According to www.capitolhilllhistory.org, on Tuesday, March 2, the Overbeck history lecture series will host Dick Wolf, past president of the Capitol Hill Restoration Society, as he recounts some of the organization’s early battles to save our neighborhood from the bulldozer and wrecking ball. The event will be held at 8:00 p.m. at the Naval Lodge […]
Melanie Sloan wasn’t expecting a delivery when she heard her doorbell ring shortly after 6pm Monday evening. Waiting on her doorstep was a package delivered by FedEx; the FedEx driver left the package on her doorstep and drove away before Sloan could reach her door. Although the address on the package was correct, Sloan didn’t recognize […]
In 2006, the Corcoran Gallery of Art bought the historic Randall School at 65 I Street, SW for $6.2 million with the intention of developing it as a new location for its College of Art + Design. But when development partners Lehman Brothers and Monument Realty went bankrupt and defaulted, respectively, the project halted. Now […]
Did you ever go to an “information” meeting and leave knowing little more than you did when you walked in the door? That was the reaction of many to the meeting convened last Wednesday to discuss plans for a charter school at the present home of the International Graduate University behind Safeway on 13th Street […]
I’m officially sick of the snow. It was fun and all in December, and the first round in January was cool…then it just got old. And now it’s just messy and annoying. So on to one of my favorite things: food, and more specifically, breakfast food! Yep, here’s your friendly reminder that Capital City Diner […]