I recently began reading Reveille in Washington, Margaret Leech’s wonderful 1941 book that describes the Civil War from the perspective of DC. In it, you get a real sense of what it was like to survive that disastrous war in the nation’s capital – and get to meet some of the remarkable characters that flocked […]
We here at The Hill is Home are sitting down, blowing kisses at our fans and air conditioning right now. Of course, some of us THIHers who shall remain nameless are out there camping and we’re all just kind of shaking our heads, but we digress. The mission of today and tomorrow is to COOL […]
Saturday July 7 Conner Contemporary Art (6pm to 8pm) Conner Contemporary Art presents its annual Academy exhibition which showcases the most promising BFA/MFA students from the Baltimore-Washington area. This event is not to be missed. For more information, click here. Conner Contemporary Art is located at 1358 Florida Avenue NE G Fine Art (6:30pm […]
That mid-week holiday has me totally out of sorts. Tuesday felt like a Friday, yesterday felt a bit like a Sunday and here we are with the second Monday of the week. Harrumph. At least the weekend is almost here. How should we spend it? Tonight the Atlas starts their Summer Film Series. Thursday nights […]
The DC Department of Public Works accepts old electronics and other hazardous materials on the first Thursday and Saturday of every month at the Fort Totten transfer station. While it may not be as convenient as curbside pick up, it does divert very harmful chemicals and heavy metals from our waste stream and landfills, which means […]