Local artists and artisans will display their work in their own micro-galleries, in home-studios, on porches or in yards. Saturday and Sunday,  September 13-14, 2025 from noon- 4 pm. Most will have work for sale.  Presented by the Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL) and co-sponsored by the Hill Rag, Hill Center and CHRS. Free to both artists and visitors. See details and a list of confirmed artists; a map will be published in September.

How the vacant land between East Capitol Street and Independence Avenue west of the Anacostia River became a center of civic and military activity is a history worth telling. Jack Jones, historic preservation specialist at the DC Historic Preservation Office, will do just that at the Capitol Hill History Lecture, Monday, May 19, 2025, 7 pm, at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE.

“Broken City– Does Upzoning Produce More Affordable Housing?” a conversation presented by the Committee of 100 will take place at 6:30 pm, Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at United Church of Christ 945 G St. NW.

Amanda Diddon Edwards

Amanda Didden Edwards will present an Overbook Lecture, “How the Carry-Didden Family Left Their Mark  On Capitol Hill and Beyond,” Monday, March 31, 202, 7 pm, at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE.

The meeting scheduled for 6 pm at the NE Branch Library on February 12, 2025 will be held virtually instead, due to inclement weather. For meeting details and link, contact caphrs420@gmail.com.

Jackie Spainhour will present an Overbook Lecture, “Historic Congressional Cemetery: A Vision through the Centuries,” Monday, December 16, 2024, 7 pm, at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE.

Many thanks to the exhibitors at House Expo 2024!

Abay Iron & Metal Works	Advanced Solar	Breakthrough Renovation
Chuck Burger, Coldwell Banker Real Estate	Chemstrip Refinishing	Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS)

Capitol Hill Village	Image Painting	W.S. Jenks & Son Hardware
Wilcox Electric	Designer Walls by Kikou	Leslie Thornton Design

Maggio Roofing	Storied Saalvage Tiles	Mike Jones, Sate Farm
Merlino Construction Group	Studio Lyew	Joel Truitt Builders

Sunshine’s Brickpointing	N&M House Detectives	Solar United Neighbors (SUN)
DC Fire & EMS	Woodland Estate & Title	Capitol Hill Village (CHV)

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Blue & White Marching Machine Way

Blue & White Marching Machine Way signs were installed following passage of legislation by the DC Council for the honorary designation of the 1300 – 1600 Blocks of A Street to recognize the Eastern (Senior) High School Band, which regularly practices on these blocks of A Street during the week and weekends.