On October 30, CHRS held a free House Expo at the Eastern Market North Hall, featuring a wide variety of home service exhibitors and representatives of city agencies.

Event Photos

Hilloween is an annual free street party outside of Eastern Market. On  October 29, we set up our table with CHRS-theme swag.  It’s wonderful to resume this well-loved community tradition! Many thanks to the organizers! (photos)

An explanation of the origins of “public parking” – Capitol Hill front yards – from the Office of Planning (downloadable .pdf OriginsPublicParkingOP):

Public Space: A Defining Characteristic of Washington, DC 

The October  Hill Rag includes an article on how Census redistricting may affect Ward boundaries – including link to on-line mapping tool.

Ward 6 Arborists, Steve McKindley-Ward and Alex Grieve were the featured speakers, Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 6:30 pm.

Capitol Hill History will present at Overbeck Lecture, Exposing Washington’s History with Archaeology’s New Tools, Monday, October 25, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE.  

Hill Center’s 10th Anniversary Family Day + Concert, Sunday, October 3, 2 pm Details

The DC History Center is offering a Virtual House History Orientation on Saturday, October 2 at 11 am.