From all of us here at The Hill is Home, we hope you had a wonderful and decadent Thanksgiving. A holiday that asks for nothing but your culinary best and your gratitude is possibly the best kind of holiday. Did you read my post about Big George’s lighting ceremony? If you’re feeling generous on #GivingTuesday, […]
Filming a movie on the Capitol Grounds is far from easy today (and the areas open for this are well back from the building itself) As it turns out, it wasn’t easy back in the day, either – and could get the police in multiple cities involved in destroying the film being produced. At about […]
Last week, I looked at the life of Hugh Preston Fiscel, and in particular his service during the First World War. I wrote that he was the only veteran of that conflict of whom I was aware of being buried in Congressional Cemetery. While that statement was true when written, I heard shortly thereafter of […]
It’s raking time again. Rake, check! Gloves, check! Advil, check! Now that they’ve been drenched with icy rain, sidewalk leaves will be that much more fun to rake up, but rake we must! DC Department of Public Works (DPW) recently sent out their yearly booklet about leaf collection schedule. We’re a little late on getting […]
We periodically share updates from your ANC commissioners. Although these are most pertinent to particular single member districts (SMDs), we feel the information shared can be 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! – Maria Helena Carey & […]