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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 (Pt. 1)

When I set out to spend the day working at Frager’s, I planned to do real work. However, instead of lifting bags of mulch, stacking boxes or answering customers’ questions, I spent four hours talking to some of the store’s many employees and learned not only why I want to work at Frager’s but why […]

Why I Want to Work at Frager’s

When my husband and I first moved to our home on G Street our neighbor asked us what we had planned for the house, which needed a good amount of work. We rattled off a laundry list of things we planned to address —for the record only a few items have actually been checked off […]

It’s a New Season at Home on the Hill

Spring time on the Hill means many things to many people: blooming flowers and trees, picnics in the park and long walks to Eastern Market. For designer Julie Anderson of Anderson ReDesign, spring is also a time to reexamine our homes and lighten everything from the décor to the clutter. If you are ready to […]

The To Do List

There is something wonderful about the first few days of Spring. Every sunny day feels like a gift from the meteorological gods — and so far the gods are giving us two sunny days out of three this weekend. College basketball and complex brackets filled with schools we’ve never heard of are all we can […]

Hill East Crime Victim Questioned by Neighbors

A Hill East resident reported on a local listserv that she had been robbed while walking to her home from the Metro. In an email that was meant to warn others of her attack and possibly recover her stolen property, the victim reported that she was followed from the Stadium-Armory Metro to the 1600 block […]