Setting out to dominate the south side of the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Spike Mendelsohn’s new concept strayed from the comfort/fast food food formula and ventured a bit more upscale: Béarnaise, located at 315 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, is a steak-and-frites bistro with a well-stocked bar. Formerly in the space of Thai Roma (which […]
The Washington Post published a really powerful piece on the Maslins. ANC 6B Commissioner Kirsten Oldenburg posted a detour map for the upcoming 11th Street road closures. DCist reviewed H Street Housewives at the Capital Fringe Festival. Curbed posted a poll to see what neighborhood name people prefered for Near Southeast; “Navy Yard” beat out […]
There’s something about black eyed susans that implies that the end of summer is almost upon us. Perhaps it’s that mine need tons of water and it’s kinda of annoying to have to water them on such hot days. But this week sounds like a total anomaly! Enjoy and add your summer photos to […]
I was researching some of the infill developments on the Hill recently, and discovered that one of them was built on the former site of a Catholic school. I wanted to know more about it, but struck out in my usual sources. Fortunately, the church connected with the school had done the research, and posted […]
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. Looks can be deceiving: 1349 K Street SE has a surprisingly spacious interior with a great flow! It was fully gutted […]