I recently spent a Monday morning getting fitted for a set of golf clubs and hitting a few balls with a PGA Pro. I tweeted about it and was asked if I was at Haines Point or Langston. My response? Right here on the Hill. In a garage behind A St. SE.
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Entries Tagged as 'Hill East'
Never Mind the Snow, You Can Still Get In a Round of Golf on the Hill at Capitol Hill Golf
February 25th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Capitol Hill, Hill East
Public Can Weigh in on Future Charter School March 15 & 16
February 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill, Hill East
Did you ever go to an “information” meeting and leave knowing little more than you did when you walked in the door? That was the reaction of many to the meeting convened last Wednesday to discuss plans for a charter school at the present home of the International Graduate University behind Safeway on 13th Street [...]
Charter School at International Graduate University – More Questions than Answers
February 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill, Hill East
As we reported last November, representatives of University High Public Charter School are pushing forward with their plan to open a charter school at the site of the Buchanan School on 13th and D ST SE. This Tuesday, a DC Public Charter School Board press release announced University High Public Charter School as one of [...]
Longtime Hill Resident, Champion Golfer Ethel Funches Dies
February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Hill East
On January 6 longtime Hill East resident Ethel Funches passed away, leaving a legacy on the 1600 block of D Street Northeast, and a formidable record in the annals of women’s amateur golf. Funches was 96.
Katie Hodge said Funches made quite an impression on her when she and her realtor visited her house when it [...]
Green Thumbs Thaw Early in SE
February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · From the Listserve, Hill East
There may still be heaps of snow on the ground, but some people are already thinking about juicy, red tomatoes fresh from this summer’s garden.
A call recently went out on the Hill East listserv to recruit those interested in being part of a new community garden in the alley bounded by 17th, 18th, D and [...]
Freshman on The Hill: Everyday Hero (Sandwich)
January 22nd, 2010 · 15 Comments · Hill East
Food is among the most primal creature comforts, and among the more hotly debated ones. Some people gravitate toward things that became the childhood trauma of others: I cannot explain what people would ever find delicious about marmite or kimchi; at the same time, I cannot believe that anyone would hate cilantro, fried blood sausage, [...]
Changing of the Guard in PSA 107; Meeting Tonight
January 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Hill East
The Hill is Home learned yesterday that after more than two years, Lt. Daniel Ewell will be handing over management of PSA 107 to the recently promoted Lt. David Thorton, who has served as a sergeant in patrol within the First District, and most recently the Internal Affairs Bureau. PSA 107 is the quadrant between [...]
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Discussion Continues with C St, NE Public Meeting
January 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Hill East
After five years of community activism, recognition in the Capitol Hill Transportation Study and an investment in research and study, DDOT held a public meeting on January 12th to discuss the conceptual design development process for C Street, NE. The public meeting followed a stakeholder workshop just after the first of the year. The stakeholders [...]
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ANC5B-06 Candidates Sound Off On Priorities
January 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · H Street, Hill East
Thursday night, the four candidates vying for the ANC5B06 seat gathered to share their ideas and motivations for why voters should elect them to the local Advisory Neighborhood Commission. The candidates, George Jackson, Tontalya Terceiro-Wright, Thalia Wiggins and Bernice Hall-Gates were given five minutes for their political elevator pitch, followed by an opportunity for Q&A. [...]
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Future of Eastern Branch
January 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Hill East
Ward 6 D.C. Council member Tommy Wells shared the first draft report developed by the Eastern Branch Task Force charged with envisioning the future of the former Eastern Branch Boys & Girls Club building. You can find the draft report on Wells’ website.
In the meantime, Neighbors United, the community group that had long tried to [...]
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