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Alley-Closing Position – Square 897
Comments regarding closing of a portion of a public alley in square 897, 7th Street, NE and A Street, NE (SO-11-06993). Full text of letter sent to Mark Kazmierczak, Chair ANC 6C Transportation and Public Space Committee, February 24, 2016 Summary CHRS contends that...
Historic Preservation and Community-Building on Capitol Hill – Membership Meeting
Rhonda Sincavage, Director of Publications and Programs at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will be the featured speaker on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 7 p.m. (originally January25, rescheduled due to snow)Ms. Sincavage will explore the relationships...
Union Station Expansion Project – Public Meeting
Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 4-8 p.m., Union Station's Presidential Room (East Hall). The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) invites you to learn more about the project elements that will form the station expansion design concepts. www.WUSstationexpansion.com...
Village Voices – Opera and the French Revolution
It’s Not Over Til the Fat Lady Sings . . . or gets beheaded -- Tuesday, April 5, 2016 from 7-8 p.m. at the Northeast Library, 330 7th St. NE.Learn about Opera and the French Revolution from Opera Lafayette’s founder, conductor and artistic director. Ryan Brown....
Village Voices – Atomic Testing in Marshall Islands
Bikinis, Atom Bombs, and U.S. Debt to the Marshall Islands-- Thursday, March 10, 2016 from 7-8 p.m. at the Northeast Library, 330 7th St. NE. Do you remember the protest song by Tom Lehrer, popular in the 1960s, with the lyrics: the bomb that drops on you/ gets your...
CHRS Needs a Newsletter Editor!
Do you have a solid background in writing and editing? Do you love the work that CHRS does on Capitol Hill? If so, and if you’re looking for a way to get more involved with CHRS, then editing this monthly newsletter may be just what you’re looking for!...
1/25 Membership Meeting postponed to 2/24
Overbeck Lecture: A New History of Our City by Tom Lewis
Monday, February 8, 2016, the Overbeck History Lecture Series welcomes Tom Lewis, author of Washington: A History of Our National City, for an illustrated book talk emphasizing the Capitol Hill neighborhood's role in the long and varied pageant of the federal...
Memorial service for Lucinda Prout Janke
Memorial service for Lucinda Prout Janke, 1943-2015, will take place Saturday, January 16 at 11 a.m. at Christ Church, Episcopal, 620 G Street, SE. A reception and celebration follow immediately. Cindy Janke, who died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, in...
Village Voices – Lead Poisoning
How did one Capitol Hill physician saves thousands of children with a microscope? Find out on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 from 7-8 p.m. at the Northeast Library, 330 7th St. NE. Dr. Muriel (Mimi) Wolf discovered the connection between paint and childhood lead poisoning...