I have frequently mentioned how I have come to hear about some bit of half-forgotten part of Capitol Hill history. You never know if it’s going to be a small sign, or an old article found while looking for something completely different, or maybe just an obviously repurposed building that leads me to the subject […]
From fireworks run afoul to foul behavior run amok, concerns of PSA 107 residents will now be addressed not only through calls, the MPD-1D listserv and over back fences, but through the new “walks and Talks” program created by Lieutenant Michael Thornton of PSA 107. The first is this week, so get your orange (or […]
We reported on the rumors last fall, as rumbling suggested that the Gary Cha, owner of Yes! Organic Market, was looking to move the store from its location on the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Washington City Paper’s The Housing Complex confirmed what Yes! fans have suspected and feared for some time: Yes! has […]
You may have heard anecdotal evidence that bike theft is up around these parts, coinciding with the onset of crazy-hot summer days and school being out for the summer. Many of our friends and neighbors (including THIHer Sharee) have been victims of bike theft — taking place all over the Hill — in the past […]
On Monday, July 5, Tommy Wells, Eleanor Holmes Norton and other city officials gathered at the small triangular park at Massachusetts Ave. and Ninth Street NE to declare the land “Lola Beaver Memorial Park” in honor of a colorful and unique member of our community. Had she not passed away in 2006, Monday would have […]