Zika Virus Mosquitos Have Been Found…on Capitol Hill
We in the global north had not heard much about the tiny Aedes aegypti mosquito, the primary transmitter of Zika virus, before the disease was linked to an epidemic of birth defects and the paralyzing...
View ArticleThe Best Hotels Around Washington, DC
CAPITOL HILL Hotel George This sleek, modern hotel near Union Station is frequented by power players and the occasional celebrity. The in-house restaurant, Bistro Bis, is a favorite among Hill types....
View ArticleOrangetheory Fitness Will Open in Capitol Hill This Summer
Orangetheory Fitness, the buzzy boutique gym with a cult following dubbed “Orange Nation,” will open its fifth DC location in Capitol Hill this summer. The 3,750-square-foot studio will be the anchor...
View ArticleThe Three Best Open Houses This Weekend: March 10-11
Shaw Where: 1011 M St. NW #907 How Much: $1,650,000 When: Saturday and Sunday, 1pm to 4pm Why: This contemporary M Street condo is in a prime downtown location, and only a four-minute walk from the...
View ArticleLook Inside: These $3 Million Capitol Hill Rowhouses Are Designed to Be...
Some Capitol Hill residents have fought against lobbying firms and other businesses that seek to turn Capitol Hill rowhouses into commercial space. But Petra Development president Rashid Salem says...
View ArticleThis Social Media Influencer Gets Paid to Live in Luxury Buildings
Photographer James Jackson had quite a weekend. He invited some model friends to hang out at the condo where he was staying—a light-flooded unit in the converted Buchanan School on Capitol Hill. He had...
View ArticleWhere Can You Stay on Capitol Hill for What Scott Pruitt Paid?
Scott Pruitt isn’t having a great week. Under his leadership, the Environmental Protection Agency has made some questionable financial decisions, from spending $43,000 on soundproofing Pruitt’s office...
View ArticleWhere Mark Zuckerberg Should Eat While He’s in DC
Mark Zuckerberg is in town this week to testify before Congress and meet with lawmakers. In between sessions, the Facebook CEO will probably get hungry. Based on his homebody behavior in Silicon...
View ArticleThe Five Best-Looking Open Houses This Weekend: 4/21-4/22
Capitol Hill Where: 1324 E., SE #210 How much: $449,000 When: Sunday, 1pm to 4pm Why: This apartment located in the renovated Buchanan School comes with plenty of historic charm. Though the space is...
View ArticleThe Five Best-Looking Open Houses This Weekend: 5/12-5/13
Chevy Chase, MD Where: 3203 Farmington Dr. How much: $3,495,900 When: Saturday, 12pm to 2pm Why: The two full walls of folding glass on the main floor are a standout feature of the eight-bedroom,...
View ArticleWater Cycling Is Coming to Rooftop Pools in Capitol Hill and Crystal City
Ah, summer in DC: that special time of year when you’re a sweaty mess by the time you reach the Metro at 8 AM. The last thing you want to do is actually physically exert yourself in 94 percent...
View ArticleBefore and After: How Two Awkward Rooms Became Light, Bright, and Modern
Century-old rowhouses are full of cramped rooms and seemingly useless nooks and niches. Here’s how two difficult spaces—both in historic Capitol Hill homes—became bright, modern, and multi-use. Finding...
View ArticleThis New Political Board Game Is Like the DC Version of “Settlers of Catan”
Try to imagine a quintessential DC board game, and you’d likely come up with something akin to The Partisans. The new board game aims to get at the heart of the Hill by putting players into the mindset...
View ArticleCheap Eats 2018: Market Lunch
Our Capitol Hill lunch of choice? Digging into an oversize platter of fried food from this 40-year-old diner inside Eastern Market. The cash-only fare is classic DC—fried-whiting sandwiches,...
View ArticleChef Aaron Silverman’s Capitol Hill Wine Bar Now Serves $45 Set Menus
An evening at Pineapple and Pearls costs a cool $325 these days (including tax, tip, and drink pairings). But now chef/owner Aaron Silverman is introducing a far more relaxed—and...
View ArticleCapitol Hill Restaurant Garrison Will Close Saturday
Chef Rob Weland will close Garrison on Capitol Hill after dinner service on Saturday. The locavore restaurant was one of the best on Barracks Row for its four-plus years. Weland says he’s considering a...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Furloughed Workers Protest the Government Shutdown on Capitol Hill
Furloughed government workers, supporters, and union leaders gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday to protest the government shutdown. Now on its 33rd day, the furlough has left...
View ArticleCongressional Intern Housing Has Become A Partisan War Zone in the Trump Era
Each year, tens of thousands of interns descend on DC, and about 900 of them will find temporary digs through the Washington Intern Housing Network. For ten years, the company has provided rooms for...
View Article3 Tips for Hosting the Best Game Night Ever
Board games are bigger than ever, and hosting your own game night is a great activity for cold winter evenings. Kathleen Donahue, owner of Labyrinth Games & Puzzles on Capitol Hill, shares some...
View Article100 Very Best Restaurants: #54 – Little Pearl
We’ve had a ton of serious, expensive tasting menus (including the one at big sister Pine-apple and Pearls). Which is why Aaron Silverman’s prix fixe dinner at this atmospheric old carriage house—also...
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