09 Dec 2009

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

Are you still hoping to tell Santa that what you really want for Christmas is an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle?  Well you’ll get your chance to tell him yourself this weekend and next when he visits the Hill one last time before making his deliveries on the 25th. […]


09 Dec 2009

Local Business: New Year's Resolution Edition #2

Last week, in the first of our series on local businesses that can help out with those pesky New Year’s resolutions, we looked at Going Green. This week’s topic, Eating Healthier, may just have you eating more green. When Kate Williamson, who lives in Northeast, found she was pregnant with her second child, she decided […]


09 Dec 2009

Lost Capitol Hill: George Riani’s Grocery Store

Some of you may have seen the article in the latest Hill Rag, in which a Hill resident describes finding an old advertisement painted on a brick wall in their house. It’s on the wall they share with their neighbor’s house, and was clearly painted when only the neighbor’s house was standing, then later plastered […]


08 Dec 2009

Councilmember Tommy Wells Hands Out 3rd Annual Livable, Walkable Community Awards

Last night the place to be on the Hill was Councilmember Tommy Well’s Third Annual Livable, Walkable Community Awards. The awards,  heavy bricks with plaques also known as the “Brickys,” were given out in the North Hall of Eastern Market. Crowds snacked on treats from area restaurants like Taylor Gourmet,  Sova Espresso and Wine, Cava, […]


08 Dec 2009

Lost Capitol Hill: Providence Hospital

If you’re anything like me, to you Providence Park is mainly important for its hosting of Soccer on the Hill for the younger crowd. Only a small plaque (part of which is currently stolen) indicates Providence Park’s history as the site of one of DC’s oldest hospitals. In today’s column, I’ll look at the history […]


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