Did you hear? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lives in Navy Yard. Great! A new neighbor who can join my wife Holly, my dog, Sprocket and me at the Friday night concerts, Thursday night movies and Sunday morning farmers’ markets, as well as enjoy Slipstream, All Purpose, Agua 301, the Big Stick, Cornercopia, Pacers, Willow, Steadfast Supply and […]
Two weeks ago, I looked into the Jonathan Elliott guide to Washington, published in 1830. Today, I want to look at its description of a place near to my heart: The Washington Navy Yard. Elliott’s guide spends about 7 pages describing the Navy Yard, beginning with the usual explanations of its history, its size, the brick […]
The 204th anniversary of the Burning of Washington is almost upon us, and so it seems appropriate to look at one of the episodes of this tragic time that took place on Capitol Hill. No, not the burning of the Capitol by the British, but the burning of the Navy Yard… by the Americans. Burning […]
Our @dcpolicedept does it right! So happy to see these officers helping this lady cross the street and put her bags in the car! ??? #navyyard #dcsfinest @PoPville @theHillisHome pic.twitter.com/60DbRwHFl4 — Stale Betty (@stalebetty) April 18, 2018 Do we take people doing nice things for one another for granted? I’m afraid we do. Yesterday, […]