Full Disclosure: I’m a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Fundraising Committee of Hill Hounds, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is the official partner of the DC Department of Parks and Recreation on the Kingsman Field Dog Park project. I’m pleased to report that after many delays, DPR is in the […]
Well, I can guess what most people will be doing, or preparing for, this weekend. If you still have some energy after that big shopping trip to pick up wings, chips and beer, here are some ideas for filling your time. Thinking about watching at a local bar or restaurant? You’ll want to check this […]
Nicole Thorne’s work as a fashion stylist is fixed behind glass and framed by the picture window of women’s consignment boutique, Clothes Encounters of a Second Kind. It’s always as current as the times, and always as pretty as, well, a picture. Thorne has been designing the window displays and other mannequin and wall displays […]
Last year, Councilmember Tommy Wells introduced legislation to create a Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC), a volunteer advisory body modeled on the the Bicycle Advisory Committee. The PAC convenes soon and each Councilmember will nominate one person to the board. To date, more than 50 people have applied to represent Ward 6. You can submit an […]
Existing-home sales on Capitol Hill—including single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops—increased 21.6 percent in 2009, according to a report issued by Don Denton of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Collectively, 928 Capitol Hill homes sold in 2009 compared to 763 homes sold in 2008. Real estate agent Phil Guire of Guire and Harrison Realty Group expects […]