and observe the tragedy that took place in Newtown, […]
Last week everyone was sharing the menu of the new Taylor Charles Steak & Ice. This week we have all of the reviews: Frozen Tropics, Urban Turf, Eater DC, and Capital Cooking. Washington Post‘s Tom Sietsema gave Le Grenier a good review. On Friday word got out from Eater DC and Young & Hungry that the […]