Honoring the active neighbors of Wylie Street, this week’s happy hour drink is the Wylie Street Garden. This light, fruity concoction comes to us from our friends at SOVA: apricot liquor, pear liquor and creme de violette, topped off with a measure of gin. Sounds like the perfect way to cap off a week of […]
We reported on the rumors last fall, as rumbling suggested that the Gary Cha, owner of Yes! Organic Market, was looking to move the store from its location on the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Washington City Paper’s The Housing Complex confirmed what Yes! fans have suspected and feared for some time: Yes! has […]
Compared to some neighborhoods, Capitol Hill is a bit short on restaurants of the white table cloth variety. Maybe its because we’re a more casual clientele or perhaps they prefer to be in a higher expense account per capita neighborhood. Either way, when the occasion calls for an upscale night out, one need only decide […]
Need to get your garden and patio in shape for a 4th of July BBQ? You’re in luck! Ginkgo Gardens turns ten years old on July 1st and will be kicking off its 10-day anniversary sale on Saturday morning at 8 am. Select annuals and perennials will be 25-50% off, all trees and shrubs will […]
When a Frager’s employee approached me and asked me to follow him upstairs I felt as though I was being asked to meet the wizard behind the curtain. This would be the last stop on my tour: a meeting with John Weintraub, one of two owners of Capitol Hill’s Frager’s Hardware. I walked into the […]