With the manuscript of my book at the editors, I can once again look at some piece of arcana of Capitol Hill history. And little is more arcane than what I discovered while researching something completely different: The electric scoreboard. In those long-ago days before TV – or even radio – the only way to […]
Did the sound of helicopters hovering overhead affect you or your pet’s sleeping habits on Thursday night? According to a news report from WUSA Channel 9, the 1200 block of Potomac Avenue was the end scene of a Virginia car chase. The suspect was apprehended by Metropolitan Police after a barricade situation, which shutdown several […]
Last week the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District released its annual report at a well-attended lunch presentation, hosted in a new (and available for rent) office building on Half Street SE. The Annual Meeting was attended by hundreds of city officials, developers, lenders, contractors and other parties interested in the state of the neighborhood quickly […]
Housing Complex reported that some condos may be coming to the Specialty Hospital of Washington site in NE. We Love DC reviewed Toki Underground. The Food Network’s Heat Seekers filmed at DC-3 last week — DCist and Huff Post DC have details. Prince of Petworth is reporting that Souk is going to bring belly dancing […]
With the first draft of my book due tomorrow, I’m going to have to stick with reruns for now. I should be back with new material next week. I have been meaning to write about this particular house for quite a while, but kept being stymied by the incredible numbers of Daniel and Charles Carrolls […]