Why tacos? First off, good Mexican food is no longer available only in the West Coast. There is also the small but important detail about how our neighborhood now boasts an unbelievable amount of Mexican restaurants. Celebrate Mexico’s victory over the French by eating hearty and go crazy for tacos! Traditional Tacos, Traditional Hill Maybe […]
With Mother’s Day coming this Sunday, we thought it was a perfect time to review our flower shop options around the Hill. Because what better way to bring a smile to the mother in your life than with a colorful arrangement of flowers? If you want to pick out your arrangement yourself, Blue Iris at Eastern […]
JDLand took a look at where things stand with development in Near Southeast, finding that 21 new buildings have been completed (in addition to the Capitol Quarter townhouses), 12 buildings are under construction, and roughly 36 buildings are still scheduled to go up. ANC 6B Commissioner Brian Flahaven posted an update of the latest ANC […]
Don’t you love to take a peek into other people’s homes? See how they hang their artwork, organize their kitchens and make the most of small spaces? This weekend you’ll have a legitimate reason to ogle and take notes — on the Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) Annual House and Garden Tour. In it’s 58th year, […]
As I delve ever more deeply into the history of the Navy Yard and its neighborhood, there are a lot of firsts to be worked out. Some will require more research, but I think I’ve found the first person actually to live there, long before there was a Navy Yard – or even the thought […]