Many of you, especially those who live south of Lincoln Park, know Mott’s Market as a great place to get a six-pack of beer, or some milk, or something to satisfy that late-night munchie urge. What you probably don’t know is that it was once the scene of some RNC shenanigans.
I recently wrote of the scandal that raced through Washington’s papers when Representative Lafferty wrote a letter to Miss Florence Kubel without having been properly introduced, and how this managed to tarnish his name badly. It was a scandal that could really only have happened at the time, but unfortunately for Miss Kubel, it wasn’t […]
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 […]
As the work on the Old Naval Hospital reaches fever pitch – and it looks as if they will, indeed, make their Summer 2011 deadline – a remarkable change has come over the outside: a new coat of paint. For those of us who have learned that houses on the Hill should generally be left […]