Rashmi Sutton is a Hill mom and Maury parent. What do a dinner hosted by Council Member David Grosso, a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, and a week-long stay at a lovely Maine cottage have in common? They will all be up for grabs at Maury at the Market on Saturday, March 22, Maury Elementary School’s […]
Students returning to Maury Elementary today found their school with a much improved aspect. During last week’s spring break, work crews descended upon the school at the corner of 13th and Constitution, NE, busily replacing the school’s many windows. What’s the big deal, you ask? Having lived within sight of the school for 10 years, […]
Guest author Joe Weedon shares his thoughts on the DCPS Lottery. On March 3, DCPS unveiled the results of its annual school lottery. Within minutes of the results being posted, Facebook accounts and twitter feeds were updated. And while a select few posts ended with exclamation points (We got in!!), many more parents were disappointed […]
Just north of Lincoln Park, where Tennessee and Constitution Avenues intersect with 13th, lies one of Capitol Hill’s most historic schools, Maury Elementary. Maury has been a fixture of the Hill since its construction in 1886 and is one of the best examples of the eight room schoolhouse that was standard in the 1880s and […]