Daily Updates from HillRag
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US Attorney Pirro Wants To “Get Her Hands On” DC Youth
District law blocks the US Attorney's Office from prosecuting most DC juveniles, US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Ferris Pirro told Navy...
What Does Independence Mean To You? — Theater Night
In July, we celebrate the the birth of our nation with fireworks, cookouts, flags and bunting. What does ‘Independence’ mean to you? The strength...
Join the Annual Peterbug Celebrations
It's the Second Annual Peterbug Day 5k sponsored by the Fulcrum Foundation. The event is both A celebration of the DC Historic Landmark Designation...
Letter: “Don’t Try to Redistribute School Quality, Create More of It”
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editors,
Re: Potential Pairing of Miner-Maury
As discussed in these pages, the Deputy Mayor of Education (DME) has proposed combining Maury Elementary School...
Still More to Learn: What Happened to All the Hill Schools?
The Hill was once home to a school every few blocks. But since the 1950s, dozens have been closed.
Some are lost; some have changed...
A *Comedy* About the Emancipation Monument Premieres at Mosaic
Monumental Travesties, Mosaic Theater (1333 H St. NE) Sept. 7 - Oct. 1
Psalmayene 24 is standing next to the Emancipation Monument in Lincoln Park...
Inaugural Peterbug Day 5K and Parade June 17
Expanding on the long-standing tradition of Peterbug Day -- a celebration of community, Juneteenth, and the birthday of John "Peterbug" Matthews -- the Fulcrum...
Rambling, Surviving, Painting: Underlife Times Three, DC 2020
The events that shook DC in 2020 are the backdrop for each of this month’s stories. Each offers unique insider’s perspectives ‒ razor wire...
A World of Friends
Starting a new school year is very exciting. But it can also be a little scary. Happily, Ava remembers what her parents taught her:...
“Damn Fool Lines”
Remember those World War II movies where the gung-ho unit was made up of one soldier of every color, religion and ethnic group, each...
