It’s been quite a week around here with our first happy hour with our readers, some heated discussions in the comments section, rock-throwing kids making the news, a shooting that could have been a storyline in The Wire, and the biggest shocker: the Redskins actually won a game. And here’s what some other area blogs […]
Continuing our series of “How the Schools of Capitol Hill Got Their Name,” I’ll follow up on fellow tour guide and Hill dad Tim Krepp’s recent article with a discussion of my son’s school, Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School. Zachary Taylor is a no-brainer– Old Rough and Ready, Mexican-American War hero and 12th President of the United […]
On Friday afternoon a DC Text Alert went out about a structurally unsound building being evacuated due to the effect of heavy rains on the property. From the looks of it, the property, at 15th and A Streets Northeast Southeast, was in bad shape to begin with. Neighbors at Cutz on the Hill Barbershop said […]
Denise D’Amour, co-owner of Capitol Hill Bikes with Laurie Morin, told THIH today that she could no longer financially manage the three leases she held from building owner and landlord Margot Kelly, and that closing operations there was a “mutual decision.” “She is not the bad guy here… She felt it was ‘all or nothing’ with […]
It WILL stop raining. It has to. If you’re planning to spend a warm Sunday at Lincoln Park (the forecast says partly sunny and 70 degrees!) swing by this house on your way. Situated near the park, the 4 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath house pictured at left is open on November 15th from 2-4 p.m. […]