Hurricane Irene has come and gone, leaving a fair bit of cleanup in its wake. Some people went out to find their cars had been destroyed by trees, others simply had to sweep up a few extra leaves that had been blown around. Jeremy Kenney and Megan Smith were among the latter group, and were cleaning […]
If a tree falls in a forest storm…sorry, bad joke, I won’t go there. While Irene wasn’t really much of a storm compared to others we’ve had in the past, the Hill did see a bit of damage, particularly from a number of very large trees that toppled on houses, fences and cars. After a […]
While I was initially disappointed about Hurricane Irene spoiling my weekend plans, which included a trip to go tubing in Harpers Ferry, it ended up being a great weekend in the neighborhood. I recently adopted the dog of a family member who had to move overseas, so I’m rediscovering my love for taking long walks […]
I know, I know, right now, it’s all hurricanes all the time. But try to cast your mind back to, oh, last Tuesday, when the city was rattled by an earthquake. It was a startling event, but, as GreaterGreaterWashington showed, hardly unique in the history of DC. Obviously, I was intrigued – was there a […]
Dear THIH readers, I’m posting this for a former colleague of mine whose son is missing. Thanks for reading. An all day search is planned for today, Saturday, August 27 in the DC area in an effort to find information leading to the disappearance of Stephen DeDakis, age 22, whose last known whereabouts were recorded […]