Have gardening questions or planting needs? Matthew Roberts at Ginkgo Gardens can help you get started or keep your established garden flourishing with his knowledge and expertise. As the dog days descend upon us, I am revisiting an old adage on summertime gardening that is new to me: Weed it, Water it, and Whack it […]
There’s a lot going on in the world of food these days on Capitol Hill (okay, the entire city but we have to focus here folks). Sometimes we here at The Hill Is Home can’t even keep up. There are a lot of First Bites to write, but there are also food and establishment updates […]
Need a reason to drink Capitol Hill? It seems the organizers of DC Beer Week are giving you every opportunity possible to sample one-of-a-kind beers. With so many tastings and samplings going on this week, we had to recap them here. Maybe you want to learn how to make beer, or maybe you just want […]
Greater Greater Washington examined the options presented to revitalize the Eastern Market Metro Plaza. ANC 6B Commissioner Brian Flahaven asked what the best uses for the RFK stadium site will be once DC United moves. City Desk paid a visit to the new goats at Congressional Cemetery. Loose Lips captured Councilmember Tommy Wells on camera […]
Last week, we looked at the first school on Capitol Hill – the Eastern Free School – and how it opened in a rented building next to the Capitol. Today, we look at how a purpose-built school replaced it, and the state of public education in the early years of Washington D.C.