I have previously written about James Buchanan’s inaugural parade and the model ship built by the men at the Washington Navy Yard for that occasion. This was, it turns out, not the only time they were engaged in a project of this nature. While Lincoln’s first inauguration was a fairly anxiety-riddled affair, with war in […]
It seems unlikely, but there was – for a time – a club on Capitol Hill named the Ugly Club. It flourished for a few years – in a couple of incarnations – before the Civil War. After that, it disappeared again. The original Ugly Clubs were formed in Great Britain in the 18th Century, as […]
Pollen. Passover. Easter. All of these may be taking over your weekend plans; but in case you have some space in your calendar, try these ideas. Tonight in the Test Kitchen at Union Market, learn to brew your very own probiotic fungal tea with Craft Kombucha. You will leave with your own brewing vessel, SCOBY […]
Public transportation is a subject that I return to again and again. Today, I will look at one of the earliest ways you could get to the Navy Yard from the rest of Washington. In the early days in Washington, the only form of public transportation was a stagecoach that went from the Capitol to […]
Part three of the Jarboe saga has a great twist. Good morning, Capitol Hill!