This Friday, if you bike to work, you won’t be alone. In fact, over 10,000 people will be participating in DC’s annual Bike to Work Day, happening from 7-9 a.m. The event is sponsored by Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association and registration is free! Commute a long distance to work? Fear not, [...]
Tags: bike·bike to work day·Community·commuter connections·Events·WABA
It turns out there’s good reason behind the old “in like a lion, out like a lamb” saying about March. So far this month, we’ve seen temps near 60 and on the opposite end, 30 degrees and freezing windchills. But you can be sure our dear friend Spring is just around the corner — and [...]
The day isn’t called Thanksgiving for nothing. There are those among us who could use a helping hand year round, and the holidays are no exception. Why not mark the start of the season by giving back to the less fortunate? Even if you’ll be out of town for the holidays, there are many ways [...]
Most of us seem to have made it through the hurricane intact– maybe a a few leaks here and there. I’ve been glued to news coverage, feeling helpless as I watch the flooded or destroyed streets and beaches of my youth in Staten Island and the Jersey Shore. I’ve been feeling so guilty as my parents and [...]
We have offered to post brief statements from all of the ANC candidates running for seats on Capitol Hill and the surrounding neighborhoods that we cover here on The Hill is Home. These statements are not endorsements and have been posted exactly as submitted by the candidates. I moved to Capitol Hill with my wife [...]
Looking to add something a little more meaningful than suntans and cookouts to your summer schedule? The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project is in need of volunteers to help out at the DC General Emergency Shelter this summer. Located at 1900 Massachusetts Ave SE, this is the largest emergency family shelter in DC. The facility has [...]
Tags: Community·kids·volunteering
Take one part concerned Hill East residents, add a roomful of ANC members, reporters and D.C. council members, then top it off with Mayor Vince Gray, and what do you get? Something out of an episode of Parks and Recreation. Last night, community members attended a hearing with Mayor Gray to discuss the future of [...]
Tags: ANC·Community·Mayor Gray·meeting·redskins·Reservation 13
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