Capitol Hill is like glue– it keeps a community together and it keeps people coming back. When I first moved here, I made friends with a local blogger who, unbeknownst to me at the time, had ties binding him to the Hill. I asked him to share some of his favorite memories with me. One […]
Are you one of the few who actually stays in town in August? You’re not alone – I know many Washingtonians who love staying in town during the steamy month since it becomes wonderfully quiet as everyone else escapes to the beach. Here are some of our top picks for how to spend this weekend […]
While DC Beer Week events will be taking place around the city, we wanted to highlight the ones at our local watering holes. I’m pleased to see that Capitol Hill is pretty well represented on the list, with events at our many bars every night of the week! Sunday, August 16 D.C. Beer Week “Unity […]
THIH’s Wine Guys recently suggested a vacation in a bottle. That is something Jon Genderson, head of operations at Schneider’s, has been seeing in action. Despite the current state of the economy and accompanying decline in retail generally, Schneider’s has seen an uptick in unit sales, even as dollar volume has remained steady. Genderson thinks […]
Capitol Hill is, contra my usual focus, not just buildings. Today’s post concerns itself with a different Capitol Hill icon, Senator Ted Kennedy, whose passing robbed the Senate of an institution as well as the nation’s third longest-serving Senator. Edward Moore Kennedy first arrived in the Senate on November 7, 1962, to take over the […]