So it seems that all the talk about how the city would be a gridlocked mess — what my boss excitedly named “commutageddon” — scared everyone into working from home, leaving my commute from the Hill to downtown as easy and pleasant as you get during August Recess. Any ideas on how to make this […]
This is the seventh and final post in a series of guest posts by Sandra Moscoso, featuring a few of Capitol Hill’s sheroes — remarkable women — in honor of Women’s History Month. Today’s post features Frances Slaughter. Previous posts featured Heather Schoell, Laurie Siegel, Barbara Percival, Julia Christian, Barbara Rielhe, and Sherry Trafford. Frances […]
It’s the second week of the month and despite the mess that is downtown thanks to the Nuclear Security Summit, it should be business as usual for the Hill’s ANCs (Advisory Neighborhood Commissions) and PSAs (Police Service Areas). So here’s a quick run down of what’s coming up this week and next. Be sure to […]
April 16, 1862 was the day that Abraham Lincoln signed a bill “An Act For the Release of Certain Persons Held to Service or Labor in the District of Columbia” which freed all the slaves in the District of Columbia. This marked the first time the Federal Government freed any slaves, and the only time […]
If you’re on the Hill and outside you may have noticed the thick black smoke coming from Hill East and a steady stream of emergency vehicles heading in that direction. At about 4:30 our quiet Sunday afternoon (and my nap) was punctuated by scads of sirens, a helicopter overhead, and a plume of what appeared […]