Our fresh, new and highly unqualified… wait no, I meant to say highly controversial Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, is planning to visit Jefferson Academy Friday morning at 10 a.m. Jefferson is a middle school in Southwest and a part of Ward 6. If you happen to have a free minute this morning, think about stopping […]
Politics is a tricky thing to discuss. Here at The Hill is Home we like to pass along information rather than take a stand; however, sometimes it’s necessary for us to stand in solidarity with causes that affect us –and the best neighborhood in DC. This is one of those times. As you may have heard, […]
I wrote recently about Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, and the modern church that replaced it on Seward Square. Today I want to look at one of its predecessors – the original Ebenezer Church on 4th Street, between South Carolina Avenue and G Street SE. Methodism first took root on Capitol Hill in 1802. After nine years and a […]
Remember when the Virginia Avenue Park wasn’t just a place to park heavy machinery, and when butter beans and tomatoes grew and dogs frolicked? We do. Check out posts here, here, and here from the past and the way-past regarding the tiny parcel of land south of 395/695 and bordered by 9th, 11th and L […]