There is an two-alarm fire currently ablaze at the Arthur Capper Senior Apartments, 900 5th Street SE. According to neighbor Bruce DarConte, he and his wife entered the building and no alarms were going off. He told us via Twitter, “Residents had no idea there was a problem. We scared people, banging on their doors.” […]
Extremely excited for Emilie’s, the upcoming restaurant coming to the Penn 11 development. Two words: Oyster cart. Squee! Washingtonian Take a peek at the newly updated Imani Church on Capitol Hill I mean, the Belltower. Holy fancy details, Batman! Urban Turf THIH alumnus Tim Ebner has the lowdown on the best steakhouses around DC. Naturally, […]
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Over the last couple of weeks, I have looked at the sections of an 1830 guidebook that covered Capitol Hill. In spite of its length, there is really only one more short excerpt and a few snippets to look at: those pertaining to Congressional Cemetery and the churches of Capitol Hill. The section on the […]
Let’s start by saying that this column is woefully, unabashedly late. I first tried Fancy Radish, the not-nearly-as-new-as-it-was-back-in-May restaurant at the Apollo on H Street, 600 H Street NE, in early June. Why am I choosing to share my first bite now? Coincidentally, the Michelin Guide announced its picks for Bib Gourmand restaurants around DC […]