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
25 Feb 2013

Author Garrett Peck Talks Rocks at the Hill Center

Face it. You love rocks, don’t you? Who doesn’t? You see magnificent buildings like the Smithsonian Castle, and say, “Man, it’s a great building, but I just wish I knew where the stone came from…” Well, fear not! Your worries are over, as author Garrett Peck will be answering these questions and more this Thursday […]


21 Feb 2013

Uppity Women Tour at Congressional Cemetery

Uppity Women. I’m surrounded by them. I’m outnumbered three to one at home (numbers slightly improve if you count the dog). My two most recent professions, stay at home parent and tour guide, generally leave me the only man in the room. Even here, I write under the gynocratical rule of the The Hill Is […]


14 Feb 2013

50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

In honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, Capitol Hill Village and the Ruth Ann Overbeck Capitol Hill History Project are sponsoring a cross-gnerational commemoration next Saturday, February 23rd. We discussed part of this celebration a few weeks ago, and noted that participants are encouraged to write and share their […]


31 Jan 2013

The Capitol Building – Is it Time?

The US Capitol is in trouble. Well, quite a bit of trouble, but let’s talk about the dome for now. The nearly 10 million pound iron dome is almost 150 years old and hasn’t had a major restoration since 1959-60. The Washington Business Journal is reporting that bids for a multi-year, multi-million dollar project are […]


17 Jan 2013

Were You There?

Few of us are conscious of living in history. History, rather, is something that happens in the past and is the realm of those that went before us. We read about it, watch it on TV, visit the sites, but it is, to abuse the old saying, a foreign country. Even when we witness something […]


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