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 […]
Sometimes, don’t you just want things to be easy? No bumps in the road, no wrinkles to smooth out or barriers to traverse. Then this week’s featured house is just for you. Neat as a pin with well-thought-out amenities, I could imagine myself coming home at the end of the day and stepping out of […]
At a well-attended meeting dense with Ward 6 ANC members, bloggers, city council members past and present, community activists and Hine site neighbors, the architect of the proposed development for Stanton-Eastbanc revealed some alterations to the original plan amid fascinating old, archived photos of the area, and a super-sized discussion on transportation issues. So, as […]
Normally, our charming (which is the word my mother-in-law uses to mean “tiny”) 2/1/1 is just the right size — not too big, not too small. Then come those winter days when my better half and I are both at home for a couple of days during the week, when he has a snow day […]
I haven’t been in SE in a while, so let’s journey over to 1507 A St. This lovely 4/2/1 is mouthwatering. Recently renovated, it must still have that new car smell. It has a fully outfitted kitchen, a master bath with two sinks (what?!), finished lower level and lovely wood and tile details throughout. If […]