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 […]
This past weekend the DC Preservation League announced its 2010 list of the most endangered historic places in Washington. One Capitol Hill structure made the short list this year: Anne Archbold Hall on the grounds of the former DC General Hospital. (Note to the DCPL: this property is in Southeast DC, not Northeast as listed in […]
It’s a big week here at The Hill is Home! We’re only a few days away from our one-year anniversary, and couldn’t be more excited about how far we’ve come since our first post last spring. We’ll share some of our proud achievements with you in a post later this week, but until then, thank […]
So, a few weeks ago, I got a call from a Washington Post reporter, Annys Shin, regarding some comments I had made on a Greater Greater Washington post regarding strollers on the Circulator. We chatted briefly about the challenges and rewards of urban parenting and then I more or less forgot about the conversation until […]