An evening carjacking Friday, Jan. 15th, at 12th and D Streets NE that had neighbors talking, combined with accounts of other recent successful and attempted carjackings, as well as armed robberies and surprise assaults, has prompted some into taking action, even as statistics show violent crime may be down overall. For starters, there’s an open […]
I went to check this house out a few weeks ago just before it went on the market. I was looking at the back yard imagining how perfect the set-up would be for a barbeque. Warm, sunny afternoon … nice size yard … flowing right into the new kitchen/wet bar just a few feet away […]
ANC meetings are the best way to stay up to date with what is happening in your part of the neighborhood, but few of us are able to spend three hours or more on a weekday evening. Thankfully, those who do have the time (Voice of the Hill and JD Land) are always kind enough […]
Polls closed at 8:30 PM Thursday night at Joseph Cole Recreation in Northeast. At 8:48 PM, Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas swore in the newest member of ANC 5B: Thalia Wiggins. A small business owner and the youngest of four candidates on the ballot, Wiggins was endorsed by retiring Commissioner Wilhelmina Lawson and Frozen Tropics. […]
The Hill is Home had its ear out this week for initiatives to support the Haitian earthquake relief effort, and found some generous and creative ways Hill’s residents, even its youngest citizens, are raising money and emptying their piggy banks for charities providing help in ravaged Haiti. Watkins Elementary, in the 400 block of 12th Street, […]