We talk a lot around here about why we love the Hill. The people, the picturesque streets, the sense of community, the small-town-in-a-big-cityness of it all – these are all things that make our neighborhood great. On Saturday, I got to experience all of that and more at the First Annual Walter Street Chili Cookoff. […]
Hark! The time for holiday portrait-taking is nigh among Hill residents, families or couples who want just the right note of casual bonhomie, ironic urbanite and transplanted plains folk captured in photo form to send onward to relatives and friends far and wide and across the park this season. The Hill is Home’s fashion scavenger […]
Don’t forget about our Happy Hour at Tunnicliff’s this Thursday at 6:30 pm! We’re looking forward to meeting our readers, get some story ideas and feedback, and enjoy a nice evening with our neighbors. Until then, here’s your round up of what’s been said about the Hill by some of our other favorite blogs. We […]
The saga continues in the future of one of the region’s most historic properties: the bid for ownership of Friendship House/The Maples by Sonja Sweek and her family has fallen through. With it goes the plans for a complex containing a daycare center, a medical practice and a family living quarters. The next bidder in […]
The Capitol Hill Energy Co-op’s Solar Panel Project is gearing up for its first installation of solar panels on its members’ homes. This will enable the home to convert sunlight into electricity, lowering the members’ Pepco bills while immediately reducing the carbon footprint of their Capitol Hill homes. More than 120 residents are on the solardc […]