A CNN story on December 6 that looked at how the recession is affecting small business featured our very own Capitol Hill Bikes. An email from the bike store today indicated that they are still looking to re-open on the Hill soon and are in the process of negotiating a lease. You can see the […]
Frozen Tropics has a great update on H Street business owners’ efforts (led by Joe Englert) to bring a “reimbursable detail” to the Atlas District. A reimbursable detail means that off duty MPD officers will patrol H Street NE in MPD cars at the expense of the business owners. According to emails shared on Frozen […]
Some of you may have seen the article in the latest Hill Rag, in which a Hill resident describes finding an old advertisement painted on a brick wall in their house. It’s on the wall they share with their neighbor’s house, and was clearly painted when only the neighbor’s house was standing, then later plastered […]
Last night the place to be on the Hill was Councilmember Tommy Well’s Third Annual Livable, Walkable Community Awards. The awards, heavy bricks with plaques also known as the “Brickys,” were given out in the North Hall of Eastern Market. Crowds snacked on treats from area restaurants like Taylor Gourmet, Sova Espresso and Wine, Cava, […]
If you’re anything like me, to you Providence Park is mainly important for its hosting of Soccer on the Hill for the younger crowd. Only a small plaque (part of which is currently stolen) indicates Providence Park’s history as the site of one of DC’s oldest hospitals. In today’s column, I’ll look at the history […]