It’s the middle of summer and, barring really high heat advisory, mosquitoes or surprise thunderstorms, it’s the perfect time of year to just *be.* Some of you are out of town or just getting back from vacation, but many of you are making it a hot (working) girl summer. Let’s have some fun, shall we? […]
All projects around town come with their fair share of opposition: Change can be hard to accept, due to negative perceptions and the disproportionate negative effects it can bring to some groups. Sometimes, change can be pleasant. For instance, most neighbors appreciate having what is now being billed as Suburban Safeway in their midst. The […]
We’ve had a quiet summer here at The Hill is Home, so I took the time to look at an urban legend that has always intrigued me: The tour of the Capitol was awesome and was one of my favorite parts of the trip. We saw scars from where the British burned the building during […]
Last week, we looked at Hill resident William Boswell’s recollections of the Bonus Army. While most of his interactions with them were to visit their campground across the river, as well as having some of them visit his home on M Street Southeast, he was also there on the day when they were removed. President […]
Many moons ago, I asked my readers what they would like to know more about. One query was about the Bonus Army of 1932, and where in DC, exactly, had they encamped while trying to convince the government to pay the bonuses they were to receive for their service during World War I. I came […]