Reader and Capitol Hill resident Johanna Elsemore recently wrote in with an incredible story of iron-like endurance, cleverness and the help and support of friends and neighbors on and off the Hill. Elsemore’s husband, Courtney Tate, had been training hard for the IRONMAN Maryland race, which was supposed to take place on September 19. The […]
Good afternoon! How can you be mad at life when we were all #blessed with the wonder that is 55 degrees this morning? I looked all over the internets for an article to tell me exactly when mosquitoes die or at least go dormant, and the closest I came was this article from the Journal […]
This fall, Washingtonians will be voting for an At-large Councilmember, as David Grosso announced that he would not run again. The field of candidates is extremely large and varied, with 25 people vying for the seat. The Hill is Home partnered up with CHAMPS, the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce, to ask the candidates a few […]
It’s 50 days until election day and most of you have probably made up your minds about whom you will vote in the general election. However, when it comes to local elections, most people have no idea how their District, Ward or advisory neighborhood commissions are divided or affect them. Local outlets such as Greater […]
For the next couple of weeks, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the opening of Frager’s Hardware Store, I am going to do what I do best: Look at its history, and particularly at the three men who carried the name Frager who were involved in its success. The story begins in Russia. It […]