Hi, Capitol Hill. It’s been a while since I rapped at ya. Here are some news you may want to read, with some snarky comments you’ll probably ignore. Onward! The British are coming to Barracks Row– and to a whole bunch of other neighborhoods in DC. Over on Barracks Row, we’ll soon bid farewell to […]
The 204th anniversary of the Burning of Washington is almost upon us, and so it seems appropriate to look at one of the episodes of this tragic time that took place on Capitol Hill. No, not the burning of the Capitol by the British, but the burning of the Navy Yard… by the Americans. Burning […]
Back in July, I told you about three Capitol Hill girls who made it their mission to collect 5,000 pairs of underwear to donate to Children’s National Hospital. When we first published the story, the girls had a decent amount of donations– around 1,400 pair– but thanks to the generosity of neighbors and friends, Mirabel, […]
As we hit the quiet days of summer, it seems appropriate to go back and look at some of my earliest pieces. Some of these early posts lost their pictures or other data somewhere along a previous site migration. In today’s installment, I want to look at something that is, indeed, ineffably lost: Eastern Branch […]
Alan Chargin has contributed small business profiles for TheHillIsHome.com this year, and today he shares with us his intention to run for ANC and information about the office itself. I am excited to announce I’m running for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (ANC)! If you are not familiar with the ANC, it is a well-organized way for […]