As anyone who’s read my book on Capitol Hill scandals can attest, I find great amusement in the foibles of local residents, both high and low. It seems as though any reason to be arrested has been attempted by the good citizens of the Hill. Sometimes, however, there is something new under the sun. Take, […]
Have you ever wanted to go for a walk, but one that is narrated by someone who really knows what they are talking about in terms of history, architecture, the lowdown and the dirty gossip from an era long gone? Then get your clicking fingers ready and clear your calendar from Saturday, September 15 until […]
Murder, sadly, has been part of our neighborhood from the earliest days. A particularly rough patch in this regard occurred during the 1850s. One particular murder had long-lasting repercussions, at least from a legal point of view. The whole affair began quite innocuously. It involved two young men, both employed at the Washington Navy Yard. […]
In researching my scandal book, I was surprised in how often the scandal, as generally told differed from the scandal as it was initially reported. To researchers of urban legends, those supposedly true stories that we tell each other to make a point, this would come as no surprise. Changing details to either improve the […]
I recently wrote of the scandal that raced through Washington’s papers when Representative Lafferty wrote a letter to Miss Florence Kubel without having been properly introduced, and how this managed to tarnish his name badly. It was a scandal that could really only have happened at the time, but unfortunately for Miss Kubel, it wasn’t […]