28 Jun 2011

Hill Buzz

Welcome to another muggy Tuesday morning in the District! We have just a few more days until a long weekend of grilling, relaxing and watching area fireworks displays.  Unless you’re Kyra, of course.  No matter how you feel about fireworks, there’s sure to be plenty of exciting things to look forward to this weekend.  So […]


27 Jun 2011

Lost Capitol Hill: The Washington Canal

With the opening of Yards Park and the imminent opening of Canal Park, it seems only appropriate to look at the history of the original canal on Capitol Hill. It’s hard to imagine, but there once was an active waterway cutting through Capitol Hill, by which it was possible to get all the way to […]


23 Jun 2011

Tune Inn Update – The Trophies Survived!

We have some more updates on the Tune Inn this morning from All We Can Eat — some is good, some not as good, but we are mostly reassured that our historic dive bar will live again.  The wall of hunting and fishing trophies are “intact and undamaged,” and the other historic memorabilia on the […]


22 Jun 2011

Tune Inn Update: It will be back

According to TBD, a bartender reported that a grease fire broke out at 6:30 am and the kitchen suffered the majority of the damage.  Staff reportedly shut the door to the kitchen, helping to contain the fire until DCFD could respond.  While there are currently mixed reports on how long it will take them to […]


22 Jun 2011

Hine Design Concerns Mount, But Not Insurmountable to ANC6B

At a special call meeting Tuesday night, ANC 6B voted 6-3 to approve a memorandum that development partners Stanton/Eastbanc should make various aesthetic design changes to the  proposed Hine School site, clearing the way for a decision by the Historic Preservation Review Board June 30th on key architectural plans for the square block project.  ANC […]


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