I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, there’s a real sense of possibility when you turn into a Capitol Hill alley. You’ll never know what you see, and as mundane as many alleys are, there’s often something special right under your nose if you take another look. Thanks for opening our eyes […]
If you’re honest with yourself, a night out on the town is pretty darn pricey. Did you know you could enjoy food and drink by Barracks Row, Navy Yard and H Street restaurants AND spend the same (or less!?!?) raising money for a local organization that serves homeless people right in our neighborhood? Make plans […]
We were out enjoying Labor Day yesterday, so we didn’t get around to posting this rerun (with a few corrections) from the early days of the blog: During a hearing in 1962 Representative H. R. Gross asked a witness “You have heard that old saying, Mr. Macy, that there is nothing so permanent in Washington […]
Since the spring of 2017, a group called DC Safe Healthy Playing Fields has been advocating for the District to stop the use of synthetic turf and poured-in-place (PIP) playing surfaces made of recycled rubber. Please read the letter that DC Safe Healthy Playing Fields, along with 22 endorsing organizations, sent to Mayor Muriel Bowser this […]
Capitol Hill Corner has a terrifying report of a woman who was brutally beaten exactly one week ago, Thursday, August 23, before 6 a.m. in the 500 block of 4th Street SE, western side. Larry Janezich’s post states that the assault happened “within sight of” the 1st District substation at 500 E Street SE. Although […]