Funkstown Blog

By Frank Leone In 1890 about 10% of D.C.’s population - generally the poorest 10% - lived in alley dwellings. A 50-year effort to...

By Frank Leone Colbert King on Community Displacement and Renewal - Washington Post Pulitzer-Prize columnist and former West End resident...

By Frank Leone The Organization of American States  building is one of Foggy Bottom’s (and  D.C.’s) most beautiful buildings.  It...

Although these are challenging times for history advocates, the 51st DC History Conference was a tremendous success. The DC History...

By Denise Vogt The West End. In the early days of spring, imagine a time before K Street was lined with vehicle traffic and trees...

By Frank Leone The newly established (2024) Watergate Museum presented its first program  featuring NPR’s Scott Simon interviewing Joe...

History Project Co-Chairs Denise Vogt and Frank Leone were among the 70 judges for DC’s National History Day  event.  National History...