In looking at the movie theaters that were built on Capitol Hill over the years, there are three distinct phases: At first, theaters were built on main drags: 8th Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, H Street. Then, as demand grew and theaters proliferated, they were built in and among the residences. Finally, as color spectacles became the […]
I freely admit to getting sucked in to 30-minute semi-reality shows on channels like HGTV and the Discovery Channel, and “House Hunters” is both hypnotizing and frustrating to me at the same time. But multiple times a week, I get to accompany one or two folks and their realtors on a tour of three potential […]
Good morning readers! The calendar may only say August 22 today but for many of your smaller neighbors today is the most exciting, anticipated and, let’s be honest, dreaded day of the entire year. Yes, DC Public Schools begin a new school year today. I’m not quite sure why our schools have been starting so […]
There comes a time when you realize you don’t have to put up with some of the things you take for granted. Good neighbors, local businesses, a great dogwalking community — those are the kinds of things oft heralded in this column, and for good reason. We also consider other calamities of Hill living part […]
Hula lamp? Castle-shaped bundt pan? Milli Vanilli CD? Four-volume, hardback biography of John Maynard Keynes? It may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but you really should let this stuff go to another good home. If you’re having a yard sale this weekend, tell us about it in the comments.