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Hilloween 2023
On October 27, 2023 CHRS hosted a children’s activity table at Hilloween, an annual free street party outside of Eastern Market. We had beads to string, CHRS trick-or-treat bags, and other goodies. Missed it? We've posted a few photos. Visit the Hilloween website for...
CHV Vaccinations
CHV plans to have both Moderna and Pfizer Covid vaccines on hand, but availability cannot be guaranteed. Flu vaccinations are for ages 3 and older; COVID vaccinations will be available for ages 12 and above; and RSV is for individuals ages 60 and older. Attendees will...
Reuse, Repurpose, Redistribute with Community Forklift – Preservation Café
Scott Buga, Director of Communications at Community Forklift was the presenter at a virtual CHRS Preservation Café October 24, 2023. The presentation was recorded.Community Forklift is the Washington, DC-area’s reuse center for building materials and home goods. The...
2023 – Dick Wolf Lecture Photos
Clean Solar Power to Electrify Your Home – Preservation Cafe
Sukrit Mishra, DC Program Director, Solar Neighbors United (SUN) presented "Clean Solar Power to Electrify Your Home" September 26, 2023. The presentation was recorded. Meet with SUN representatives at House Expo. Installing solar panels on our Capitol Hill roofs is...
Guided Walking Tours – Fall 2023
We offered guided outdoor walking tours the weekends of September 16 & 17 and October 7 & 8, 2023. Tour Menu: Building Capitol Hill: a neighborhood's history in just one block -(150+ year history of the architectural, economic and social trends that shaped...
2023 Dick Wolf Lecture – The Collapse and the Opportunity: Cities after COVID
On September 29, 2023, the Society presented the 2023 Dick Wolf Lecture with speaker John Rennie Short, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Baltimore County. Event Photos After a four-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture has...
Meet Hill Rag Editors
Meet the editors of the Hill Rag Tuesday, Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lobby of the National Capital Bank (316 Pennsylvania Ave. SE).Editors Andrew Lightman and Elizabeth O’Gorek will be there, waiting to hear from you. They want to open up a dialogue with...
RFK Future – FOKP Website
Friends of Kingman Park (FOKP) has launched a survey and website on RFK's future: www.rfkfuture.org. Please take the survey to register your thoughts on the future of the site.In June 2023, the Friends of Kingman Park (FOKP) civic association met to discuss how to...
Parks: Treasures of Capitol Hill
From L’Enfant’s plans to the 21st century. When Pierre Charles L’Enfant developed his 1791 plan for the City of Washington, he established a network of public spaces, squares, linked by broad avenues. These squares were designated for variety of public functions,...