Around the Hill: Barbershop Board Games

By Roll Call Staff

Posted August 21, 2010 at 5:48pm

Roll Call’s occasional “Around the Hill” video series shines its lens on some of Capitol Hill’s lesser-known attractions. This week we visit Mason’s Barber Shop on H Street Northeast and meet a group of men who live to play checkers.

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