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SWS Auction and Gala Tickets Available Online!

February 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · Capitol Hill South, DC

If you haven’t marked your calendars, do so right now! The School Within a School at Peabody Elementary is holding its annual Jazz Gala and Auction on Saturday 17 March 2012 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 6pm to 10pm. This year, in efforts to make the process green (because the auction is on St. Paddy’s [...]

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Pound the Hill Unveils Bistro and Wine Bar

February 1st, 2012 · 3 Comments · DC, Eastern Market

Picture this: You’re walking down that wide, tree-lined boulevard we call Pennsylvania Avenue. It’s spring, and you see children walk by in strollers and dogs and their owners briskly sauntering by. The sun starts to set dramatically over the Capitol. In the air, the unmistakeable scent of apple blossoms mingles with Moroccan lentils, or perhaps [...]

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Poll: Pavilion at Yards Park to Become Restaurants – Good Idea/Bad Idea?

January 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, Capitol Riverfront/ Near Southeast, DC

Earlier today we discussed the pros and cons of the open-air pavilion at The Yards Park becoming restaurants later this year.  So readers, what do you say?

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Would You Like to Write for Us?

January 18th, 2012 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, DC

Dear readers, We know you read our blog. We love your comments, feedback, and suggestions! But have you ever wanted to do more than just connect with The Hill is Home on Facebook, Twitter or via our comments? How about writing for us? If you are passionate and knowledgeable about our neighborhood, send us a [...]

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Hill Cooking Class Marathon

January 18th, 2012 · No Comments · Barracks Row, Capitol Hill, DC

You know that one dish you love to order at your favorite Hill restaurant?  The one you wish you could make at home? You may just have the chance to pick up that coveted recipe on Sunday, January 29 on 8th Street SE when ten Barracks Row chefs participate in an all-day Culinary Education Crawl.  From 9:30 [...]

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Capital Riverfront BID Annual Report Released

January 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, Capitol Riverfront/ Near Southeast, DC

Last week the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District released its annual report at a well-attended lunch presentation, hosted in a new (and available for rent) office building on Half Street SE.  The Annual Meeting was attended by hundreds of city officials, developers, lenders, contractors and other parties interested in the state of the neighborhood quickly [...]

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Hill Eateries Dish During Restaurant Week

January 10th, 2012 · No Comments · Barracks Row, Capitol Hill, DC, H Street

If you haven’t gotten your fill of indulgent eating from the recent holidays you are in luck.  The winter edition of DC Restaurant Week began yesterday — Monday, January 9th — and runs through Sunday, January 15th.  (A second DC Restaurant Week is held each year in August.)  Each year tens of restaurants and bars [...]

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Because Every Great Neighborhood Has a Running Club: The H Street Runners

January 10th, 2012 · No Comments · DC, H Street, Near Northeast/Atlas District

We’re all looking a little flabby post-holidays, it’s true. Some of us may have started resolutions to eat only salads, or only green veggies, or only on even or odd days. Others may have started bets so as to shame people with slower metabolisms and weaker wills into buying rounds of bourbon or beer to [...]

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Crunk on in the New Year

December 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, DC, H Street

Faith and Raychel — that’s the Crunkcakes girls to you — are first and foremost, a riot to hang out with. I tagged along with them during the November H Street Bakes at H Street Country Club and it was fun just to watch them talk, joke, and bicker like a twentysomething pair of BFFs. [...]

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Boxcar Tavern Opens Doors to Eastern Market on Friday

December 29th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Capitol Hill, DC, Eastern Market

To say that Xavier Cervera has been busy is an understatement. On Friday, Cervera will open his fifth restaurant on Capitol Hill, Boxcar Tavern, located directly across the street from Eastern Market. The opening marks the end of a busy year for the Capitol Hill restaurateur, and it will usher in another busy one, filled [...]

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