26 Jul 2011

Limited School Spots Create Demand — and Suspicions

With DC schools welcoming students in less than a month, waiting lists at sought-after Hill elementary schools have shaken out a teensy bit to allow some lucky few to enroll their children come Aug. 22. But luck here is relative. Peabody Elementary  preschool program here on the Hill  has the longest waitlist in the city […]


26 Jul 2011

Special Street Talk this Wednesday – Retail Priority Incentive Act Q&A

If you’re interested in taking advantage of the booming H Street corridor with your own business aspirations, now is your big chance — and apparently you don’t have to go broke doing it. DC is introducing an incentive program to build retail on H Street, NE, currently home to trendy hotspots like H Street Country […]


26 Jul 2011

Hill Buzz

Enjoying the break from the heat?  Yeah well soak it up while you can because we’ll be flirting with triple digits by this weekend again.  I think anyone in this city who has a pool has a lot of new best friends this summer.  Have you ever gone on Google Maps satellite view to see […]


25 Jul 2011

Lost Capitol Hill: Keeping Cool in the Capitol

As Congress continues to stay indoors trying to work out the country’s debt limit, trying to stay cool while tempers heat up, it’s time to look at how they’ve managed to keep the temperature in the Capitol at a reasonable level over the last 80 years.


22 Jul 2011

D.C. School Board Jay-Vees needed

Hey Ward 6 Kids! (and their parents/caregivers, right?) The DC State Board of Education is looking –now!– for two student representatives to serve for the upcoming school year. How cool would that be?  Going out the door, telling your folks the Board is waiting for your input, as you take off on your skateboard with your […]


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