File this one under, “Things that make Capitol Hill even more awesome:” This Saturday, September 27, you can catch a live Bluegrass performance by Stefan Custodi and The Knucklebusters at Penn Exxon, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, from 2-6 pm. You can catch them on your way to, or coming back from, Barracks Row festival! In […]
As we switch out our summer togs for the warm clothes of fall and winter one tends to get the itch to toss a few things and free up a little space. In these houses, a little space is all there is and it goes a long way. The detritus that hits the sidewalks is an […]
When I moved to the Hill from the West Coast, one of the things that struck me was the dearth of Mexican food. I was pointed to a few places that were adequate, but the flavor was just not the same. I had been spoiled in California, with handmade tortillas made by first- and second-generation […]
Young & Hungry shared the scoop on Union Kitchen opening a cafe on Capitol Hill. JDLand got a tour if Vida fitness at Yard Park, which is finally nearing completion. District Doughnuts reported sold 1200 doughnuts in just 2 hours, according to PoPville. Washington Business Journal checked out the latest plans in the wake of […]
Four weeks ago, I led a tour through the Navy Yard neighborhood, a tour in which I attempted to recreate what it looked like 200 years earlier, just before the British came through. One of the stops was the old brewery that had been built in an abandoned sugar refinery. I noticed at the time […]