Hello there, Capitol Hill! Hope you’re having a wonderful 237th birthday celebration so far. If you’re getting a little antsy in between parades and fireworks and BBQs, here are a few of our past posts on this, the most American of holidays, for your reading pleasure: Jon’s breakdown of activities from last year still has […]
For many folks the 4th of July (Independence Day) means hot dogs, fireworks, and lemonade (or beer) with family and friends. For Capitol Hill residents it also means the annual tradition of perhaps the shortest parade (in distance) anywhere on the East Coast; but don’t let the distance fool you. The annual Capitol Hill 4th […]
The Washington Post reported that the fire at Frager’s might have been caused by a cigarette butt. DCist shared news that the Ben’s Chili Bowl on H Street NE will open in about 8 months. Curbed DC posted a sneak peek of the new Kennedy Row apartments. ANC 6B Commissioner Brian Flahaven shared the 17th […]
Remember way back in 2009 when the neighborhood was presented with three design options for a “Capitol Hill Town Square”? The designs all sought to redesign the Eastern Market Metro Plaza, making it a more welcoming and functional center to that section of our neighborhood. Two out of the three designs included plans to re-route […]
While cleaning up after sending in the manuscript for my latest book to my editor, I discovered that I had overlooked one of the manufacturers on the Hill when I went through them recently. Though this factory is over in southwest, and thus a bit off my patch, the items produced were interesting enough to […]