Hey neighbors! It’s yet another week of this new normal and my question is, What is normal anyway? A burglar who had been terrorizing H Street NE storefronts has been caught, thank goodness. Washingtonian The burglar stole between $2000 and $3000 worth of wine from Dio Wine Bar, but was not successful elsewhere. Eater Adding […]
If you’ve ever taken a crisp fall walk, only to encounter a smell that can best be described as the intoxicating mixture of vomit, baby crap and hangover breath, you know how unpleasant ginkgo berries –produced by female ginkgo trees– can be. The District Department of Transportation, in one of those inexplicable tasks that cannot […]
In these weird, uncertain days, we are cooking and eating from home a lot more. Many families are turning to community-supported agriculture or CSA as a way to obtain fresh, in-season vegetables and fruit while supporting farmers and the local community. You agree to buy a share in the farm’s production and this stability allows […]
One of my favorite things to talk about on Capitol Hill is the Statue of Freedom on top of the Capitol. Whether it is about the statue itself or the remarkable journey it took from Thomas Crawford’s studio in Italy to Washington or how its height does not, in fact, represent a maximum for all […]
Thanks to all of your sharing and talking via social media– especially Twitter and Instagram– I’ve been asked more than once how people can help others during this time of need, specifically on the Hill. This will be a frequently updated list. I know I missed things– shoot me an email at Maria@thehillishome.com and I’ll […]