Hello everyone! Sometimes you come across many things that deserve sharing but they are not necessarily news. If this were another time, they’d all deserve their own post, but in the spirit of maximizing your attention span and mine, I’m tentatively starting a series called Hill Miscellany. I suppose it could just as well be […]
Hello there! In addition to all the COVID craziness, it’s also an election year. On November 3, we will be voting not just for President, but for many seats at the local level. One of those positions is that of the Delegate to the United States House of Representatives, currently held by Eleanor Holmes Norton, […]
Hello there, Capitol Hill! This weekend, we had a whole arc of emotions with the news that Tortilla Coast would close permanently. You flooded us with some of your loveliest memories: Snippets from your first meal as an intern on the Hill, to marriage proposals, first post-baby outings, to everyday merriment and fond memories (or […]
A few weeks ago, I gave the weekly tour of Congressional Cemetery – virtually, of course, and decided to play to my strengths, talking about the stories from the cemetery that have entered our collective memory, whether as urban legends, scandals, or ghost stories. While most of the stories were drawn from my books, there […]
Some days are entirely too hot to be outside and an indoor play area that focuses on gymnastics is just the kind of space for parents of young kids on the Hill. The Little Gym on Capitol Hill will be opening this coming Monday, July 13, to help fill that very need. Mind you, being […]