Thanks to a reader who brought this to my attention. It seems that 8th Street LLC is applying for a tavern license for the 8th Street Bar and Grill, which will replace Capitol Hill Sporting Goods at 727 8th Street SE. According to the application, this will be a, “new tavern with American cuisine, dancing […]
Chateau-Animaux, the Hill’s original chic pet store, –well, its third incarnation of it, after its original circa 1994 Eastern Market stall and then Doolittle’s on 7th Street — is under contract to sell to restaurant purveyors, hoping to open two establishments, one upstairs and the other downstairs, according to both Chateau’s owner and ANC6B’s Norm […]
As we discussed last week, it’s just too nice outside to do chores. So why not take a walk to 8th Street, SE, and have great fun, food and a healthy dose of history at Barracks Row Festival? Right now the cooking competition is well underway and there are heaps of free food samples; puppet-making […]
You, long-time resident of Capitol Hill, may or may not have ever eaten at Las Placitas. If you have, you more than likely agree with me that it’s an awesome little restaurant. (Unless you are joyless and heartless, in which case I cannot help you. I kid, I kid.) If you don’t, you may wonder […]
The promise of cooler autumn temperatures and slightly less humidity means the good people of DC want to be outside meeting their neighbors and sampling deep-fried foods that may or may not be served on a stick. That’s right — it’s street festival season in Washington DC! There are lots of special neighborhood and cultural […]