According to a Greater Greater Washington post this morning, the Chair of the DC City Council (and mayoral candidate), Vincent Gray, eliminated virtually all of the funding necessary for the H Street/Benning Road Streetcar line, which is halfway completed. Sources at the council are reporting surprise this morning as they opened the budget and saw […]
If you’re anything like me (a scary thought I know), one of the great games on Capitol Hill is imagining all the things that could be done with some of the beautiful historic buildings that seem to dot pretty much every block. That game gets a second level when the buildings are abandoned — trying […]
I’ll be passing the Hill Buzz reins over to Nichole for the next two weeks while I head to Peru to hike the Inca Trail. I’m pretty confident that she will have you more than covered in terms of fun Hill-related reading material from around the internet! If you use H Street Storage, you may […]
Peter Bug day is an annual tradition on Capitol Hill, taking place at the Peter Bug Shoe Repair Academy at 13th and E Streets SE and the adjacent Watkins and Buchanan Parks. Celebrating “Unity in the Community,” this year’s party will feature a parade starting at 10 am beginning at 19th and E Streets SE […]
As the US Capitol and its buildings grew to keep pace with the growing country, many historic buildings were removed to make way for new, purpose-built structures. These lost buildings give endless fodder for these columns, of course, but also represent a tragic loss to those who are historically-minded. Today’s column looks at one particularly […]