26 Mar 2021

News:

From the MPD Blotter

Arrests and other crime information in the area, directly from MPD. If you have a tip, you can always call 202-727-9099. You can also send info anonymously to the TEXT TIP LINE by texting 50411. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and […]


26 Mar 2021

Small Business:

Five Questions with Sandra Basanti of Pie Shop DC

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 […]


25 Mar 2021

Small Business:

Time for some Cake Theory

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 […]


23 Mar 2021

News:

Hill Buzz

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 […]


22 Mar 2021

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: Adelaide Johnson and her wedding

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 […]


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