The past calendar year has been an important one for many reasons. Politically we reelected the President for a second term, right before our national leadership practically pushed the country off a fiscal cliff (again). We learned that the Mayans were not correct, though for how many thousands of years ago we are talking it […]
The last day of the year tends to bring regrets, while the first of the year brings promises along with it. “I wish I had…” and “I really should…” pepper everyone’s speeches as the day winds down and a new year approaches. We know New Year’s Day is a meaningless date: today is just Monday […]
Ready or not, here comes 2013. Before we close the blogroll on another year, we asked our writers here at The Hill is Home a simple question: What was your favorite post of 2012? Easy enough, right? Wrong. We quickly found that it’s hard to choose just one story from the archives. But, after mulling […]
As D.C. police continue an investigation into the shooting death of Capitol Hill resident Jason Emma, more violence is being reported this week. On Wednesday night, police responded to an armed robbery six blocks from where Emma was killed. The Washington Post reports that a 37-year-old man was held at gunpoint by another man with a semiautomatic […]
As I sat down to compile the weekly ‘To Do’ list, I just could not do it. I honestly could not summon the will to yammer on about concerts and gallery openings. It still feels too superficial and silly. This is problematic because arts-related yammering is a lot of what I do for the Atlas. […]