Happy Birthday President Obama! Today at 4pm the Southeast Library celebrates the Commander in Chief with White House themed games, cake and more. All are welcome! Tonight is the monthly tour of Congressional Cemetery. Tickets are $10 and you can sign up for a time slot here. Friday head to Union Market for its monthly […]
In case you haven’t noticed, we recently added two new features to The Hill is Home: an event calendar and a business directory! The event calendar highlights events taking place on Capitol Hill and around Ward 6. Anyone can post an event to the calendar for FREE. Free accounts are limited to posting four events per […]
By Bonny King-Taylor, Director of Training and Communication, Saving Grace Petcare You know them; the people who are super busy, but who somehow manage to be completely guilt free when it comes to leaving their pets at home during the day, or when they go away for business or pleasure. They love us because, at […]
“Main Street” Designation for Eastern Market Business Corridors on Fast Track (Capitol Hill Corner) Garrison Owners on One Year of Local Produce, Speedy Restaurant Reviews (Eater DC) A Slight Update on the Argonaut (Frozen Tropics) Effort To Slow Traffic Through Historic D.C. Neighborhood Is Slow But Promising (WAMU) Temporary Closure of 5th Street at Virginia […]
It’s August in D.C., and thus everyone –including me– is on vacation. The Library of Congress website is down. It’s time for a rerun. This is one of the earliest columns that I wrote for The Hill is Home, and a subject I return to every time I give a tour of the Capitol. ________ […]