Half a mile northeast of the Capitol stands a statue of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene. It was one of the first equestrian statues in DC, and is well-known for being one of the best of its genre, anywhere. General Greene is shown spurring his soldiers on towards victory, pointing towards an enemy that hasn’t […]
DDOT recently published more than 150 historic photos of DC streets on its Flickr page. I love getting a glimpse at what the city looked like 50 and 60 years ago, and thought I’d share a few from our neighborhood, starting with Barney Circle, circa 1948-1960.
With Restaurant Week, H Street Restaurant Week, the approach of Beer Week, Hill and Go Seek, and multiple other fun events that we’ll be telling you about in the To Do List, you are facing more excuses than you can count to experience corners of this neighborhood that you have some how not visited yet. […]
It’s an election year and democracy is in action. Unfortunately, that includes a cadre of volunteers who show up at dinner time to ring doorbells and ask residents for signatures and donations. Many also ask for permission to post some sort of sign in your yard, and some of our fellow Hill residents enjoy collecting […]
In this final chapter of the Taulbee saga, I will look at what happened to the principals in the tale after the murder of ex-Representative Taulbee. Only for one does the story end in a positive way.