Occasionally something happens nearby which does not really have any direct connection to Capitol Hill, but still merits a post here. I wrote last week about Olive G. Kimball‘s tireless work to build the new amphitheater at Arlington Cemetery, and mentioned that Frank Buckles, last surviving US World War I veteran would soon lie in […]

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 Much of what I have been able to find out will not be published in their guide, but before I let the story of another Capitol Hill resident go to waste, I will […]

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 […]

Washington DC is full of “temporary” things that have become permanent, and critics often decry any “temporary” government action by saying that it is bound to become permanent. There are, however, numerous excellent counter-examples, with the best-known probably the tempos built on the Mall during World War II. Closer to home, though somewhat earlier, there […]