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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.

Tuesday Morning Circle Time

And we’re back. So okay not everyone got to enjoy the three-day weekend that just passed but forgive me as I exist both in public school-land and non-profit land where, well, they can’t pay you very much but you sure can have all the federal holidays off! It was a big weekend with the grand […]

Monday Morning Circle Time

I have no wisdom or snark or domestic lamentations this morning. The weekend took a sharp turn on Saturday as news of the tragic events in Tuscon reached us. Maybe we here on the Hill are feeling it more because this is where some of the victims work. Maybe it’s the parent in me lamenting […]

Monday Morning Circle Time

The crazy-making and joy-inducing holidays are over. The time is bittersweet. Many feel a bit of a letdown as we all must return to normal life where we may NOT wear pajamas until noon and cookies once again become a sometimes food. But with that letdown is also relief. New Year’s Day comes at the perfect time. […]

H Street Shuttle’s Last Ride is New Year’s Eve

The H Street Shuttle, the free mini-bus which ferried patrons to the theaters and restaurants on the H Street Corridor, will be coming to an end slightly earlier than expected. Instead of finishing its run after the roadwork for the Great Streets Project is completed, it will cease running after the festivities on December 31st 2010. […]

Monday Morning Circle Time

Whether or not you enjoy the holidays you must admit the sudden quiet that overcomes the city is refreshing. This city, and this neighborhood, which means so many different things to different people around the world, becomes ours for a time. The tourists, members of Congress and their staff are all back where they come from, leaving […]