Gordon Chaffin is a freelance journalist who focuses on infrastructure and traffic news and insights for Street Justice. You can support independent journalism by subscribing to Gordon’s newsletter. He’s offering a 20% discount to THIH readers. –Maria Helena Carey What I Heard at Open Streets DC As most, if not all, of you know, DC closed three miles of Georgia Avenue NW to car and transit traffic for four hours on Saturday, October 5th. The stretch, […]
One of the exciting moments for me in writing these columns is when disparate sources of information come together and allow me to get a more complete idea of what happened a long time ago. I was recently looking through my stash of previously unused newspaper items that I thought might be able to work […]
If you’ve ever wondered what CHAMPS, the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce, is or does, this post is for you! Whether you have a business or do business on the Hill, or you are an entrepreneur or a neighbor, CHAMPS helps improve the quality of life on the Hill. I recently talked to Julie Aaronson, […]
Nats! I don’t have the sports vocabulary to properly honor this moment but this fair-weather fan has been enjoying the ride withe the rest of you! How do we kill the time waiting for THE WORLD SERIES?? Whew. Tonight, Solid State Books hosts author Elizabeth Hand reading from her new novel Curious Toys. This novel […]
This Sunday, October 20 is the annual Renovators House Tour from 12-5 p.m. on Capitol Hill. Now in its 19th year, this self-guided and self-paced community event is a chance to tour 13 beautiful, unique renovated homes on the Hill, all to support the Capitol Hill Cluster School. It’s a great chance to get ideas […]