This week is turning into quite the carnival on Capitol Hill. We started with elephants and clowns parading through our streets, and the week ends with thousands of runners racing through the area (and greater Washington) as part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon 2012. (Throw in a giant music and drinking festival at RFK for […]
Last week’s football news involving Dan Snyder’s Washington Redskins and Reservation 13, overshadowed another bit of football fútbol news: D.C. United is starting its season off on the right foot by winning games. The team took home two wins and the Carolina Challenge Cup last week, but many fans are worried about seasons to come — wondering if the […]
By Michael Hoffman Walking through the National Building Museum’s latest exhibit, Unbuilt Washington, it’s hard not to consider the debate about whether the city should allow the Washington Redskins to build their new headquarters and training facility in Capitol Hill East next to RFK stadium. Sketches hang on the walls of canals running through what […]
By Kate Gallery You don’t need to be a runner to be a rock star. Volunteers are needed to help orchestrate the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series, an event beginning and ending here on the Hill at RFK Stadium on Saturday morning, March 17th. A full 26.2-mile marathon, a half marathon and a two-person relay […]
Did you know that 50 years ago this Saturday, RFK opened its doors for the first time for a Redskins game against the Giants? At that time, it was known as D.C. Stadium (its name changed to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in 1969) and was touted as a modern marvel because it could be transformed […]