Spring finally seems to be creeping in, ever so slowly… tulips and other spring flowers have popped up, dotting the neighborhood with color; yard sales have begun again (be sure to add yours to our open thread posts on Fridays!); and street festivals and neighborhood events like the Capitol Hill Classic are upon us. It’s […]
In addition to the regularly scheduled PSA and ANC meetings this month, please also mark your calendar for an update on the Streetcar project. On Wednesday, April 20, the DDOT will hold the first of a series of quarterly public meetings for the H Street/Benning Road DC Streetcar Project, which will be held at the […]
As the work on the Old Naval Hospital reaches fever pitch – and it looks as if they will, indeed, make their Summer 2011 deadline – a remarkable change has come over the outside: a new coat of paint. For those of us who have learned that houses on the Hill should generally be left […]
If you live on Capitol Hill and don’t work for the federal government –- surprise! You’re not alone. Not following the latest budget negotiations in Congress? No matter, for a furlough impacting federal operations will most certainly get your attention. So, what will (and won’t!) be operational come midnight Friday? Let’s start with some good […]
Often times when I tell people I live on the Hill, their very next question is if I work on Capitol Hill…as in that big domed building that gives our neighborhood its name. And I always respond that the neighborhood is so much more than that, and most of my friends’ jobs have little to […]