Are you suffering from this year’s epic ragweed crop? I hope you have been spared, but please excuse my sniffles. How shall we spend this upcoming weekend? Tonight at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, dig the season and mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece Frankenstein at We Happy Few’s live action […]
It’s next to impossible to ignore the many contractor and architects signs peppered in yards throughout the neighborhood. They seem to multiply overnight, oft inspiring just a little bit of house envy for those of us desperate for more closet space, functional layouts and a workable kitchen. Here’s where the Capitol Hill Cluster School’s Renovators […]
Do you often flip through home design magazines and think “if only”? Many of us do, and the braver among us have event taken the plunge and done a major renovation project. Learn from the experiences of those brave souls and gather ideas next Saturday, October 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Renovator’s […]
There are a few heralds of autumn that happen each year on Capitol Hill. First, it’s the street festivals on 8th and H streets, then comes the arrival of pumpkins at Fragers and the Dead Man’s Run at Congressional Cemetery, and then there’s the Renovator’s House Tour, a major fundraiser for the Capitol Hill Cluster […]
Do you marvel at the proliferation of signs for architects and builders outside many homes on Capitol Hill like I do? I note the scope of the work, if visible from the exterior, and jealously pout about the volume of total gut-jobs transforming local row houses. Want to see what people are doing to creatively […]