Entries Tagged as 'business'
When the Washington City Paper Best of DC list is announced, I’m quick to review the winners. For me, and I’m sure for many of you, it is exciting to see Capitol Hill represented in so many categories. I am excited for and proud of the storefronts, restaurants, festivals, shows and more that I frequent [...]
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Tags: Best of DC·business·Food·FUN·restaurants·Shops·sports
Are you a Capitol Hill business planning to stay open during today’s snow storm? Let The Hill is Home know, and our editors will list your hours of operations, snow storm specials, and any other important details as part of our ‘What’s Open’ post this afternoon. Please let us know by 1pm!
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Tags: business·Capitol Hill·snow·snowquester
Think Local First has announced finalists for their second StartUP Kitchen, and now you can be part of our version of a local food reality show. Monday, February 25th, at 6:30p, the three finalists will be judged live at Tabula Rasa on Barracks Row (731 8th Street, SE) in a Chopping Block Competition. A limited [...]
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Tags: Barracks Row·business·entrepreneur·Food·Hello Cupcake·restaurants
I think we’ve all heard stories about a startup video and online fundraising campaign that launches a small business or creative artist’s latest project. They’re just the type of populist, bootstrapping stories we all love. A personal favorite is one my husband ran across a year ago: Dollar Shave Club. (Yeah, its Friday, so go [...]
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Tags: business·crowdfunding·DC Access·Million Puppet March·new restaurants·Rose's Luxury·small business·Tommy Wells
Some in our fair community would say that this is not a reopening. To quote resident curmudgeon Tim Krepp, this is “a Hawk ‘n’ Dove-themed bar.” Perhaps it’s not even that: the new Hawk ‘n’ Dove, brought to us all by Xavier Cervera of Senart’s, the Chesapeake Room, and many others, doesn’t have much left [...]
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Tags: business·Capitol Hill Business·Hawk 'n' Dove·restaurants·Xavier Cervera
Anacostia’s loss is H Street’s gain. Due to a problem with DDOT (thanks DC gov), the first of a series of four StartUp Markets sponsored by Think Local First will be at HR-57 tomorrow, Saturday, from noon to 4pm. HR-57 is located at 1007 H Street, NE. StartUp Market is a temporary one-day market that [...]
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Tags: business·gifts·holidays·local business·New Business
The Red Palace confirmed today on its Facebook page that it will be closing at the end of the year. So if you have never made it to one of their burlesque shows, now is the time. No word yet on what will open next in the spot but we’ll let you know as soon [...]
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Tags: business·closing·Red Palace·sad
If you live on the Hill and count a four legged friend as a member of your family, chances are good you’ve been to Metro Mutts to stock up on food, treats and toys for your pet. Did you know they also offer dog and pet sitting services? And they’re in need of new [...]
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Tags: Barracks Row·business·H Street·Pets
So I’ve been corrected here about the boundaries of my neighborhood of Hill East, but when I think of it in commercial terms, I really think of 10th Street, SE as the western boundary, with the DC Jail and Congressional Cemetery as the eastern edge. A number of successful businesses have made the neighborhood home [...]
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Tags: business·New Business·Things We Take For Granted
Did you miss the call the first time around for new vendors at Eastern Market? That deadline has come and gone, but a new one has taken its place! New applications are currently being accepted until May 10 from farmers for the new open-air market to be held on Tuesdays from 3-7 pm. Please note [...]
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Tags: business·Eastern Market·open-air market·tuesday·vendors