I have written multiple times about schools on Capitol Hill, but there’s an important one that I have thus far missed. It’s an important piece of a tour I will be giving in April, as part of their Emancipation Day celebration. The first public school in the District of Columbia opened in 1806, next to the […]
Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appears on her blog Real Estate On (and off!) the Hill. Feeling elegant and fabulous? Now there’s a house to match 1525 A St NE , listed at $899,000, is totally renovated and positively sparkles: […]
Barracks Row’s newest retail space is opening on Tuesday with spices, baked goods, and gifts from around the world. Souk is the newest concept by Winnette McIntosh Ambrose, owner of The Sweet Lobby. She wanted to bring her love for flavors from around the world to the neighborhood and combine them with her love of baking. […]
Salty and sweet – it’s one of the best flavor combinations there is. Which is why I am always a sucker for chocolate covered pretzels. This weekend and next, we can all get our fix at the Fatty Sundays pop up at Union Market. Fatty Sundays, based in Brooklyn, NY, was started by sisters Ali […]
A familiar scene of the greater Capitol Hill neighborhood may soon be no more. As first reported by JDLand, the Navy is indicating plans to scrap the ex-USS Barry. The Commanding Officer of Naval Support Activity Washington, Capt. Monte Ulmer sent a letter to interested stakeholders in which he noted Barry’s “hull is in poor condition and […]