As Hill residents, we are all well aware of the fire engines that go screaming down our streets every day and the sight of a hook and ladder tearing by is one that only the youngest of us still find in any way exciting. It would be a very different situation, though, if those were […]
With all the discussion about redistricting, and how the boundaries are not being drawn to keep neighborhoods together but rather for other political considerations, it brings to mind the good old American tradition of gerrymandering, a tradition almost as old as the United States – and one that has, of course, a Capitol Hill connection.
Although I had promised to write this week about the continuing life & scandals of Florence Kubel, I will push that off for one week to write a story that is related to next weekend’s house tour, and so deserves to be published before you have a chance to see the house itself.
Readers of this blog are probably well aware of my predilection for scandals of years past, and am always willing to dredge up something untoward that happened 100 years ago. Today’s story and its heroine are particularly interesting in that they not only occurred almost exactly a century ago, but the main character managed to […]
The Library of Congress is one of my favorite destinations on the Hill, with the main reading room being the perfect place for a book-lover like myself. Their exhibits, whether Thomas Jefferson’s library or the first map to include the word “America” on it are always worth a visit when you have out-of-town guests. Right […]