It’s that time again — time to lace up your sneakers and hit the pavement to benefit local schoolchildren on the scenic route of the Capitol Hill Classic. The Classic, officially known as the The NCB Capitol Hill Classic 10K race, is next Sunday morning, May 17. The event is a major annual fundraiser for the Capitol […]
Don’t you love to take a peek into other people’s homes? See how they hang their artwork, organize their kitchens and make the most of small spaces? This weekend you’ll have a legitimate reason to ogle and take notes — on the Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) Annual House and Garden Tour. In it’s 58th year, […]
I know how we treasure our outdoor space on Capitol Hill, and I always smile when I see people in bikinis in Lincoln Park. There’s something about all that white skin, the pooches parading and the sugar magnolia blooms that say, “Yay! Spring!” One gem of the Hill is Congressional Cemetery and it’s about as […]
Do you get a sick feeling in your stomach when you see a demolition ball ready to swing on Capitol Hill? Or perhaps you’re more of an “out with the old, in with the new” thinker? Either way, it’s hard not to notice the more anomalous houses and office buildings that occasionally pepper rows of Victorian, […]
There’s no argument that school auctions are a nifty way to support schools and nab some deals with neighborhood-minded local businesses. Want to see your auction money go a really long way? More than 1,100 public school students on Capitol Hill are the beneficiaries of funds earned from the “Cluster Rocks” Gala & Auction at the Atlas […]