22 Dec 2009

Fighting Back – The Community Organizes Against Carjackers

Despite the still treacherous streets and sidewalks, roughly 75 people showed up last night at Options Public Charter School to hear more about the city’s response to the recent spate of carjackings on Capitol Hill, with a focus on those in PSA 103.  Councilmember Wells, ANC Commissioner 6A05 Mary Beatty, Chief Lanier, and other police […]


04 Dec 2009

Freshman on The Hill

In the heart of our livable, walkable village there is a gaping inconsistency.  It’s like a game of “One of these things is not like the others.” Capitol Hill’s mostly quiet grid opens up at C Street, NE, starting around 15th Street, like a large gash on its way to RFK stadium and dumps a […]


03 Dec 2009

How the Schools of Capitol Hill got their Name: Peabody Elementary

The next school in our installment came upon it’s name through a somewhat circuitous route. Built in 1879, Peabody Elementary was named to honor George Peabody, an early American financier and noted philanthropist. Peabody made a sizable fortune working with the father of J.P. Morgan, issuing securities and other instruments backing the explosion of railroads […]


30 Nov 2009

Healthy and Strong on the Hill

For personal trainer Katherine Hambrice, a healthy, strong body is the best vehicle for a vibrant body and soul. Hill resident and personal trainer Katherine Hambrice was a successful travel manager with a bright future in the business, but, like so many women, she found herself “limited by her hours spent behind a desk.” Looking […]


25 Nov 2009

Combating Juvenile Violence – From the Personal to the Practical

For those of you who subscribe to the Police Department’s First District listserv, you may already know that two juveniles were arrested last Friday in at least some degree of connection with the rock throwing incident that I first wrote about two weeks ago. I’m personally grateful to the timely intervention of two MPD officers, […]


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