We periodically share updates from your ANC commissioners, edited for brevity and clarity. Although these are most pertinent to particular single member districts (SMDs), we feel the information shared can be of interest to the whole Capitol Hill community. Are you an ANC commissioner who shares regular updates? Please add maria@thehillishome.com to your distribution list.–María […]
Mixed Feelings at the Historic Fish Market Three Months After The Wharf Opens (Washington City Paper) Here’s what D.C. could look like in 2100 (Curbed DC) Rosedale: Don’t Call It An Extension of H Street (UrbanTurf) 428,000 Visitors and 6,400 Hosts: Airbnb’s 2017 By the Numbers (UrbanTurf) The ‘Wiching Hour: Little Pearl’s The Touchdown (Washington City Paper) SaveSave
Last week we looked at Alexander McCormick, Capitol Hill merchant. The McCormick family stayed nearby, starting with his son, also named Alexander McCormick. The younger McCormick was, like his father, not one to make it into the history books; however, two tales of his life are worth mentioning. The first was that McCormick, who was […]
Planned Southeast Boulevard, Barney Circle redevelopment brings concerns from neighbors (Curbed) First Tidbits of 2018: Chloe Coming Jan. 5, and More (JDLand) What Should We Do With the RFK Site? It Matters More Than You Think (Washingtonian) How Proposed April 1 Circulator Changes Will Affect the SE Capitol Hill Community (Capitol Hill Corner) Here’s how to bike safely and […]
In the new year, it seems appropriate to go back to the earliest days of the Hill and to one of its earliest inhabitants –especially as there is a crime involved. Some of those who came to Capitol Hill in its earliest days were not there to either build the city or run the country, […]