Two Capitol Hill Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners are holding meetings this week to get to know their constituents and their concerns. ANC Commissioner Brian Flahaven of 6B09 is hosting his “office hours/meet and greet” this Saturday from 2-3 p.m. at the Pretzel Bakery, 340 15th Street, SE. There’s no formal agenda. Residents are welcome to stop […]
Early this morning the DC Fire Department responded to reports of flames coming from the roof of Hanks on the Hill, located at 633 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. According to NBC4, one person suffered minor injuries. Firefighters have not indicated what started the fire, or how extensive the damage is. Walking by this morning, it did not […]
Few of us are conscious of living in history. History, rather, is something that happens in the past and is the realm of those that went before us. We read about it, watch it on TV, visit the sites, but it is, to abuse the old saying, a foreign country. Even when we witness something […]
If you are a baker or pastry chef serious about starting your own business or taking it from your home kitchen to a retail concept, Think Local First wants to help! They are now accepting applications for bakery and dessert concept business plans for the next StartUp Kitchen competition. The competition winner will get 8 […]
Inauguration time in DC is exciting but also crazy. In my line of work I’ve had the good fortune of covering inauguration activities from various vantage points – the Capitol, the Mall, from an Inaugural Ball. And while there’s no doubt that watching a president take the oath of office fills me with the pride […]