On April 14, 1876, the Emancipation statue in Lincoln Park was unveiled. Thousands of people, including the President, attended. The person chosen to give the main oration that day was Frederick Douglass. Given the amount of work he had done for the cause of emancipation since escaping from slavery in 1838, he was an obvious […]
Wondering what’s going on with all those development projects you’ve been hearing about? Or what might be on the horizon? Next Tuesday, CHAMPS – Capitol Hill’s Chamber of Commerce, is hosting an evening series on real estate development in and around Capitol Hill. Co-hosted with the Capitol Riverfront, NoMA and Capitol Hill BIDs and Barracks […]
The Washington Post on”The State of Union Station.” DC Metrocentric shared a few pictures of the 3-D models of the proposed Hine site that are on display at the Hill Center. Going Out Gurus checked out the new fairgrounds on Half Street. Urban Turf examined the maturation of the dining scene along H Street. Going […]
While researching a piece on manufacturing on the Hill (see this month’s Hill Rag for more) I came across a curious book: Historical and Commercial Sketches of Washington and Environs: Our Capital City, “The Paris of America”; Its Prominent Places and People etc etc. Most of the book is a series of short pieces extolling all […]
Housing Complex took a look at a few H Street NE condo projects. All We Can Eat checked out the new Suna project that was previewed at a Living Social pop up. This new spot, which is being created by chef Johnny Spero, Toki Underground’s Erik Bruner-Yang and Acqua al 2’s Ari Gejdenson, is rumored to […]