20 Oct 2015

News:

Hill Buzz

Curbed DC shared renderings for the condo that will replace the church at 13th and H Streets NE. JDLand‘s reader poll is back with the results on the top businesses and developments in the JDLand ‘hood. Tom Sietsema took a liking to Sally’s Middle Name. Young & Hungry took a look at how the lines at […]


15 Oct 2015

Events:

To Do List for the Weekend of October 15-18

The weather is finally feeling autumnal! The calendar is filling up, so here’s hoping the mosquitoes die very, very soon. Tonight at the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Folger Institute’s Leture Series presents Sir Keith Thomas, an Honorary Fellow at All Souls College at Oxford. Sir Keith will speak about “The Ends of Education in Early Modern England.” The […]


04 Oct 2015

Real Estate:

Capitol Hill Open Houses for 10/4/15

When I moved to the Hill in the early 90s, I lived on the tree-lined, quiet and super-neighborly 500 block of 10th St SE … and now, you can too!  Albeit in much grander style than my old 1-BR rental apartment ever was, which even back then was considered a bargain at $725/month. 529 10th […]


15 Sep 2015

Events:

Kicking off Autumn at Barracks Row Fall Festival 9/26

D.C’s street festivals all have their own unique feel, which is what makes them so great. One of my favorite things about Barracks Row’s Fall Festival is that it feels like such a neighborhood festival, with something for everyone who lives on the Hill. You can get a taste (literally) of what the Marines’ chefs and […]


14 Sep 2015

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: Bridge and Garrison Streets

I have previously written of the changes made to the names of streets on Capitol Hill, in particular how both B Streets were renamed Constitution and Independence Avenue.  Today, I will look at a different sort of street name change. While the most important street on Capitol Hill in its early days was, without doubt, […]


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