One recent brisk Saturday morning I was walking through Eastern Market with my wife and daughter after a filling breakfast at Tortilla Cafe, and my little one asked, “Daddy is that a skating rink?” She was pointing at the flat concrete pad that was the home of the temporary market structure, across 7th Street SE […]
Let me start by saying that I am not out to prove that any one city can be better than another city. Rather, I came to realize something on a recent trip, and I have a forum — this blog and specifically the “Things We Take for Granted” column — in which I can share […]
To say that Xavier Cervera has been busy is an understatement. On Friday, Cervera will open his fifth restaurant on Capitol Hill, Boxcar Tavern, located directly across the street from Eastern Market. The opening marks the end of a busy year for the Capitol Hill restaurateur, and it will usher in another busy one, filled […]
With just days to go, let’s cut right to the chase. Here are some suggestions for those left on your list. All to be found within the comfy confines of Capitol Hill! Hill’s Kitchen has a wide variety of gifts for the homemaker. Kudos if you can actually go there and not end up buying […]
If you’re someone who braves the shopping mall this time of year, bravo. I try to avoid “the mall” at all costs around the holidays – the long lines, the reduced inventory, the fighting for the coveted parking spot closest to Macy’s, and so on. Why not save yourself the trouble this year? The Capitol […]