Welcome back to the first five-day week you’ve had in at least two weeks. Sorry to break the news but it is, in fact, only Tuesday and you are not even half way through the week yet. My work computer could not have been more unhappy yesterday to be turned on after a five day […]
Much is made of the fact that the Marine Commandant’s House is the oldest continually-operated Federal building in DC. It has stood at the north end of the Marine Barracks since 1806, five years after the Barracks were built. The Barracks themselves, which run down the east and west side of the Square, are much […]
The H Street Shuttle, the free mini-bus which ferried patrons to the theaters and restaurants on the H Street Corridor, will be coming to an end slightly earlier than expected. Instead of finishing its run after the roadwork for the Great Streets Project is completed, it will cease running after the festivities on December 31st 2010. […]
Today’s list of links is a short one because, well, the city is on vacation. I am one of a few small number of people that actually came into my office this morning — hopefully you are lucky enough to still be home in your slippers sipping a hot beverage. Before I get to your […]
Many people have come to Capitol Hill to seek their fortune – or fame. Some, as we saw last week, went from the Hill to fame. But many, many more have arrived on the Hill with highest hopes, that they have found shattered or even landed them in jail. Usually, this happens to someone whose […]