Good afternoon and happy Mardi Gras, Capitol Hill and environs! It’s February 16 and we are still fenced off from the rest of the city. “Actually, THIH, we are not separated from the rest of the city by a fence,” you utter in that smug “actually” voice. And while it is technically true that we […]
Over ten years ago, I wrote a post about Duddington, Daniel Carroll of Duddington’s mansion just southeast of the Capitol. Recently, I was asked by reader Elizabeth-Burton Jones to write about the enslaved people that lived there. Daniel Carroll of Duddington was an enslaver. In the very first United States census, in 1790, he is […]
Yes, friends, it’s Valentine’s Day weekend. Many of you over on Instagram stories and Twitter are divided on liking a day that celebrates Valentine of Rome, who was definitely martyred but whose origin story is a little confusing. It’s peculiar to celebrate someone’s gruesome deathday, but hey! It marks the days that go by. Enough […]
It’s Wednesday and not Tuesday but here we are. This Hill Buzz makes up for its tardiness with a lot of content. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton will be holding a Zoom townhall tomorrow, Thursday February 11, at 6 p.m. You can RSVP by emailing l norton.events@mail.house.gov for the link. If you haven’t signed reader Allison […]