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Join MPD Chief in Conversation with Historian Derek Musgrove
Join this moderated in-depth conversation that will explore the compelling personal story of Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Robert J. Contee III.
Contee is a...
In Memorium: Robert ‘Bob’ Staples
Robert “Bob” Staples, resident of Capitol Hill for forty-eight years, died on November 30, 2021, at the age of eighty-eight. Staples was a student...
A Very Beloved Minister: Goodbye to ‘Pastor Mike’
In 2013, Lutheran Church of the Reformation (212 East Capitol St. NE) Pastor Micheal Wilker was preparing for the memorial service for Arnold Keller...
Congressional Cemetery Welcomes New President
Historic Congressional Cemetery (HCC) has a new President. After a national search, the board of the Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery selected...
In Memoriam: Larry Quillian
Every neighborhood needs a silent woman or man who believes in the future of the neighborhood and the future of its business community. Capitol...
Congressional Cemetery Welcomes New President
Historic Congressional Cemetery (HCC) has a new President.
After a national search, the board of the Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery announced Friday,...
Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church Welcomes New Pastor
Sitting in the pews at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church (CHPC, 201 Fourth St. SE) on August 1st, the congregation felt an indisputable sense of...
The Life’s Work of Martha S. Pope
One year ago, Nathaniel Liu and I decided to start a podcast, My Life’s Work, that delves into the careers of our DC neighbors...
The Man Behind the Rugs: Mehmet Yalcin
There’s nothing quite like the Eastern Market and street fair on a sunny weekend day, where stalls sell anything from antique prints to RBG...
In Memoriam: Tommy Gerard Ewing
Thomas Gerard Ewing (AKA Thomas Ewing-Brown) passed away on March 13, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore MD, after a brief illness. He was...
