Ah, spring! The birdies are singing and making nests, the insects are breeding left and right, the weeds are sprouting up, and the garbage is starting to smell extra bad. Did you think this was going to be a post extolling the virtues of the fair season we’ve been waiting for so long? It is, […]
Last night, a packed house filled the Abraham Lincoln hall at the Hill Center to listen as Bonny Wolf led Chef David Guas through an entertaining talk. Topics covered ranged from Guas’s love of grilling and his new book Grill Nation, to the giddiest and most exciting elephant in the room: Bayou Bakery‘s new digs […]
Miss the bookstore at Union Station? DCist noted that the train station now has a free lending library! UrbanTurf checked out the designs for the new townhomes and condos planned for the Buchanan School. District Source reported that a public marina is coming to Yards Park. Hill Rag noted that Pepco is seeking to […]
I have begun the research for a book on the history of the Washington Navy Yard and its neighborhood in earnest. As always, I have come across some piece of arcana which, while not being a great turning point in history (especially as the thing in question was never built) does give some insight into […]
Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor at Compass Real Estate and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appears on her blog Real Estate On (and off!) the Hill. One of this week’s most gracious homes, 311 3rd St SE is not only perfectly located but it’s […]