With St. Patrick’s Day and the first day of Spring rapidly approaching, it is only appropriate to go out and take a walk in the neighborhood. And nothing improves a walk more than a drink here and there. Fortunately, Walking Shtick Tours has you covered both ways, and they will be debuting two new walking […]
I have been spending the last weeks researching the houses that will be featured on this year’s CHRS House & Garden tour. Much of what I have been able to find out will not be published in their guide, but before I let the story of another Capitol Hill resident go to waste, I will […]
Curious about your home’s history? Then join librarian and local historian Matthew Gilmore at 6:30 pm on Feb. 16 for Capitol Hill Restoration Society’s Preservation Café: House History Research at Ebenezer’s Coffeehouse (201 F Street NE). The first in a two-part series on house history research, the Preservation Café discussion will focus on researching a […]
In writing these columns, and those I do for the Hill Rag, the toughest part is always working out what should be left out. Often the most interesting stories I come up with simply don’t fit in the context of the current column and must therefore be left out. In broadening the column I wrote […]
Most of the people that I have written about in this space lived for a long time on Capitol Hill, long enough to become part of the the fabric of the community. I’m particularly partial to those who actually were born here. But some who become a part of the Hill lived here for much […]