Friend of the blog and Capitol Hill neighbor Christine Vineyard, an art teacher and artist also known as Lidflutters, was distressed to find out that one of her former students, Saige Ballard, was killed this past Thursday, June 11, as she left a party. The incident happened a couple of blocks away from Stanton Park. […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a newlywed couple who spent their honeymoon taking the car that shuttled senators between their office building and the Capitol back and forth 15 times. I wanted to add a link to an article that I had written about this mode of transportation, only to realize that I […]
Yes, it’s true: I didn’t do a Hill Buzz this week. Frankly, after last week’s Hill Buzz — which you can read here– and with all the civil unrest going on, I realized I needed some time to do some #SelfCare, in the form of hanging out with my children (and nagging them, and making […]
While looking through the many times that newlyweds were sighted in the Capitol, I came across several times when they were privy to some extraordinary occurrence. The most remarkable of these happened on May 7, 1913, when visitors – including newlyweds – observed someone who was climbing the outside of the Capitol dome. The human […]
We’ve made it to Thursday, also known in more innocent times as “Friday lite.” There is a lot of electricity in the air– from all the peaceful assembly and the empowerment and the solidarity. Don’t forget to be an ally every day! Have you supported a Black-owned business lately? How about watching Charles Allen’s Budget […]