This week is turning into quite the carnival on Capitol Hill. We started with elephants and clowns parading through our streets, and the week ends with thousands of runners racing through the area (and greater Washington) as part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon 2012. (Throw in a giant music and drinking festival at RFK for […]
by Heather Cipu This weekend marks a monumental event, or at least a fairly exciting one for many. St. Patrick’s Day will land on a Saturday. While not a legal holiday, the fact that this year’s Irish celebrations will take place on Saturday means we can all pretend like it is one…with day drinking! (Not […]
A regular roundup of interesting miscellany from our fellow neighborhood bloggers. The Location has a photo of the discovery last month of the perfectly preserved sewer created to cover the old Washington City Canal, forming today’s Constitution Avenue. The Georgetown Metropolitan has been going through the American Community Survey results and presenting some of the […]
If your block has been the target of car break-ins or thefts, it’s possible that an absent minded neighbor is partly to blame. “All it takes is one car with a GPS or some other device showing in sight to set-off a series of break-ins,” said 1st District Commander Daniel Hickson. It’s the easy “get” that […]
By Kate Barrett Gallery A combination indoor cycling and ballet-based barre studio called Biker Barre is slated to open this spring at 738 7th Street SE, one block off Barracks Row. The women behind the business are Jane Brodsky and Katie Fouts, both Capitol Hill residents and graduates of the University of Michigan who met […]