We periodically share updates from your ANC commissioners, edited for brevity and clarity. Although these are most pertinent to particular single member districts (SMDs), the information shared is of interest to the whole Capitol Hill community. Are you an ANC commissioner who shares regular updates? Add thehillishome@gmail.com to your distribution list, please! –María Helena Carey and Kate […]
Ever since my friend Karen Ramsey called me on Friday afternoon to tell me about Dave Salovesh’s death, I’ve been dreading having to write about it. I am but a mere blogger, trying to pass news and information on to you in between my other jobs and raising my kids and weeding my yard so […]
We’re halfway through October, people! We are at FULL FALL FUN. Secure some gourds. Pick apples. Mull some spices. Let’s go! In addition to these basic autumnal pastimes, what else should we do this weekend? Tonight. Game 5. Nationals Park. Nats vs. Dodgers. Gah. Why did I become a baseball fan? MY NERVES. This is […]
So someone said there could be snow Saturday and that’s hilariously terrible. Put away the flip flops and give that ratty jacket one last hurrah. How do we console ourselves? Today is, of course, the Nationals’ Home Opener. Will Bryce bring the magic again? Can you afford tickets? And have you heard the news about […]
Governor Haley made the correct decision to call for the removal of the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds. The flag should not be flown in South Carolina, nor anywhere else in the country. It’s the symbol of racism, slavery and, unfortunately, my family’s past. None of these things is worth celebrating. My great-great-great father is […]