13 Aug 2019

ANC:

Updates from your ANC commissioners

We periodically share updates from your ANC commissioners, edited for brevity and clarity. Although these are most pertinent to particular single member districts (SMDs), the information shared is of interest to the whole Capitol Hill community. Are you an ANC commissioner who shares regular updates? Add thehillishome@gmail.com to your distribution list, please! –María Helena Carey and Kate […]


12 Aug 2019

Opinions:

City: Do Your Job. Protect Our Children.

Danica Petroshius and her husband are Capitol Hill residents and have two children, a rising 4th grader and a rising 6th grader, both attending Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan (CHML). At CHML, Danica volunteers as a School Improvement Team member, a Local School Advisory Team member, PTSO Advocacy Committee Chair, and is a past PTSO […]


12 Aug 2019

News:

Street Justice: Prince George’s Sets Lackluster Road Safety Goal

Gordon Chaffinis a freelance journalist who focuses on infrastructure and traffic news and insights for Street Justice. You can support independent journalism by subscribing to Gordon’s Street Justice newsletter: He’s offering a 20% discount to THIH readers. See more information below. –Maria Helena Carey Prince George’s Sets Lackadaisical Road Safety Goal Last Month, Prince George’s County debuted its own Vision Zero initiative with the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities in the County. Until now, Prince George’s County […]


12 Aug 2019

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: Telegraphing the Capitol

In early 1843, Samuel Morse had been given $30,000 to put his experiments in long-distance communication into practical use. His idea was to connect two cities in the United States with his wires, and allow messages to travel back and forth instantaneously. And what better pair than Washington D.C. and Baltimore? Separated by only some […]


08 Aug 2019

Events:

To Do: Weekend of August 8th-11th

I’m sure you are reading this on your phone while you are waiting for your flight/fruity drink/ferry to some car-free island. This town is empty and so are the calendars. Even the Nats are out of town this weekend! Here’s a few things that might interest you if you’re sticking around: Tonight: B I N G […]


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