19 Aug 2011

Things We Take For Granted: The Damn Mosquitos

There comes a time when you realize you don’t have to put up with some of the things you take for granted. Good neighbors, local businesses, a great dogwalking community — those are the kinds of things oft heralded in this column, and for good reason. We also consider other calamities of Hill living part […]


19 Aug 2011

Yard Sale Open Thread

Hula lamp?  Castle-shaped bundt pan?  Milli Vanilli CD?  Four-volume, hardback biography of John Maynard Keynes?  It may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but you really should let this stuff go to another good home.  If you’re having a yard sale this weekend, tell us about it in the comments.


18 Aug 2011

Hill’s Eye View: From the Flickr Pool

This week’s pick from the THIH Flickr Pool was taken on one of the hottest days of the year, and has left me appreciating this break from 90+ degree weather.  For those trying to place what this familiar dome is, it’s a kiosk in the Library of Congress’ Madison Plaza.


18 Aug 2011

Q&A Round Two: Office Hours with CHAMPS

Earlier this week, we attended office hours with CHAMPS and asked questions that you, the reader, sent us on a wide range of business and community-related topics. Now, we end our Q&A series with Julia Christian, Executive Director of CHAMPS, asking her a final round of questions on retail growth and restaurant openings. In this […]


18 Aug 2011

To Do List

I cannot wait for September on the Hill.  Starting with the H Street Chalk Walk, sliding into the H Street Festival all the way through Barracks Row Fall Fest and bridged by the inaugural Hill Fest, there is all kinds of fun happening.  But you know what’s going on right now?  Nothing.  And I love […]


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