The 'Hilly Awards' is a red carpet event focused on bringing the community together for one night to celebrate what makes Capitol Hill a great place to live and work.
Tickets to the 'Hilly Awards' are $70 for CHAMPS members and $85 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased online through CHAMPS website www.capitolhill.org or by phone (202) 547-7788. The Capitol Hill BID also has a limited supply of tickets available - contact Nina Liggett at 202-842-3333 to get them while they last!
November 18, 2009
Two Days Until the Hillys!
RETAILER 411: Advertising for the Holidays
Tis the season for advertising your business for the holidays. Luckily there are many creative and affordable ways to get your businesses ad seen by thousands of holiday shoppers.
The Washington City Paper is promoting buying local this holiday season and has a FREE online 'Shop Local' gallery sorted by neighborhood available for all retailers.
You can include your logo, description of your business and up to 9 photos/images. Click HERE for the quick and simple form to fill out and email to marketing@washingtoncitypaper.com
The Voice of the Hill is offering discounts to advertisers that book a holiday ad in the December 18 issue, and is looking for holiday activities and in-store special events for their calendar. Submit your events to calendar@voiceofthehill.com. For more information contact Mary Kay Williams at 202-244-7223.
The December Hill Rag will contain their annual Gift Guide, which includes a featured item on nearly every Capitol Hill retailer. The Guide is designed to encourage residents to shop locally. For this issue, they are allowing advertisers to purchase ads at the 12-month contract rate without any commitment. Contact Andrew Lightman at 202-543-8300 for more details.
"Skip the Bag, Save the River"
Beginning January 1, 2010, District businesses that sell food or alcohol must charge 5 cents for each disposable paper or plastic carryout bag.
The business keeps 1 cent, or 2 cents if it offers a rebate when the customer brings their own bag. And the remaining 3 or 4 cents go to the new Anacostia River Protection Fund. DDOE will administer this fund.
The District Department of the Environment (DDOE) has posted a new webpage for the DC Bag Law (official name, Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Act of 2009 ). This webpage includes a “Frequently Asked Questions” section, two downloadable posters for businesses, and a double-sided leaflet for use in a reusable bag. The webpage link is green.dc.gov/bags
The DDOE is asking that businesses print and hang the Skip the Bag, Save the River posters in your store and windows at your earliest convenience. There is room at the bottom of the poster to add your corporate logo and appropriate text, such as “Thank you for shopping at _______________”. Two posters are available for download – a poster regarding the five-cent fee and a second poster advertising the voluntary credit program.
By hanging the posters, you will help not only your cashiers and customers, but the neighborhood businesses as well.
Congratulations Mr. Mason!
Ready, Willing & Working participant and Capitol Hill BID clean team member, Robert Mason, graduated from Everest College Saturday, November 14, with a Medical Assistance certificate.
Along with continuing to work for the BID part time, Mason is eagerly interviewing for various caregiver positions and preparing to advance in the medical care field as a registered Medical Assistant. His next steps include achieving Certified Nursing Assistant status and enrolling in additional classes that are required to become a Physicians Assistant. Read more of Robert Mason's story in the Profile of a Man in Blue.
November 6, 2009
Satin Doll, D.C. ‘Party Animal’ Elephant, Donated to Ready Willing & Working
When Lisa Saunier and her husband Carl Nielsen moved to Capitol Hill in 2003 they brought with them the Duke Ellington inspired “Satin Doll” a glamorous member of the Washington D.C. “Party Animals” Public Art Exhibit that paraded through the city in 2002. After receiving approval from the Capitol Hill Restoration Society, Satin Doll found her home in the front yard of the Saunier/Nielsen resident, at 6th and D Street SE, along with a note on the fence introducing herself to the neighborhood. Over the years Capitol Hill residents were often treated to Satin Doll’s fashionable side, including an array of festive Easter bonnets and, Saunier’s personal favorite, a furry Donkey costume for Halloween.
