Last week, I introduced the “Traveller’s Directory, or a Pocket Companion Shewing the Course of the Main Road From Philadelphia to New York and From Philadelphia to Washington with Descriptions of the Places Through Which It Passes, and the Intersections of the Cross Roads,” and promised to look more closely at the route described therein. […]
Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appears on her blog Real Estate On (and off!) the Hill. There was a spurt of development on Capitol Hill in the 1970s . One interesting by-product of this era was a […]
The Washington Post’s DC Tweeps, a recognition of the local social media scene, is under way. This year, the Post has turned the nomination and voting over to the people. You can nominate us (@thehillishome) by going to the DC Tweeps page until noon on Friday, December 14. If we get enough nominations, we would […]
Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children. ~George Bernard Shaw Perhaps one of the best advertisements for having children (and not that I am getting on that particular soapbox, mind you), and one which gets very little publicity, is that you have a perfect alibi for buying toys and […]
Back in late September, we announced the great news about Little Loft, a new art studio for children right across the street from Frager’s. We asked Keira Havner and Lia Salza Goldstein a few questions, so you can get a better idea of who are the people behind the business. Enjoy!