19 Aug 2019

Street Justice: DC’s 16th Road Death in 2019

Gordon Chaffin is a freelance journalist who focuses on infrastructure and traffic news and insights for Street Justice. You can support independent journalism by subscribing to Gordon’s Street Justice newsletter: He’s offering a 20% discount to THIH readers. See more information below. –Maria Helena Carey Pedestrian Dead Wednesday is 16th of 2019 in DC A driver killed Jascha Wilson, a pedestrian walking across North Capitol NW at 9:50 PM on Tuesday night. He was crossing North Capitol in […]

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19 Aug 2019

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: What Hath God Wrought?

At 8:45 AM on Friday, May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sat down at a telegraph key set up in the Supreme Court room in the Capitol, just around the corner from where he had done his test just a little over a year earlier. He pressed the key briefly. Forty-four miles away, a dot appeared […]

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16 Aug 2019

Things We Take For Granted:

Officer Maz, Barracks Row Cop and Friend

Since April of this year, a local Instagrammer has been capturing our hearts with his feed. From the moment he started his account, Officer Jay Mazloom or as he likes to be called, Officer Maz, has been engaging and befriending the community around Barracks Row in a kind, courteous and human manner. In the past […]

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15 Aug 2019

Events:

To Do: Weekend of August 15th-18th

If you are like me, you are dreading the end of summer but maaayyybe you are a little intrigued by the notion of wearing socks again? Just me? I’m okay with that. If you are here in town, here are some ideas of how to get down with your summer-self. Tonight is another Third Thursday […]

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14 Aug 2019

News:

Goodbye, Orchid on Barracks Row

Orchid, the sophisticated gay bar that opened back in May of 2018 on Barracks Row to much fanfare and great reviews from patrons, quietly closed for good this week. A reader noticed the bar was not open for business yesterday, August 13, and after reaching out to Hill Restaurant Group managing partner Tom Johnson, he […]

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