In a vote last week to approve the fiscal year 2015 budget, the D.C. Council approved several recommendations from the Tax Revision Committee, including a so-called “yoga tax“ which would enact a 5.75 percent sales tax on all health club services. In response, Scott Magnuson, president of CHAMPS, asked Capitol Hill businesses to unite together to ask […]
Next Wednesday, June 20th, all are invited to The Fridge to get a taste of the best wines of the summer, as determined by our friends at Schneider’s and Capitol Hill Wine & Spirits. It’s all in the name of raising money to help support and promote businesses just like these who make our neighborhood […]
I learned something surprising about myself when I moved to what was a moderately shady intersection of NE in 2001 — I like things to be surprising and a little edgy. So as H Street has developed, with its burlesque dancers, intimate music venues and wide variety of ethnic and theme restaurants, I’ve been rewarded […]
Wondering what’s going on with all those development projects you’ve been hearing about? Or what might be on the horizon? Next Tuesday, CHAMPS – Capitol Hill’s Chamber of Commerce, is hosting an evening series on real estate development in and around Capitol Hill. Co-hosted with the Capitol Riverfront, NoMA and Capitol Hill BIDs and Barracks […]
Image courtesy of Julia Christian You probably opted to stay indoors yesterday to avoid the dreary December rain. But, hopefully you made it outside to see some impressive rainbows and sunsets during the afternoon hours. CHAMPS director, Julia Christian, certainly did not miss out on the opportunity. She tweeted a picture looking down H Street just […]