The majority of houses on Capitol Hill, it is often said, were built between 1880 and 1920. The outliers are the fairly large number of small wooden houses that predate the mid-1870s. There’s also many flat-front federal style houses built of light red brick, whose front-facing garage announces a post-war provenance. It should come as […]
Good grief, this photo makes the mundane stunning. Nice shot @monikerdc! There was a lot of rain last night (insert incredulous expression here) so we expect to see another fantastic photo with the #thehillishome tagged. Do you have a unique view on everyday life around us? Share them with us and you might see your […]
I say fall, you say pumpkins! I say bake sale, you say bounce house! Did you say chili? Now, that seals the deal and is reason enough to stop by the Payne Elementary Fall Festival this weekend. Catch the Payne spirit on Saturday, October 13 on the school playground at 15th and D Streets SE. […]
Even though the United States Capitol is a hub of activity, always bustling with visitors from near and far, we locals don’t always look to our eponymous dome to just hang out and delight in the amazing community we have around us. Enter the first ever Capitol Hill Day, coming up this Saturday, October 13 […]
A new headstone at Congressional Cemetery is hardly of earthshaking import, but in this case, it was most certainly worth going to the ceremony.