From the narrow, intimate feel of Lola’s Barracks Row to the soon-to-come revamped Hawk ‘n’ Dove, Xavier Cervera’s establishments have become temptingly unavoidable on the Hill. Although many have mocked the seemingly extensive use of wood milwork, it’s undeniable that his places are comfortable and offer great food, stiff drinks, and great Happy Hour specials. [...]
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As I was walking down the 200 block of 11th Street last week I nearly stumbled as I got an eyeful of a VW Beetle parked on the street. It brought to mind to a visit to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival a few years back when they had an amazing caravan truck on display for [...]
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Commander David Kamperin, the highly-regarded MPD-1D (First Patrol District) Commander, who was both a classic commanding police official straight out of Central Casting in person, and a listserv and Internet-savvy presence in cyberspace, announced his retirement, set for May 21st. Citizens in those listservs have heaped praise and cordial good wishes on Kamperin, who has [...]
Writers are nearly as numerous as lawyers in this neighborhood, but not too many of them have their movies optioned by award winning directors. Lou Bayard, who specializes in historical fiction, recently sold the rights to his novel “The Pale Blue Eye” about Edgar Allen Poe’s days at West Point, and “Crazy Heart” director Scott [...]
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Death has taken a stalwart of the community and one of the longest-standing (literally) vendors at Eastern Market. Chris Calomiris, 86, passed away the last Saturday in January at Sibley Memorial Hospital after having trouble breathing Wednesday, and days after he last worked at his family-owned produce and dried goods business, Thomas Calomiris & Sons. [...]
Portions of this interview are cross-posted on DC Like a Local Unnoticed among the primary hubbub is Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, now running for her 11th term as our Delegate to Congress. Congresswoman Norton was kind enough to share her time this Saturday with a few of DC’s bloggers. Many topics of concern to Capitol [...]
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On Monday, July 5, Tommy Wells, Eleanor Holmes Norton and other city officials gathered at the small triangular park at Massachusetts Ave. and Ninth Street NE to declare the land “Lola Beaver Memorial Park” in honor of a colorful and unique member of our community. Had she not passed away in 2006, Monday would have [...]
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“Is there a hyperlocal blog about Capitol Hill?” was the message I sent into the ether of the HillEast listserv just over a year ago. I thought despite being pretty plugged in, surely I had missed something, and since local news blogs had been popping up throughout the city for the last few years, Capitol [...]
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