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February 9th, 2010 by Claudia Holwill · 7 Comments · Capitol Hill

Photo by Claudia Holwill

I have to give a shout out to the huge number of local businesses that stayed open during the storm to save us from cabin fever.  If you were following us on Twitter (@thehillishome), you know just how many places were open and what a testament that is to how great local businesses are.   Knowing that many of my friends outside of the city were without power and live long walks from stores and restaurants, I’m more grateful than ever to be in a neighborhood where I can walk to everything I need.  So THIH is sending out a huge thanks to the staff that braved the weather to keep us all well fed, stocked with household necessities, and full of our favorite beverages during the latest snow storm.  But now I hear we’re getting another 10-20 inches?! Who crossed Mother Nature and is refusing to apologize? I love snow as much as the next kid but another 10 inches on top of this is more than I can handle.

And now on to an important message before your weekly Hill Buzz links: shovel your sidewalk!  According to DC law, you are responsible for the entire stretch of sidewalk in front of your property.  It’s the law people, not to mention it’s just basic common courtesy to your neighbors to make the sidewalk safe for walking.  Don’t care about your neighbors? Then how about the mailman who brings you your mail?  With another ten inches on the way, it’s only going to get harder.  I have been contemplating posting pictures of “walks of shame” so don’t say I didn’t warn you if your walk happens to end up featured here on THIH.  City Paper set the bar pretty high though, featuring the sidewalks of our city officials.  Hill resident Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton earned an A-.  I haven’t seen Tommy Wells’s side walk, but I’m guessing that the king of the “livable walkable community” shoveled his walk.

Okay, enough shoveling talk. Your weekly Hill Buzz is waiting for you after the jump.

  • Our latest Snowpocalypse was featured on Flickr’s blog.  Which reminds me, please post your photos to the THIH photo pool!
  • H Street Great Street brings us the details of the Mardi Gras party on H Street next Sunday!
  • Tommy Wells’s blog has an recap of last week’s car jacking meeting.
  • DC Metrocentric has an update on the plans to use the air rights over Union Station rail yard to build three million square feet of mixed use buildings.
  • Urban Turf featured an amazing loft on Independence Avenue, SE, that is going for a mere $1.5 million…
  • Prince of Petworth shared some H Street news about Rock and Roll Hotel wanting to open a roof deck, and news about the newest bar, Toyland.  Speaking of Toyland, Thrillist has a good write up about the new bar.
  • According to H Street Great Street, Biergarten Haus will open in March.
  • Urban Turf readers discussed what the streetcars will do for property values.

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  • Kate

    Anyone have a suggestion for sidewalk shoveling for someone who is out of DC right now? Since everyone is digging out I’d like to hire someone to do this rather than beg a neighbor who spent all weekend shoveling their own house.

  • http://brunchandthecity.wordpress.com/ Claudia Holwill

    I feel for you on this, Kate, and will say I am a bit more forgiving of those houses where it’s clear that no one has been home since the start of the storm. My best suggestion would be to offer your neighbors money and a home cooked dinner when you return in exchange for helping you out. Hopefully some of our other readers will have some better advice. I imagine that there are a lot of neighborhood kids looking to make some cash in exchange for shoveling.

  • sebastian

    If you do start the “walks of shame”, check out the house at the SW corner of Elliot and F NE. This person shoveled their driveway, but hasn’t touched the sidewalk.

  • http://brunchandthecity.wordpress.com/ Claudia Holwill

    hahaha now that is exactly what I am talking about. Please email me a picture if you can!

  • Maria Carey

    And then there is the house on the corner of Independence and Kentucky, south side– they never shovel at all. Ever.

  • H Street Great Street

    The Mardi Gras event had to be put off due to the snow storm. H Street businesses are restocking today and will be open for business, but no second city this Sunday.

  • http://brunchandthecity.wordpress.com/ Claudia Holwill

    Thanks for the update about Mardi Gras. What a shame to have to cancel, but considering the clean up that is still going on from this storm, I’m not too surprised. Arlington canceled their Mardi Gras celebration too.