Happy New Year and happy first To Do List of the year! Can you believe we’re almost halfway through January? Yikes. Let’s find you something fun to do this week and start planning that calendar, shall we? Fun on The Hill It’s too cold out there to be outside (unless you really love being outside), […]
It’s Public Domain Day. Again. (Well, that was on the 1st, but close enough) Once again, a slew of works are now in the public domain, so if you want to write A Shroom of One’s Own or A Farewell to Alms or The Malteser Falcon, have at it. As always, I’m looking for a […]
Arrests and other crime information in the area, directly from MPD. If you have a tip, you can always call 202-727-9099. You can also send info anonymously to the TEXT TIP LINE by texting 50411. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment […]
Congressional Cemetery. The Hiram W. Johnson House. The Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. The Sewall-Belmont House. The Supreme Court Building. The US Capitol. The Marine Barracks and Commandant’s House. The Washington Navy Yard. What do these famous sites all have in common? They are National Historic Landmarks, and have been designated thus by […]
Last week we heard about the New York 7th Militia Regiment, from their mustering in New York, to their fraught trip south, their tumultuous greeting in Washington, and finally their march to their first accommodations: The Capitol. Theodore Winthrop described the scene in the Capitol in a piece published in the July edition of the […]