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Jen DeMayo

Jen DeMayo has been a waitress, an actor, a puppeteer and a writer for the Hill Rag. She worked for many years for the Atlas Performing Arts Center which has resulted in her being a relentless H Street booster/Streetcar apologist. She is originally from the New York-New Jersey area and is consequently one of the many who whine endlessly about DC’s lack of good bagels and pizza. She is the mom to two boys who currently attend DCPS (off the Hill.) No matter what she may end up accomplishing in her life, she is sure that her obituary headline will say she was the founder of Moms on the Hill.

Monday Morning Circle Time

Good morning! For most of the parents out there it’s Spring Break for the kiddos. According to my Facebook feed, the smarter/flusher among us have already split town for a week of fun somewhere else. Damn them. But it wasn’t a bad weekend really. Well, fine sure there were some tornadoes but not on the Hill. […]

Review of Scena Theater's "The Weir"

Given the popularity of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the US, it would seem that many of us claim Irish ancestry or do for that one day anyway. The stereotype of the lyrical storyteller holding forth at the local pub over pints has great romantic appeal. Stereotype or not, the Irish storyteller is having his moment at […]

Monday Morning Circle Time

So we’re all here at work, which must be a relief to many of our readers; although I’d be willing to bet there were a few looking forward to some time off to enjoy the spring temperatures. This weekend was almost anti-climactic. By Thursday afternoon, businesses all over the city were gearing up to offer […]

The To Do List

Wow, everyone is buzzing about a possible government shutdown and the effect it could have on DC city services. It seems that events like the Cherry Blossom Parade won’t happen either so this week’s to do list will have no suggestions involving the Smithsonian, the Zoo or any other federally funded operations… If you are […]

Monday Morning Circle Time

Good morning! Kind of a kooky weekend weather-wise, But the Thunder hail was kind of cool! There were lots of opportunities to be out an about this weekend. Friday night was the Opening ceremony for the Hill’s first Little League with BOTH Tommy Wells and the Nationals’ Mascot Screech the Eagle in attendance. Folks were […]