We periodically share updates from your ANC commissioners, only lightly edited for clarity. Although these are most pertinent to the particular single member districts (SMDs) each commissioner represents, we feel the information shared can be of interest to the whole Capitol Hill community. Are you an ANC commissioner who shares regular updates? Add thehillishome@gmail.com to […]
Most of us on the Hill have noticed the shotgun house that, for many years, stood at 1229 E Street SE, across from the Watkins field. Boarded-up windows and peeling siding showed that its best years were long gone. When the property – including the large open area fronting Pennsylvania Avenue behind it – were […]
We are excited to introduce what we hope will be a new series on The Hill is Home: interviews with community leaders answering questions from you, our readers. In this first installment, we sat down with Councilmember Charles Allen to discuss education. In this first installment, we sat down with Councilmember Allen to discuss education. In […]
Join the Frager’s family as they celebrate John & Fran Weintraub’s 40+ years as owners of Frager’s Hardware with a Farewell BBQ tonight from 5-7 p.m. at the garden center, 1323 E Street SE. Five percent of sales during the event will be donated to Capitol Hill Community Foundation, one of John & Fran’s favorite […]
A Fight to Remove a Principal on Capitol Hill Gets Ugly (Washington City Paper) On Charnice Milton’s 30th Birthday, A Bookstore In Her Name Takes Shape (DCist) Former Councilmember Jim Graham Dies at 71 (Washington City Paper) Newly-opened drive-thru Chick-fil-A causing traffic nightmare for DC neighborhood (Fox 5) The Big Residential Developments on the Boards […]