With my book now at the printer, I can get back to mining the minutae of Hill history. Today’s chapter is an expansion of something I came across while researching the book, and finally, I had the time to find out more about Brinkley’s Bar, which graced 8th Street SE for about 20 years in […]
Think Capitol Hill has seen a lot of change in the last ten years? Imagine the change that Mary Z. Gray, who grew up above her family’s inherited funeral home at 301 East Capitol Street, has witnessed since her birth in 1919. Mrs. Gray has written a book, published locally by the Overbeck History Press, […]
Saturday February 11 Off-Rhode Studio Gallery (1pm to 4pm) Off-Rhode Studio Gallery, a project of Art enables, presents an exhibition of locally produced quilts inspired by a recent exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum in New York. For additional details, click here. Off-Rhode galleries is located at 2204 Rhode Island Ave NE. CHAL (5pm […]
Are you a recreational user of the Anacostia River? Do you paddle, boat, row, or fish on the Anacostia? If so, you should plan to attend this open public forum on River Health and Recreation. A panel of public health and environmental experts will make a brief presentation, followed by an open question and answer […]
By Andrea Klee Crepes? Two blocks away from my Hill East apartment? Oh, how very Parisian! And well worth the wait. I noticed the signs declaring the coming-soon arrival of Crepes on the Corner when I first moved to the Hill in November 2011. From reading the Facebook posts, I learned I was not alone […]