Hi. My name is Michael Grove, but you can call me Max. I’m a lover of fitness, dogs, burgers, IPAs and riding bikes and motorcycles. I live in Capital Hill with my wife in an old row house we’re renovating together. I’ve renovated and flipped houses in Chicago, Texas and DC, so we knew what […]
I will admit that this post is, a) late (it should have run before Hallowe’en), b) off-target (it describes a site well outside of pretty much any definition of Capitol Hill), and c) sadly sparse in detail. Nonetheless, the very subject makes it worthy of a post, and –hopefully –of your time reading it. The […]
Whenever Tortilla Coast, 400 First Street SE, comes up in conversation, there is a distinct crackle in the air in this Democrat bastion of a city. Many long-time neighbors have never set foot in this relaxed, often-noisy Tex-Mex restaurant located a stone’s throw from Cannon House Office Building, with the (sometimes) correct assumption that only […]
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. Live in a full service condo building above Harris Teeter! 1391 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Unit 552 is a sunny large 2-bedroom 2 full […]
Starting tomorrow, New Morning Farms “Watkins Market” will operate all winter at the corner of E and 13th SE. The organic farmers have the same wide and seasonal variety of items: broccoli, cauliflower, winter squash, lots of greens, tomatoes, peppers, sweet potatoes and regular potatoes, carrots and parsnips, and basics like onions and garlic. If there are still […]