The 13th Street Community Park and Garden, between C and D on 13th Street SE, while designed and built for all Hill residents to enjoy, is not quite the amenity some parents would like it to be. In fact, for a few days last week, it wasn’t safe for dogs or young splash-abouts. That’s been […]
As I was walking down the 200 block of 11th Street last week I nearly stumbled as I got an eyeful of a VW Beetle parked on the street. It brought to mind to a visit to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival a few years back when they had an amazing caravan truck on display for […]
Knuckles-deep in cinnamon sugar cookie-making this evening I took a break to do a little research on the weekend goings-on about the neighborhood, and I was struck by one thing: there’s more live music on the Hill than you might think. But first things first: don’t miss our bake sale on Saturday at Eastern Market. […]
The Hill is Home wants to help you prepare for the total over-the-top sweets saturation that’s quickly developing on 7th and 8th streets. By fall, there will just be too much for one sweet tooth to enjoy: 32 Below, Pitango and Spring Mill Bread Company will soon unite with Hello Cupcake and the Sweet Lobby […]
After years of staking out blanket real estate at the Sculpture Garden’s Friday night concerts, we decided to kick off the weekend by rolling out our swath of green velour at the lovely, breezy, boardwalk-sporting Yards Park instead, grooving to the R&B tunes of Special Occasion. I felt compelled to pinch myself, it was such […]