IN EVERY ISSUE
14 Go ... See ... Do
18 Washington's Best Calendar
28 Crossword
122 Dining Coupons
154 Classified Ads
161 Last Word
162 The Nose

NEWS OF THE CAPITOL STREETS
16 3rd Annual Hilly Awards • by Anna Cranage Conathan
31 Hill Buzz • by Anna Cranage Conathan
34 The Bulletin Board
42 TFCH Celebrates 20 Years • by Margaret Missiaen
44 Giving Locally: CFC Listings
46 The District Beat • by Martin Austermuhle
48 The Numbers • by Kwame Boadi
50 Eastern Market at a Crossroad - Again • by Roberta Weiner
52 ANC 6A Report • by Roberta Weiner
52 ANC 6B Report • by Heather Schoell
54 ANC 6C Report • by Roberta Weiner
56 ANC 6D Report • by Roberta Weiner

COMMUNITY LIFE
59 Spotted on the Hill • by Peter Vankevich
60 A Decade of Discovery • by Emily Clark
62 The Hill Center Opens • by Robert Pohl
64 Wharf Park Planning Moves Forward • by William Rich
66 Community Emerges in the Front • by Michael Stevens
68 H Street Life • by Elise Bernard
70 Barracks Row • by Sharon Bosworth
72 @ Your Service • by Heather Schoell

ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
74 Hill Rag’s Gift Guide • by Heather Schoell
92 The Wine Guys: Sparkling Wines • by Jon Genderson
94 Holiday Books • by Karen Lyon
96 Jazz Picks • by Jean-Keith Fagon

REAL ESTATE
98 Changing Hands: Residential Home Sales • compiled by Don Denton

ARTS, DINING, & ENTERTAINMENT
105 Bluegrass at SOVA • by Steve Monroe
108 Dining Notes • by Celeste McCall
110 Market Poultry: A Hill Tradition • by Roberta Weiner
112 Theater Review • by Barbara Wells
114 Profile: Michael Merino and Kerri Rambow • by Emily Clark
116 Art and the City • by Jim Magner
118 Holiday Films • by Mike Canning
120 The Literary Hill • by Karen Lyon

BEAUTY, HEALTH, & FITNESS
123 Skating on the Mall • by Pattie Cinelli
126 House Pet Holiday Hazards • by Christopher Miller & Matthew Antkowiak
128 Greening the Pets • by Catherine Plume

KIDS & FAMILY
131 Kids & Family Notebook • by Kathleen Donner
136 School Notes • by Susan Johnson

HOMES & GARDENS SPECIAL
143 The Hill Gardener • by Rindy O’Brien
146 Victorian Home for the Holidays • by Judith Capen
150 Garden Gift Books • by Derek Thomas
152 Dear Garden Lady • by Anonymous

December 2011 Hill Rag • Table of Contents and Masthead