As we have seen in the previous installments of our look at how the battle of Fort Stevens 150 years ago was seen in the newspapers of the time, news of the battle of Fort Stevens was slow in being printed in D.C., based on hearsay and often wrong. Thus, too, was the news on 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. Ever wish for a house with such a big living/dining area you could fit all your friends comfortably all at the same […]
After years of sitting vacant, the corner of 3rd and Massachusetts NE officially has a new name: Romeo and Juliet. We’ve known about this fact for some time (you can click through the “White Tiger” labeled archives), but the sign that was installed yesterday afternoon made it official. Here it is, below: The sign looks […]
One hundred and fifty years ago today, July 11, 1864, is generally considered to be the beginning of the Battle of Fort Stevens, which is located about four miles due north of the White House, on what was then 7th Street and is today Georgia Avenue. Around noon of that day, the first of Confederate […]
Thursday, July 10 Washington Project for the Arts – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Hothouse Video series from WPA presents Harder, Glorious by artists Silvia Rivas, Merike Estna, Cheryl Pope, Kate Gilmore, and Peter Eudenbach. For more information, click here. Capitol Skyline Hotel is located at 10 I (eye) St. SW. Friday, July 11 […]