When my friend invited me to a Ruth Ann Overbeck lecture on the Masons and the Old Naval Lodge on Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, I had no idea where I was going or what I would see, other than finishing up with a drink after the talk. I even went to the Old Naval Hospital by […]
This past July I issued myself a challenge: to spend an entire month doing all my shopping and entertaining on the Hill. I won’t lie — I had mulled over the things that might cause me to cheat, like going to a movie theater or needing a new pair of running shoes, but I never […]
Thanksgiving in DC is one of my favorite things in the world. More so than any other holiday, it feels like the city really empties out leaving a skeleton crew of locals, barflies and people who are smart enough to realize that nothing ruins a holiday faster than time spent on I-95. Wander into a […]
Denise D’Amour, co-owner of Capitol Hill Bikes with Laurie Morin, told THIH today that she could no longer financially manage the three leases she held from building owner and landlord Margot Kelly, and that closing operations there was a “mutual decision.” “She is not the bad guy here… She felt it was ‘all or nothing’ with […]
As I sat down to tell all of you about all the action on the restaurant and bar front on the Hill over my delicious dinner of sugar cookies from Marvelous Market and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, I realized that much like dunking those cookies in milk, this is a task best broken up into […]