We all have lots of stuff. Sometimes, we outgrow or no longer need our stuff. Instead of stuffing the stuff into the basement or attic, why not unload the stuff for a good cause, potentially making some money for yourself in the process? Saturday, March 24th from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Payne Elementary School’s [...]
Entries Tagged as 'New Hill East'
Payne Elementary PTA Rummage Sale
March 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, DC, New Hill East
Tags: elementary·Payne·rummage sale
Reservation 13 Hearings This Week
March 19th, 2012 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, DC, New Hill East
In the “any day now” category of DC government workings, Reservation 13 (the former site of DC General Hospital) was approved for a new master plan over ten years ago by the DC Council. The plan, narrowed down from a number of submissions from developers, called for a mixed-use approach that promised new jobs, new [...]
Tonight: Community Meeting to Address Car Break-Ins and Robbery
March 14th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill, DC, Eastern Market, Near Northeast/Atlas District, New Hill East
If your block has been the target of car break-ins or thefts, it’s possible that an absent minded neighbor is partly to blame. “All it takes is one car with a GPS or some other device showing in sight to set-off a series of break-ins,” said 1st District Commander Daniel Hickson. It’s the easy “get” that [...]
Tags: burglary·Capitol Hill·Crime·daniel hickson·metropolitan police·MPD·police·safety·theft·Tommy Wells
Things We Take For Granted: D.C. United in our backyard (for now)
March 9th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill, Kingman Park, New Hill East, Stadium Armory
Last week’s football news involving Dan Snyder’s Washington Redskins and Reservation 13, overshadowed another bit of football fútbol news: D.C. United is starting its season off on the right foot by winning games. The team took home two wins and the Carolina Challenge Cup last week, but many fans are worried about seasons to come — wondering if the [...]
Tags: DC United·mls·RFK·RFK Stadium·soccer·Tommy Wells
Hill East Redskins Reservations
March 8th, 2012 · 13 Comments · New Hill East
By Michael Hoffman Walking through the National Building Museum’s latest exhibit, Unbuilt Washington, it’s hard not to consider the debate about whether the city should allow the Washington Redskins to build their new headquarters and training facility in Capitol Hill East next to RFK stadium. Sketches hang on the walls of canals running through what [...]
Tags: Reservation 13·RFK
Dan Snyder Giveaway Coming to Reservation 13?
March 2nd, 2012 · 10 Comments · Kingman Park, New Hill East, Rosedale, Stadium Armory
Here we go again. Let’s plop some giant unworkable scheme down in Reservation 13. This morning, Washington awoke to a front page article in the Post entitled, “D.C. opens new drive to lure Redskins back.” So we’ve got to do this all over again. Let’s see how many ways this is a monumentally dumb idea: [...]
Tags: Anacostia river·dan snyder·development·New Hill East·Reservation 13·Ward 6·Ward 7
Volunteers Needed for Rock n’ Roll Marathon
March 1st, 2012 · No Comments · New Hill East
By Kate Gallery You don’t need to be a runner to be a rock star. Volunteers are needed to help orchestrate the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series, an event beginning and ending here on the Hill at RFK Stadium on Saturday morning, March 17th. A full 26.2-mile marathon, a half marathon and a two-person relay [...]
Hill East Market Helps Supply your Cupboard
February 15th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill, DC, New Hill East, Stadium Armory
In the last six months, The Cupboard, a convenience store located at the corner of East Capitol and 15th Street, has been building a quiet following among Hill East neighbors, especially for those in need of life’s necessities: bread, milk, and beer. But for some, the store can be easily missed because the market is [...]
Tags: business·Capitol Hill Business·Catania Bakery·Food·Hill Pops·New Hill East·The Cupboard
First Bite: Holy crepes! Crepes on the Corner
February 10th, 2012 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, DC, New Hill East, Stadium Armory
By Andrea Klee Crepes? Two blocks away from my Hill East apartment? Oh, how very Parisian! And well worth the wait. I noticed the signs declaring the coming-soon arrival of Crepes on the Corner when I first moved to the Hill in November 2011. From reading the Facebook posts, I learned I was not alone [...]
Tags: anticipation·crepes·Crepes on the Corner·first bite·New Hill East
