On Friday afternoon a DC Text Alert went out about a structurally unsound building being evacuated due to the effect of heavy rains on the property. From the looks of it, the property, at 15th and A Streets Northeast Southeast, was in bad shape to begin with. Neighbors at Cutz on the Hill Barbershop said […]
Generally, I prefer to discuss items that are safely consigned to history when I post here, but recent events in my little corner of the Hill have forced me to confront “real” life. The last month or so has brought an upsurge in rock throwing incidents by students from Eliot-Hine Jr. High. The pattern is […]
Recently, THIH spoke about a range of issues with our local councilmember, Tommy Wells. We have separated the discussion into four topics: transportation, development, crime and schools. Over the course of this week we will be sharing the contents of the discussion. Today we will focus on development. There have been no shortage of posts […]
A few months back an old friend started to post about her early days as a DC Rollergirl. The posters for the events were enough to pull me in — and I hadn’t even seen the publicity shots. Ahem, look to your left for an eyeful of fishnet, garter belts, eyeliner gone wrong and lots […]
I’m always amazed to see how rituals develop. One year someone has an idea, and suddenly things take off and become greater than the sum of their parts. My husband, the early bird, was the first one to see them, on our first Halloween on the Hill. “They are HUGE!” he practically squealed– and if […]