Last week while researching tunnels, I chanced upon another tunnel here on the Hill. It’s not quite the same as those connecting the various Capitol Hill buildings, but one that came in handy in creating a new generation of Navy airplanes after the First World War: A wind tunnel. Aviation was still a new technology […]
You can own a place with zero bedrooms but 100% charm in the same building where Spike Mendelsohn got evicted some years ago! Curbed DC Follow-up: THREE MILLION for another condo in the same building?! I hope it comes with a fainting couch. Curbed DC, again You can’t quite afford Hill East on an “artisan’s” salary alone […]
In news that fitness fans will appreciate, Orangetheory Fitness has been announced as the newest tenant coming to the 700 Penn development. According to a statement from Stanton Development and Eastbanc, Inc., Orangetheory will be the anchor tenant in the corner address, officially at 330 7th Street SE. Orangetheory has signed a 10-year lease in […]
When top education officials don’t believe the local schools are good enough for their children, the system fails us all. The deputy mayor for education has resigned, but what’s next? Washington Post (subscription) In different neighborhoods, a rent of $3100 a month gets you different things. In the Eastern Market area, it gets you a one-bedroom […]
On this Presidents’ Day, where I hope all my readers are out and about and thus not actually reading this, I figured it would make the most sense to have a look back at Presidents who have been on the Hill for reasons outside the usual inauguration or State of the Union addresses. We start with […]