The Salt Line is a Beautiful Scene
It is a spectacular setting. The Salt Line (79 Potomac Ave. SE) sits right on Diamond Teague Park, between Nationals Park and the Anacostia...
Exciting Kid-Friendly and Family-Centric Programs in the Capitol Riverfront Neighborhood
As everyone makes plans for the warm months ahead, the Capitol Riverfront will be the center of daily activity and summer celebration. An exciting...
How to Spend a Day in Ivy City
Nestled in a deceptively quiet part of the District, the tiny neighborhood of Ivy City has emerged as the unofficial capital of local distilleries,...
The Poetic Hill – June 2017
John “Jake” Cosmos Aller is a novelist and poet who formerly lived on Capitol Hill near Lincoln Park. A former Foreign Service officer who...
The Literary Hill – June 2017
No “I” in Team
“In the early years of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts,” writes Chris Fussell, “we were trying to defeat a twenty-first century...
Art and the City – June 2017
Be careful. Don’t look at it for too long or you’ll be a captive of its seemingly innocent charm. Resist its enchantment or you’ll...
Sir Winston: An Intensive Study of the Great Man in Crisis
Churchill
As one of the singular personages of the 20th Century, Winston Churchill—especially after his death in 1965—has been appropriately featured in popular entertainment. As...
Dining Notes – June 2017
Korean Spice Is Nice
Things are heating up in the Atlas District, and we don’t mean just the weather. A recent arrival is Choong Man...
Passing The Torch Of DC Guitar History
The lineage from rockabilly to punk rock runs straight through Link Wray, a guitarist who lived and played around DC in the late 1950s...
Reviving the Rock Opera
When I became enamored of “Jesus Christ Superstar” almost a half-century ago, rock operas were in their infancy, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist...
