A message from Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen on the vote to close the DC General Family Shelter. We’ve just made a big decision for our city. Today the DC Council voted to close the DC General Family Shelter, approving the Homeward DC plan to end long-term homelessness in the District. The Homeward DC legislation […]
How an accused rapist kept getting second chances from the D.C. justice system (The Washington Post) Pineapple & Pearls is Tom Sietsema’s Favorite New Restaurant (Eater DC) DC Streetcar ridership is… actually not bad (Greater Greater Washington) Eastern High School Seeks Volunteers for Annual Career Day (Hill Now) Whaley’s Opens in Navy Yard, More Pizza, […]
On October 1, 2015, The Hill published an op-ed by ANC 6B10 commissionerDenise Krepp titled, “Summer of Simple Assault.” In this piece, she exposed the shockingly low number of prosecutions for misdemeanors in the District, where just about one in three misdemeanors ever makes it to the United States Attorney’s Office. Simply put, if you get mugged or […]
A friend of a friend recently mentioned that an ancestor of his had run a restaurant on Capitol Hill. He was wondering where, exactly, it had been. A little research later, I am able to answer that question in probably far more detail than he ever expected –or wanted. Julius Egloff was born in Switzerland […]
Contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor at Compass Real Estate and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appears on her blog Real Estate On (and off!) the Hill. Take your pick among 5 BRAND NEW condos at 911 12th St NE. Brand new construction, all 2 bedrooms (or […]