Continuing our series of “How the Schools of Capitol Hill Got Their Name,” I’ll follow up on fellow tour guide and Hill dad Tim Krepp’s recent article with a discussion of my son’s school, Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School. Zachary Taylor is a no-brainer– Old Rough and Ready, Mexican-American War hero and 12th President of the United […]
Living in Capitol Hill for the past three years has been a real pleasure and a joy. But there are always moments that rock me to the core — moments that remind me that Capitol Hill is part of a big city with big city problems, and that it behooves me to watch out and […]
We talk a lot around here about why we love the Hill. The people, the picturesque streets, the sense of community, the small-town-in-a-big-cityness of it all – these are all things that make our neighborhood great. On Saturday, I got to experience all of that and more at the First Annual Walter Street Chili Cookoff. […]
Are you feeling a little down and out of sorts now that you’ve come down from your sugar rush and Halloween is over? Don’t despair: there are always lots of fun things to do around Capitol Hill, and here is a sampling that will put an autumnal spring in your step! Everyone knows the weekend […]
How many times have we walked by a school on Capitol Hill, or for that matter, sent our kids to one, and remained relatively incurious as to the origins of its name? Thanks to DC’s vigorous school choice policies, parents on Capitol Hill are relentlessly educated consumers, heavily researching all facets of our local schools, […]