As a DCPS parent, I am always intrigued by the history of the schools in DC, and Capitol Hill particularly. The fight for free, universal, and quality education is one that goes back almost to the founding of the city. Today, we will look at one of the shorter-lived schools on the Hill – but […]
In a high density area with little public space greenery, the Wylie Street Community Garden is a small, urban oasis. Located just north of H Street at 13th, NE, and diagonal to the R.L. Christian Library site, the garden sits on an undeveloped end lot owned by the H Street Community Development Corporation (HSCDC) but […]
You have may have read our posts on some of the Ward Six candidates– Democrats Charles Allen and Darrel Thompson, and independent Shelonda Tillman. Tonight you get a chance to hear from Allen and Thompson in person, as well as Libertarian candidate Pranav Badhwar, whose interview for THIH is upcoming, as they participate in a […]
Darrel Thompson is an energetic man. When we met for a chat at Ebenezers Coffeehouse along with Aimee, his campaign manager, he greeted me with a vigorous handshake and launched into a humorous and emphatic invective against the terrible traffic flow on C Street NE. Thompson, former aide to Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), and current […]
Today is Presidents’s Day, and thus a Federal Holiday. This means that most government institutions are closed. For the librarians at the Library of Congress, this is not an excuse not to work, but rather an opportunity to show everyone what it is that they do. Thus, the main reading room of the Library of […]