The Hill Rag
Neighborhood News
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06/17/2013 - 11:51am
On Wednesday, June 19, 7-9 p.m. at Gallaudet University, Chapel Hall, 800 Florida Avenue NE, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is hosting the first of three public meetings to guide the Florida Avenue Multimodal Transportation Study....
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06/17/2013 - 9:13am
There was a violent, sidewalk robbery on the 1500 block of G St. SE at 1:35 a.m. on June 15.
There was an assault with a deadly weapon on the 1200 block of I St. SE in public housing at 4 p.m. on June 15.
Anyone with information concerning these...
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06/16/2013 - 11:25am
Crime Spike in Hill East
Shortly before 6 p.m. on June 14, two men robbed a store in the 200 block of 12th St. SE. One of them was armed with a handgun. The robbers escaped in a car. No one was injured.
Police are looking for two black the males....
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06/14/2013 - 12:53pm
There was a forceful, sidewalk purse-snatching on the 1100 block of Pennsylvania Ave. at 2 p.m. on June 13.
Anyone with information concerning this crime is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information can be texted to 50411.
In...
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06/14/2013 - 12:35pm
There was a robbery on the 2500 block of Benning Rd. NE at 3:05 a.m. on June 12. Two men entered a convenience store. One pulled out a handgun and demanded cash. The subjects were captured on the store's surveillance cameras.
The first robber is...
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06/12/2013 - 1:03pm
The windows of Frager's Hardware are boarded up with plywood. A fence surrounds the ruined store. Yesterday, a tanker truck sat pumping out water from its basement.
As of today, fire inspectors had not yet released the site to Frager's or to...
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06/12/2013 - 10:32am
Last night at 9:40 p.m., 5D officers responded to a call about a shooting at 18th and D Streets NE. They found did not find a victim at the scene. Later, they discovered victim, a 46-year old male, at a local area hospital. The man died of his...
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Arts & Entertainment
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06/17/2013 - 9:22am
I’m routinizing breakfast but also tried the croissants: they are little guys and terrif!
After breakfast and some email time, working the puppet strings from time zones away, we walked the perimeter of Carcassonne, counterclockwise (Robert...
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06/16/2013 - 11:51am
We got off to a slow start; fairly sluggish; still travel hung over. Our first hotel breakfast here, figuring out what among all the offerings to eat. Just plain coffee in a pot is the way to go, I think, not cappuchino (in FRANCE?) or milk (I think...
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06/13/2013 - 9:50am
Dear Friends,
We’re here: in FRANCE.
It’s our first time back in France since 1998…
Getting off the airplane in Charles de Gaulle, standing in the “all other passports” line (so far France is the land of the queue....
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06/11/2013 - 3:38pm
Across
1. Is living ___
6. Schubert composition
14. Hang glides, perhaps
19. Light show
21. 2001 Fox TV series
22. Lowest deck
23. Head over heels
26. Landlords
27. German historian Joachim
28. Punished, in a way
29. Musical group
32. Source of heat...
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Capitol Hill Community
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06/17/2013 - 12:00am
The DC Rollergirls and The Fridge are hosting a benefit concert on behalf of Frager’s Hardware on Capitol Hill on Friday, June 21, 6:30 p.m. All ticket sales from the event will be donated to the Frager’s Fund set up by The Capitol Hill...
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Commentary
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06/16/2013 - 11:38am
What Frager’s Hardware store means to Capitol Hill
My dad owned a liquor store in New York City’s Lower East side next to Kozy Corner Deli in the days when Mom and Pop stores had market share and names like Frank’s Bike Shop and Mo...
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Food & Dining
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06/14/2013 - 12:36pm
The change of seasons gets a little crazy at the farm market. Summery heat and cool wet days make the week's fresh harvest unpredictable at best. Far from frustrating, it's part of the fun. Grab all of the asparagus you can before it...
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06/13/2013 - 10:04am
Mark your calendars for Friday, June 21st from 6 to 8 pm, when the extended community is invited to attend Al Fresco for Frager’s, a food-focused event to benefit Frager’s Hardware. The festivities take place outdoors at Eastern...
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