Tim Krepp

Tim is The Hill is Home's resident curmudgeon. He is a tour guide and the author of two books, Capitol Hill Haunts and Ghosts of Georgetown, as well as shorter pieces which have appeared in the Washington City Paper, Huffington Post, and other outlets. He also maintains, and very occasionally updates, the blog DC Like a Local, which seeks to provide useful tips to Washington’s visitors. Recently, Tim was a happily unsuccessful candidate for the D.C. Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, and takes an active interest in improving his community. Tim lives on Capitol Hill with his wife, Denise, and two daughters.

Tim Krepp
01 Oct 2010

Save the Date(s) – Hilloween!

Alexandria? Sure, it’s “nice”, but who wants to cross the river? Embassy Row? Way too much hiking between giant mansions. Georgetown? Meh, nothing there you can’t find pictures of online. No, hands down, the best place to spend Halloween in DC is on the Hill. We’ll have a much more detailed guide for you in […]


22 Sep 2010

WalkingTown DC: The Hill Version

Every spring and fall, Cultural Tourism DC puts together WalkingTown/BikingTown DC, over 100 free tours of the city by foot and bike. So many, in fact, that the choices can be overwhelming. So for those of you who want to stay in the greater Capitol Hill area this weekend, there are a ton of great […]


14 Sep 2010

Eleanor Holmes Norton: Chatting with our Rep

Portions of this interview are cross-posted on DC Like a Local Unnoticed among the primary hubbub is Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, now running for her 11th term as our Delegate to Congress. Congresswoman Norton was kind enough to share her time this Saturday with a few of DC’s bloggers. Many topics of concern to Capitol […]


03 Sep 2010

Don't Even Think About Borrowing My Flashlight

Let’s all take a minute to mock Hurricane Earl as he wanders off. He’s not a man, never was one. Barely worth disrupting a vacation over and he leaves behind nothing but legions of disappointed TV weather folks, unable to capture the footage of the gas station roof being torn off or the chance to […]


11 Aug 2010

Things We Take For Granted: Pete’s Diner and Carryout

Washington, DC is justly criticized for lacking the lunch places and corner delis of other major American cities. Blame it on the growth of the Federal Government (among about a zillion other reasons). As the gov’met grew, they tore down rows and rows of hash slinging dives, restaurants, chop suey palaces, and so on; in […]


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