DC is a really, really wonky city. This fact is glaringly evident on a night like tonight: where hundreds of thousands of other (some would argue normal) people are planning on getting rip roaring drunk in New Orleans or pretending they are there, while we in the nation’s capital are preparing to get blitzed while [...]
Tags: DC·drinking game·SOTU·wonks
Have you ever wanted to tell city staff what you think is important when it comes to modes of transportation? Do you feel like more bike lanes would make commutes easier? Are there tweaks to a bus route you think would be more logical than it currently is? Is a crosswalk signal a few seconds [...]
Tags: DC·DDOT·moveDC·transportation
Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appears on her blog Real Estate On (and off!) the Hill. Finally! After weeks and weeks of summer doldrums, there is a robust crop of open houses to see this weekend! Lots [...]
Tags: Capitol Hill·DC·for sale·Real Estate
Sometimes starting a project is the toughest part, and when you are a homeowner figuring out the costs, timing, and inconveniences of a home renovation it can be overwhelming enough to cause perpetual postponement. Add in newer energy efficient technologies and the limited experiential data to learn from and you may feel downright discouraged. The District Department of the [...]
Tags: DC·greenHILLhome·payback·sustainability
You know you’re sitting at your desk wondering whether you should take to the streets, even though you’re pretty sure there’s wintry mix falling out there ALREADY –although it’s only 55 degrees, so maybe it’s just your imagination, or maybe the sky is finally #Occupying the streets. And then everyone is going to go crazy [...]
Tags: DC·FUN·occupy·wintry mix
Dear THIH readers, I’m posting this for a former colleague of mine whose son is missing. Thanks for reading. An all day search is planned for today, Saturday, August 27 in the DC area in an effort to find information leading to the disappearance of Stephen DeDakis, age 22, whose last known whereabouts were recorded [...]
Tags: DC
“It is nice to be in a second-tier city where you can be a big fish in a small pond.” –Spike Mendelsohn Capitol Hill’s own Spike Mendelsohn is the subject of today’s People’s District. Incidentally, if you’re not reading Danny Harris’s amazing blog, you should. In the interview, Spike talks about how he ended up [...]
Since spring is officially here, it is only appropriate that we express our appreciation for the landscape of Capitol Hill and the people that make an effort to beautify it. Over the next few weeks the residents of the Hill will finally overcome their seasonal affective disorders. They’ll bask in the budding greenery as they [...]
Tags: DC·Gardens·homes·volunteering
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