With my book now at the printer, I can get back to mining the minutae of Hill history. Today’s chapter is an expansion of something I came across while researching the book, and finally, I had the time to find out more about Brinkley’s Bar, which graced 8th Street SE for about 20 years in […]
For almost six years, the Virginia Avenue Community Garden (VACG) has brought the neighbors and community south of the freeway together. Back in 2004, the parcel bordered by I-295, L Street, SE and 9th Street, SE, was a neglected lot of land belonging to the DC Department of Parks and Recreation. It attracted nothing but […]
One of the things I hope to do sometime, sooner rather than later, is to be able to go to Munich, Germany, and raise a stein while singing drinking songs and partaking in the 16-day greatness that I imagine is Oktoberfest. But meanwhile (and thankfully), Barracks Row Main Street has brought the charm and spirit […]