Dog people are everywhere in our neighborhood. They and their beloved pooches hold conferences at the parks well into the night; they get lattes and catch up on gossip early in the morning. Sometimes you can see them coming at you in the distance, sporting twin cable-knit red sweaters in the morning fog. You see […]
Support for solar energy may be eclipsed in the District. In the last greenHILLhome update on solar energy in the District, I reported on the status of funding for residential solar projects and how the rebates were in jeopardy due to DC budget cuts and reapportioning of money. Thanks to the work of the Capitol […]
We all know our curbside recycling picks up aluminum cans, plastic bottle, newspapers, and glass jelly jars, but DC’s residential recycling program is far broader than these basic elements we started collecting years ago. Some conversations within our home and with neighbors made me think it was a good idea to check the Department of […]
All rolled into one! I love a good deal. That’s no secret. My husband thinks it’s crazy that I’ll spend half a Saturday schlepping to three different grocery stores in order to save a few dollars. (I’m not as crazy as those ‘extreme couponers’ but I do love when it’s Super Double Coupon week at Harris […]
Many of us will enjoy a three day weekend as we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 17. To honor Dr. King’s sacrifice and his legacy of justice and empowerment, many local nonprofits and community groups are organizing service events for those with a day off to instead have a “day on,” […]