Pie Shop DC is the baby of Sandra Basanti, a self-described “typical latchkey kid/first generation Sudanese-American with immigrant parents that worked constantly.” This baby makes a mean pie and it’s also packed a punch with live music, which sadly had to stop when the pandemic hit. This hasn’t stopped Sandra from working fiercely to keep […]
Opening a new store is a fraught operation at the best of times. And these are not the best of times. Nonetheless, Tiffany Lightfoot is taking the plunge. After years of baking in her own kitchen, and appearing in the TV programs CandyLand and Holiday Wars, she has now found a new way of creating […]
Good afternoon, Capitol Hill! Yesterday, Congress held a hearing on statehood. It was at times rousing, at times emotional, and at times, it was crap like this (ClockoutDC on Instagram). You can visit The Hill for a recap and for the chance to see Ward 6 DC statehood activists illustrating the article! (We were at […]
I have previously written about the sculptor Adelaide Johnson’s most famous piece: The Portrait Monument, today located in the Rotunda of the Capitol. What I have not done is to look at Johnson herself, a long-time Capitol Hill resident and all-around unique character. Born 1859 in a small town in southwestern Illinois, she began her […]