Are we in the dog days of summer? The temperatures would indicate so much, but my dog doesn’t seem to want to be outdoors much when it’s this hot so perhaps it’s not my dog’s days of summer. He does enjoy the kiddie pool full of water though. But I digress. It’s been a hot, […]
Folks, you’ve got just about a week left to enter your prized snapshots in the first The Hill Is Home Summer Photo Contest. Don’t delay! Your photograph, capturing a moment in time that typifies summer on the Hill, could win you one of several great prizes from local businesses. We’ve got gift certificates from the […]
With DC schools welcoming students in less than a month, waiting lists at sought-after Hill elementary schools have shaken out a teensy bit to allow some lucky few to enroll their children come Aug. 22. But luck here is relative. Peabody Elementary preschool program here on the Hill has the longest waitlist in the city […]
So how was your weekend? Did you get to enjoy the last dregs of really perfect, excellent weather, a.k.a. “The Summer weather we should always have,” before the heatwave is upon us? Did you belatedly celebrate France? Did you weep along with the US Women’s soccer team? Tell us in the comments, won’t you? Here […]
The DC Department of the Environment is literally giving money away, but you only have another month or so to claim your share. If you’ve purchased an Energy Star-rated home appliance to replace an existing appliance between October 25, 2010 and August 15, 2011 you can receive a rebate between $50 and $600 from the DDOE. We […]