The Hill is Home had its ear out this week for initiatives to support the Haitian earthquake relief effort, and found some generous and creative ways Hill’s residents, even its youngest citizens, are raising money and emptying their piggy banks for charities providing help in ravaged Haiti. Watkins Elementary, in the 400 block of 12th Street, […]
Sadly, The Remix vintage clothing store on the 600 block of Pennsylvania Ave., SE, will be closing in February due to the sudden and debilitating illness of beloved owner, Stacey DiTata, manager Arynne Crane told us earlier this week. DiTata had been hospitalized in Virginia and then Maryland for abut a month with symptoms mimicking […]
Reconsidered getting the flu shot, or just put it off until the new decade? On Wednesday, Jan. 13, The Family Room on 8th Street SE will host an event which includes free H1N1 vaccinations to children and families on a first-come, first-served basis, from 11 AM to 12PM. Cabinet Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, US Department of Health […]
The Hill is Home scoured the area for tip top fashion advice for the new year, nothing that will transform the neighborhood into Chinatown on almost any late night evening (where cigarettes go south for the Winter), or Georgetown by day, or even let you slip past the Secret Service into a White House state […]
As many of you know, the rash of burglaries over the holidays seemed brazen, frequent, and successful–for the thieves. People reported drapes moving as thieves entered homes through windows and doors, both front and back. A lot was taken, and taken fast. Well, now some measure of relief has been delivered and a lot has […]