Police have arrested 17- year-old Jeffrey Britt for the shooting murder of George Rawlings, who was gunned down while boarding a bus on H Street NE last week, the DC Metropolitan Police Department announced today. The arrest was made Nov. 13th in Landover, Md. Britt, of no fixed address, was charged with first degree murder while […]
Denise D’Amour, co-owner of Capitol Hill Bikes with Laurie Morin, told THIH today that she could no longer financially manage the three leases she held from building owner and landlord Margot Kelly, and that closing operations there was a “mutual decision.” “She is not the bad guy here… She felt it was ‘all or nothing’ with […]
All the best adjectives of the season go to the leaves. Deep, rich, vibrant, stunning, shimmering, splendid, glorious, spectacular… But what are we on the Hill, below these fantastic headdresses of the season, adorned with as the temperature slides between various degrees of chilly? Fleece. Sure, it is cozy, and it isn’t flannel, as flannel […]
There will be a reception on Thursday, August 6 from 5PM to 7PM to say thank you and farewell to Trover Shop, the Pennsylvania Avenue book store that has been a fixture on the Hill for the past 50 years. Trover is going out of business mid-August. Many a local politico or author has had […]
It’s as fresh and fun as a new hairdo. This is a little aquamarine valentine, and there is lots to love at Serendipity Salon, the new business home of Capitol Hill hairstylist Suzanne Whitt. Yes, Whitt did my hair all funky-girly and gave my daughter her first crop, but then she disappeared after ‘Do closed, […]