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Kyra Deblaker-Gebhard

Kyra DeBlaker-Gebhard was a college English instructor and part-time writer living in New Jersey when the prospect of living a new and exciting life in Washington, D.C., presented itself. Kyra walked away from her job as a teacher and, with her new beau, discovered all of the wonderful things the District had to offer. Ten years later, Kyra is married to the guy she followed to D.C., mother of two charming, but messy children, caretaker of a small army of furry animals and proud owner of an ever-changing Capitol Hill home. When not tending to her human and furry family, Kyra is managing a website for a local non-profit, renovating her hill home and attending Nats games at Nationals Park.

My Day at Frager’s: An Interview with Owner John Weintraub

When a Frager’s employee approached me and asked me to follow him upstairs I felt as though I was being asked to meet the wizard behind the curtain. This would be the last stop on my tour: a meeting with John Weintraub, one of two owners of Capitol Hill’s Frager’s Hardware. I walked into the […]

Hill Homes: Turning ‘Hell Strips’ into Heavenly Spaces

Fellow Hill residents, I have a question for you. Why are your tree boxes such a mess? I ask with sympathy and understanding. When I bought my home on the Hill, I inherited an overgrown, unsightly tree box, and after a year living in my home the city agreed with me and sent me a […]

The Hill Center Breaks Ground at Old Naval Hospital Site

The Hill Center, which broke ground at a ceremony on Sunday, June 13, and is scheduled to open in July 2011 at the site of the Old Naval Hospital at 9th Street and Pennsylvania Ave SE, will be home to a campus-like facility that will offer residents “lifelong learning and cultural enrichment” opportunities, thus giving […]

Kid-Friendly Restaurants on the Hill

Whether you love them or hate them, kids live on the Hill. So if you’d like to know where to take your little one, or if you simply want to know what spots to avoid, here is a list of kid-friendly restaurants on the Hill.

A Dip into Capitol Hill's Pools

Whenever I need to know something, I tend to go to the MoTH. (A very close second is the staff at THIH, who are the best sources for all things food and drink.) When I set out to write about outdoor pools on the Hill, I thought the assignment would be easy. I’d talk about the […]