Washington, DC is justly criticized for lacking the lunch places and corner delis of other major American cities. Blame it on the growth of the Federal Government (among about a zillion other reasons). As the gov’met grew, they tore down rows and rows of hash slinging dives, restaurants, chop suey palaces, and so on; in [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Neighbors'
Things We Take For Granted: Pete’s Diner and Carryout
August 11th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Capitol Hill South
Tags: Capitol Hill·Food·history·Neighbors·Pete's Diner·restaurants·Take Out
Hill Park Named in Honor of Lola Beaver
July 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill North
On Monday, July 5, Tommy Wells, Eleanor Holmes Norton and other city officials gathered at the small triangular park at Massachusetts Ave. and Ninth Street NE to declare the land “Lola Beaver Memorial Park” in honor of a colorful and unique member of our community. Had she not passed away in 2006, Monday would have [...]
Tags: Lola Beaver·Neighbors·Parks·People
Charter School at International Graduate University – More Questions than Answers
February 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · New Hill East
As we reported last November, representatives of University High Public Charter School are pushing forward with their plan to open a charter school at the site of the Buchanan School on 13th and D ST SE. This Tuesday, a DC Public Charter School Board press release announced University High Public Charter School as one of [...]
Future of Eastern Branch
January 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · New Hill East
Ward 6 D.C. Council member Tommy Wells shared the first draft report developed by the Eastern Branch Task Force charged with envisioning the future of the former Eastern Branch Boys & Girls Club building. You can find the draft report on Wells’ website. In the meantime, Neighbors United, the community group that had long tried [...]
Tags: ANC·development·kids·Neighbors
Clucking on the New HillEast Listserve
January 15th, 2010 · 8 Comments · New Hill East
When did you last listen in on a conversation so odd that it was kind of like watching a train wreck? If you’re on the New HillEast listserv, it’s been since January 3rd, and you’ve learned more about chickens than you ever cared to know. Recently covered in the Washington Post, Caryn Ernst opened the [...]
Tags: chickens·DC Council·Gardens·Neighbors·Pets
Fashion on the Hill: Landrieu Speaks Up About Suiting Up
December 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill
Senator Mary Landrieu is one of the most influential legislators in Congress. She is Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, centrally involved in the consuming debate on a sweeping health-care bill, and active in energy issues, child-focused legislation, and women’s care. She rallied hard for rebuilding and reforming Louisiana when Hurricane Katrina devastated her state, but [...]
Freshman on The Hill
December 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · New Hill East, Rosedale
In the heart of our livable, walkable village there is a gaping inconsistency. It’s like a game of “One of these things is not like the others.” Capitol Hill’s mostly quiet grid opens up at C Street, NE, starting around 15th Street, like a large gash on its way to RFK stadium and dumps a [...]
Tags: Capitol Hill·DDOT·Neighbors·Tommy Wells·transportation
First Annual Walter Street Chili Cookoff
November 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill
We talk a lot around here about why we love the Hill. The people, the picturesque streets, the sense of community, the small-town-in-a-big-cityness of it all – these are all things that make our neighborhood great. On Saturday, I got to experience all of that and more at the First Annual Walter Street Chili Cookoff. [...]
Tags: Capitol Hill·Food·FUN·Neighbors
Fashion on the Hill–Holiday Portraits
November 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Capitol Hill
Hark! The time for holiday portrait-taking is nigh among Hill residents, families or couples who want just the right note of casual bonhomie, ironic urbanite and transplanted plains folk captured in photo form to send onward to relatives and friends far and wide and across the park this season. The Hill is Home’s fashion scavenger [...]
