Riverby Books, the charming second-hand bookstore located at 417 East Capitol Street SE, just announced via Instagram that they will be closing their Capitol Hill store by the end of the year. According to their social media manager, the closure is the owners’ personal decision and the Fredericksburg, Virginia, store will still be open. Riverby […]
When the temperature drops below freezing, vulnerable populations –such as people who live on the streets– are at high risk of dying of hypothermia. Hypothermia happens when your body loses heat much faster than it can produce it, making your body temperature dip well below the average of 98.6 degrees. Hypothermia causes clumsiness, confusion and […]
From all of us here at The Hill is Home, we hope you had a wonderful and decadent Thanksgiving. A holiday that asks for nothing but your culinary best and your gratitude is possibly the best kind of holiday. Did you read my post about Big George’s lighting ceremony? If you’re feeling generous on #GivingTuesday, […]
It’s easy to become jaded with the world if you spend any amount of time reading the news. Today, as most of us know, is Cyber Monday, an ersatz holiday celebrating office internet speeds and consumerism. I’m not here to judge you for your shopping habits, other than to beg you to please shop local […]
Filming a movie on the Capitol Grounds is far from easy today (and the areas open for this are well back from the building itself) As it turns out, it wasn’t easy back in the day, either – and could get the police in multiple cities involved in destroying the film being produced. At about […]