Recently, THIH sat down with Tommy Wells, who represents Zone 6 on the DC City Council. The conversation ranged from transportation and development, to crime and schools, and we look forward to continuing the conversation next month. See the posts from earlier in the week to learn more about the how these issues effect Capitol […]
Brent Elementary (301 North Carolina Ave., SE) dedicated its new rain garden, the result of an enormous effort among parents, educators and the community, on Monday, November 2. “This rain garden is an attractive way to reduce the amount of storm water entering the sewer system while providing a fun learning laboratory for Brent’s students and […]
How many times have we walked by a school on Capitol Hill, or for that matter, sent our kids to one, and remained relatively incurious as to the origins of its name? Thanks to DC’s vigorous school choice policies, parents on Capitol Hill are relentlessly educated consumers, heavily researching all facets of our local schools, […]
Halloween is over and it is now time to put away our costumes. Or is it? We all know the well-coordinated families who trick-or-treat as a theme: say, they are all pirates, a robot family, a root vegetable family or the cast of the Wizard of Oz, or the Cat in the Hat, for example. Well, put those […]
Swine Flu! Oh no! From pigs? No! Well at least I don’t think so… Stupid name. Heh heh heh…pigs are funny. Okay fine. If I call it the H1N1 virus will you take it seriously? Hmm. Maybe? Actually the pig thing was kinda scary. Swine flu, or the H1N1 strain of the influenza virus, has […]