31 Dec 2009

News Roundup: Holiday Trees, Bag Tax, and Traffic

Bag Tax Starts Friday, January 1: Beginning January 1, 2010, District businesses that sell food or alcohol must charge you 5 cents for each disposable paper or plastic carryout bag. The business keeps 1 cent, or 2 cents if it offers a rebate when you bring your own bag. And the remaining 3 or 4 […]


30 Dec 2009

How the Schools of Capitol Hill got their names – Payne Elementary

So much of Washington, DC’s history is bound in the inexorable discussion of race, and our schools are no different. As no doubt the vast majority of you know, Washington, DC’s schools were segregated for much of our history; both because our Congressional overlords deemed it so and because, frankly, few white residents felt it […]


30 Dec 2009

Local Business: New Year's Resolution Edition #5

All through the month, this space has been dedicated to talking with local experts to help us out with tackling the most common New Year’s resolutions (as determined by an unscientific Googling of the topic).  So far we have looked at Going Green, Eating Healthier, Getting Your Financial House in Order and Loosing Weight.  Today […]


29 Dec 2009

Hill Buzz

When I started the Hill Buzz series in July, I honestly thought I would have a hard time finding enough links to make it a weekly feature.  About two or three months in, I realized that I had so many links I was forced to leave out a lot of stuff.  It has been great […]


28 Dec 2009

Capitol Hill Bikes Signs New Lease

As reported last week, Capitol Hill Bikes has been in active negotiations to sign a lease for a new location on Barracks Row.  Today, Denise D’Amour informed us that she signed a lease for 719 8th Street SE yesterday, and she hopes to complete the move and re-open by February or March.  She told us […]


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