Here at THIH we feel that a key component of our public service is to make sure you get to attend as many nerdy events as your heart desires. And one of the most amazing, awe-inspiring, and downright nerdiest of this neighborhood’s charms is the Ruth Ann Overbeck Capitol Hill history project, a carefully quilted […]
The tribe has spoken! Our readers have spoken too, or rather voted. Thank you to all the avid photographers who entered our first ever photo contest. We were delighted and amused by the entries. The staff of The Hill Is Home deliberated for thousands of seconds and several cocktails to pick those deemed prize-worthy, and […]
Okay loyal and intelligent readers (did I mention how nice that shirt is too?), now is your chance to vote for one of the photos you see below in our first (annual?) THIH Summer Photo Contest Readers’ Choice Award. Simply examine the images you see before you, and then cast your vote in the poll […]
For every game that my family bikes to, we use the wonderful valet service that I’ve written about in previous posts. Last night I realized that my previous post overlooked two key components: Olajawon Davis and Delonte Brown, the wonderful employees who make the bike valet station run. When we arrive at the garage on the corner […]
It’s that time of year—though isn’t it always?—when listservs are overwhelmed with pleas from Hill residents desperate to get back their beloved bikes back, bikes that have been stolen from front yards and back yards, garages and porches, store fronts and bike racks. Some bikes are locked to garden gates, while others are left unattended and […]