Like the American bison that once roamed the plains, the ubiquitous Sears Portrait Studio baby picture is now virtually extinct. I personally have loads with the cloudy blue background, oftentimes sitting or leaning on a bench of some sort covered in brown shag carpet. And yes, I have the picture-within-a-picture: me smiling adorably at the […]
After my post last week about the Blue Castle and its history as a cable car barn, it seems only appropriate to look at the other large structure built to take care of DC mass transit: The East Capitol Car Barn. As mentioned last week, cable cars – which had themselves supplanted horsedrawn public transport […]
For those of you with a penchant for the arts and an interest in staying abreast of the cultural offerings of Capitol Hill, you may want to head over to H Street, NE this weekend. Last Saturday I spent my afternoon visiting two local galleries on H Street that are fairly new additions to the […]
Despite the flagging real estate market nationally, seems like it is still often hard to find a real deal here in the District, especially in our wonderful little enclave. But this week’s featured house caught my eye for just that reason. Less than a block from the Rosedale Recreation Center and a couple of blocks […]
Six teams comprised of neighborhood blogs from around the city descended on H Street Country Club last night for a grueling match of skills at the skeeball tables last night. In the end, the “Totten Skeers” topped “Columbia Heights Has Balls” to take home the trophy. Thank you to everyone for coming! And Now Anacostia, […]