Robert Pohl worked for many years as a computer programmer but recovered from that and became a full time stay-at-home dad. With his son now in school, he has expanded his horizons and become a self-taught historian. He has written books about his house as well as Emancipation in the District of Columbia. You can reach Robert at Robert[at]thehillishome.com
In an odd twist that – I suspect – will not make any difference, given Congress’s usual disinterest in having any laws actually apply to themselves, it turns out that at least some of the Capitol fence is, in fact, against the law. Not, sadly, the fence itself, but the barbed wire that was put […]
Arrests and other crime information in the area, directly from MPD. If you have a tip, you can always call 202-727-9099. You can also send info anonymously to the TEXT TIP LINE by texting 50411. February 24, 2021: Suspect Sought in an Armed Carjacking (Gun) Offense: 1000 Block of Half Street, Southeast Detectives from the […]
In my quest to document every church on Capitol Hill, I have now come to the corner of 9th and D Streets NE and the Ninth Street Christian Church there. This quest dovetailed with a request from Austin Graff, whom you may know from his beautiful photographs of all our communities around the DC Metro […]