13 Jun 2011

Five Questions: Lylla Childress, Owner of the Pakistani Bug of 11th Street

As I was walking down the 200 block of 11th Street last week I nearly stumbled as I got an eyeful of a VW Beetle parked on the street. It brought to mind to a visit to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival a few years back when they had an amazing caravan truck on display for […]


25 Apr 2011

5 Questions: Kathy Pugh

I have never been much of a runner — I always found it a bit boring and never really had the urge to push myself past the one mile mark.  And then one sunny warm day in March, I suddenly had the urge to give it another try.  It was beautiful out, I had just […]


05 Apr 2011

5 Questions: MAFA Co-Owner & Jiu Jitsu Champion Nyjah Easton

There’s a set of store fronts on the south side of Payne Elementary that has always seemed to me like a missed opportunity. For a while there was a laundry mat, then a convenience store that didn’t seem to have any inventory. The current owners make much more of an impression; “Find Your Girlpower” their […]


08 Mar 2011

Five Questions: Sandra Moscoso-Mills, Montessori education activist

Last week there was a collective sigh as Hill parents found out the results of the DCPS lotteries. Well, actually the sighs were pretty quiet, especially from those who were hoping their young scholars would be able to attend the Montessori at Logan (the program that was formerly located at Watkins Elementary School) as the […]


30 Jul 2009

Five Questions with James Dalpee, Executive Director, Barracks Row Main Street

James Dalpee is one of those Hill rarities we sometimes hear about, but don’t often get to see live and in person.  He’s a native!  Not just a native DCer, but native to Capitol Hill.  He’s also the Executive Director of Barracks Row Main Street, which was one of the first five official DC Main […]


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