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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.

The Habits of Runners

When I sat down to right this post I immediately thought of an episode of “Sex and the City,” in which Miranda gets a not so gentle nudge into the 8-minute mile group after an awkward encounter with Marathon Man. It was the first time I learned that one could train with others for a […]

Area Mom Mobilizes Christmas Pajama Drive for Kids in DC Foster Care

Earlier this year, DC resident Kathy Jackson lay in her hospital bed, weakened from the treatments to fight her leukemia. She couldn’t see her three children, Joseph, Sam, and Tyler (ages 12, 8, and 7, respectively) because exposure to their normal childhood germs could have been disastrous. A bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy had destroyed her immune […]

Oh, Christmas Tree

No matter how we may feel about the holiday season, I’m pretty sure we can all agree that Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a Christmas tree. When it comes time to haul out the holly and put up the tree, where do you like to purchase your Christmas tree?

How to Audition for (and Hopefully Land a Role in) a Community Theater Production: Part One

I’m not new to musical theater—I was, after all, a singing fairy in my high school’s production of A Mid Summer Night’s Dream. In fact, acting runs in my family. It just so happens that a very distant cousin is an actress in Hollywood. So when I saw that St. Mark’s Players would be hosting […]

Spring Mill Bakery Company Offers Sweet Treats, Savory Soups and Sandwiches

The hill has many options to satisfy one’s sweet tooth—from Eastern Market to H Street—but has been missing a quality, one-stop bakery featuring a variety of breads and pastries, sandwiches and desserts, until now! Welcome Spring Mill Bread Co. to Barracks Row and say goodbye to the quick-to-stale bread bought at Safeway and the often […]