Things are well underway at the Hill Center, especially underground. The restored Old Naval Hospital, scheduled to open next June and offer cultural, educational and civic programs to the community, will be heated and cooled by a geothermal system, and this week there’s a drilling rig on site digging 30 wells that are 350 feet [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Eastern Market'
Hill Center Construction On Track; Diverse Programs in Development
September 1st, 2010 · 8 Comments · Capitol Hill, Eastern Market
Tags: development·Events·Hill Center
Have You Seen This Urn?
August 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Eastern Market, South Capitol Hill
Your typical good Samaritan may pick up an abandoned purse or wallet tossed after a mugging or even a child’s sippy cup or toy that’s been catapulted from a stroller, in hope of returning them, but it really takes an upstanding citizen to haul home a hundred pound urn and locate its proper owner years [...]
Tags: Hill Center·history
Market Meals: A Feast From the Sea
July 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill, Eastern Market
While racking my brain trying to think of a meal/vendor combo to suggest for this week’s Market Meals, inspiration struck. Okay, well, more like hunger struck. I became intensely hungry thanks to a wicked barbecue-themed conversation earlier in the day, and I started thinking of one of my favorite things to eat, ever: cioppino. It’s [...]
Tags: cioppino·dinner·fish·inspiration·seafood
Riding Around the Hill for a Good Cause (and FUN!)
July 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Barracks Row, Capitol Hill, Eastern Market, H Street
Do you have $20 burning in your pocket, a bike, and an earnest desire to make life a little better for many? Then Hill and Go Seek is the event for you! On Saturday, August 28th from 5-8 pm, two-person teams will go around Capitol Hill, trying to complete the fastest route between ten points [...]
A Barbershop Duet: First off, Brice’s
July 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, Eastern Market
I hesitate to start a post in this fashion: sometimes I wish I were a man, so I could get my hair cut at a barbershop — although of course, some women do actually get their hair cut at barbershops and wouldn’t spend anything north of $15 or go into a place that offers anything [...]
Hine UPDATE: TWF Exits Stage Left, but Curtain on Shakespeare not Down Yet
July 6th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Capitol Hill, Eastern Market
The less than year-old project to develop Hine Jr. High School may seem thick in the new decade’s summer doldrums, but a lot is happening behind the scenes even as demolition and groundbreaking remains a couple of years away. On the calendar next: The plan goes to City Council July 13th, sent over for approval from [...]
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Market Meals: Getting Some Fire Under You
July 1st, 2010 · 4 Comments · Capitol Hill, Eastern Market
It’s July First: do you know what you’ll be serving at your Fourth of July barbecue? I know what you may be thinking here. You may be saying to yourself, “Why is she asking such a basic question? What does EVERYONE have on the Fourth of July, if not burgers, hot dogs, potato salad, beer [...]
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Deals for Deeds Comes to the Hill
June 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, Eastern Market
Everyone likes getting a bargain, right? Imagine bargain shopping and helping out a worthy cause at the same time. That’s exactly what Deals for Deeds does. Founded by DC natives Josh Hoffman and Harrison Miller, the program was launched in early 2010 with the goal of using the power of social media to both bring [...]
Capitol Hill Wine Stories: Greg Rohde and Volpaiole
June 17th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Capitol Hill, Eastern Market
“Once you gain an appetite for fine food,” explained 20-year Hill resident Greg Rohde as we sat down for dinner at Bistro Cacao, “it’s hard not to enjoy fine wine.” Like most oenophiles, Greg has always enjoyed discovering new wines and sharing them. So when his close friend asked for help with a new business [...]
Tags: wine
Market Meals: Cheese for All!
June 16th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Capitol Hill, Eastern Market
For a few weeks now, I’ve been sharing little tidbits and ideas on what to make for dinner from Eastern Market. Today as a friend (hi, Keira!) and I walked by and I tried to glean some inspiration from among the smells and the sights, I wondered out loud how easy it would be to [...]
