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 […]
Several months ago I wrote about the basics of solar energy on the Hill, the options for funding and the benefits of the Capitol Hill Energy Co-op. In 2010, more than 40 Co-op members completed installations on their Hill homes and another 20 signed contracts for installations in 2011. Fifteen other co-ops were formed in […]
Having a real Christmas tree is a tradition in my family, and when my wife and I got married we decided to keep that tradition going in our home. The fresh cut at the trunk helps the tree take in more water from the stand, but that starts to slow and pretty soon the tree […]
It was wonderful being in DC over Thanksgiving weekend. We enjoyed a pretty empty city, which meant finding parking easily and going to touristy places without fighting the crowds. I was amazed as I walked my dog in the neighborhood, though, at how many homes I saw with piles of delivered newspapers and overflowing mailboxes. […]
We know of Ready, Willing, and Working—the program that provides job training and other support to recently homeless men trying to get their lives back on track. This program gives Capitol Hill the wonderful Men in Blue who help keep our neighborhood clean and direct visitors around the business areas. A new program was recently […]