UPDATE: Dangerously Delicious Pies is donating 10% of their proceeds on December 13. YUM! In November 2015, after months of requests for information concerning DOJ prosecution rates in D.C., ANC Commissioner Denise Krepp submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act. “Based on my review of MPD and DOJ documents, prosecution rates are abysmally low and […]
Stabbing in the Senate Colleen Shogan Camel Press 2015 Thrillers set on Capitol Hill have a long history – the Mystery Reader’s Walking Guide: Washington D.C. lists some 100 books set at least partially on the Hill. Some are well-known, such as Margaret Truman’s Murder on Capitol Hill, others like Carolyn Banks’s The Girls on […]
Giving Tuesday is here!!!! Why Giving Tuesday? Let’s make a list of abundance: On Thanksgiving, I gave thanks for excellent food, a warm home and love from friends and family. On Black Friday, I gleefully disdained consumerism– who needs shopping? However, Small Business Saturday was spent patronizing my beloved corner store, for which I can never […]
We welcome editorial submissions from community leaders. Please note that these are editorials and are not endorsements. If you would like to submit an editorial, please contact us at thehillishome [at] gmail.com. By Charles Wilson The headlines have recently highlighted the growing crime rate in Washington, DC. Violent crime is up in many neighborhoods around […]