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Fire at Hanks on the Hill Early This Morning [updated]

January 17th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill South, Eastern Market

Early this morning the DC Fire Department responded to reports of flames coming from the roof of Hanks on the Hill, located at 633 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.  According to NBC4, one person suffered minor injuries. Firefighters have not indicated what started the fire, or how extensive the damage is. Walking by this morning, it did not [...]

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Things We Take for Granted: The Argonaut

June 22nd, 2011 · 4 Comments · Capitol Hill, H Street, Near Northeast/Atlas District

Perhaps this post, much like Tim’s ode to being a part of Ward Six (still), should be really titled, “Things we violently and suddenly realized were being taken for granted, but which we will never, ever again take for granted because we are aware now of the error in our ways and are extremely grateful, [...]

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Car Fire in Capitol Hill Garage, 1 Dead

January 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill, Eastern Market

A sad and bizarre story this morning from near Eastern Market. DC Fire and EMS responded to a car fire in a garage on the corner of 8th and A ST SE a little before 5 AM today.  Once on scene, firefighters found heavy smoke and fire in a garage. While the fire was quickly [...]

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Two Alarm Fire at Eastern High School

April 11th, 2010 · 4 Comments · New Hill East, Stadium Armory

If you’re on the Hill and outside you may have noticed the thick black smoke coming from Hill East and a steady stream of emergency vehicles heading in that direction. At about 4:30 our quiet Sunday afternoon (and my nap) was punctuated by scads of sirens, a helicopter overhead, and a plume of what appeared [...]

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