Finding topics to write about each week about lost Capitol Hill buildings and institutions can be tricky, as so many have disappeared without a trace. Sometimes, like for the Car Barn, at least the structure remains to remind one of the street cars that once called it home. Other places, like Lincoln’s boarding house on […]
For this week’s featured house, all I have to say is: roof deck. Oh, and can I borrow $1.5mil? (Plus maybe a couple hundred more to repaint?) Were this place mine, you’d all be invited over to enjoy the fantastic outdoor spaces … in the fall. Check out this beauty, along with all the rest […]
Last spring, when DC entrepreneur Bo Blair opened The Bullpen – a 15,000-square-foot beer garden/concert venue directly across from Nationals Park – he was entering uncharted territory. Blair had gained success by targeting Georgetown’s preppie crowd; he owns Smith Point and The Rookery (two bars known for their guest-list only policy), along with Surfside (a […]
So, for those of you who were unhappy with my post the other week about Old Engine House 10 being turned into condos (More than one person complained, “Not more condos!” ), I’m happy to say I have good news this week on another abandoned historic building – the Webb Public School building on the […]
Already have those boxes and bags of treasure ready to go for this weekend? Tell us about your yard sale! Click over to the comments to share the what, when and where. And happy bargain hunting! Looking for a little company for your yard sale? Contact the folks from The Ladies Auxiliary at Post 8 […]