Now almost 6 years later, Saunier and Nielsen have moved back to their home state of Massachusetts, and on their fence, once again, is a note from Satin Doll. It reads: “Dear Friends, Thank you for your attention and kind thoughts and visits. I am moving on now to benefit Ready, Willing & Working (though the BID). When you see those guys in blue, tell them THANKS for keeping our neighborhood looking great, ok? Love, Satin Doll”
Upon receiving Saunier’s generous donation, the Ready, Willing & Working team lifted all 900 lbs of Satin Doll into the Capitol Hill BID truck, promising to clean and take good care of the glamorous elephant.
Satin Doll will be part of the 2nd Annual Magic & Miracles at The Mansion on O Street, December 17, (see the article below) as an auction item benefiting Ready, Willing &Working.
At the conclusion of this post, in honor of Satin Doll, is a youtube video of Duke Ellington playing the iconic song.
Save the Date: 2nd Annual “Magic & Miracles at The Mansion” to benefit Ready, Willing & Working
Come experience the magic of opportunity and the miracle of the human spirit. 
Thursday, December 17, 2009
7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
The Mansion on O Street – 2020 O Street, NW
Proceeds benefit Ready, Willing & Working
Formal invitations will be mailed in the coming weeks.
Don’t miss this opportunity to mingle with national and local leaders, friends and supporters of Ready, Willing & Working at the fabulous Mansion on O Street. This year, “Satin Doll”, a D.C . “Party Animal” by artist Honoria Elwell, donated by Lisa Saunier, will be up for auction, all proceeds to benefit RWW.
With your support, homeless and formerly incarcerated men will receive paid work opportunities, vocational training and supportive services in a positive and holistic environment that empowers them to become productive citizens, breaking the cycles of homelessness, welfare dependency and criminal recidivism.
Please Contact Patty Brosmer at (202) 842-3333 for more sponsorship or ticket information.
Sponsorship levels include:
Benefactors: $10,000 and above
Platinum Sponsors: $5,000 and above
Gold Sponsors: $2,500 and above
Silver Sponsors: $1,000 and above
Bronze Sponsors: $500 and above
After Party Sponsor: TBD
Individual Ticket: $125
Couple: $200
CHAMPs 1st Annual Hilly Awards
CHAMPS, Capitol Hill’s Chamber of Commerce, will host the first annual HILLY AWARDS on November 20 from 8pm to midnight in the North Hall of Capitol Hill’s historic Eastern Market. The HILLY AWARDS is an event focused on bringing the community together for one night to celebrate what makes Capitol Hill a great place to live and work.
During August and September, the Capitol Hill community at-large nominated businesses for 4 of the 9 total awards for the event: Best Restaurant/Café, Best Retailer, Best Service Provider, and Best New Business. During the month of October over 1500 Capitol Hill residents voted on who would win.
The other 5 HILLY Award categories (nominated and voted on by the CHAMPS Board of Directors) are Community Service Award, CHAMPS Individual Volunteer of the Year, CHAMPS Business Volunteer of the Year, Libby Sangster Award for CHAMPS Member of the Year, and the President’s Award.
The winners of all 9 HILLY Award categories will be announced at the gala event on November 20. Nominees for the Community-generated awards can be seen online at www.capitolhill.org.
Tickets to the HILLY Awards are $70 for CHAMPS members and $85 for non-members and are available online at www.capitolhill.org or by calling 202.547.7788. In addition to the awards presentation, this gala event will feature hors d’oeuvres and desserts by Marvelous Market Capitol Hill, open bar with local “celebrity bartenders,” music and dancing, and great door prizes. The awards presentation will be emceed by local Hill celebrity, Chuck Burger. Local photographer, Stuart Hovell, will be on hand to photograph attendees as they arrive on the red carpet and throughout the evening’s festivities.
Capitol Hill Dentist Goes to Jamaica to Clean, Fill and Extract, for Free
Dr. Aston Greaves has been practicing dentistry on Barracks Row for over 25 years. Rodney Smith of Capitol Hill Sporting Goods & Apparel calls him a “corner stone of the community.”
So when Smith learned of Greaves shutting his doors for a week to take two staff dentists to Clarendon, Jamaica to perform pro bono services throughout the community, Smith immediately forwarded the Jamaica Observer article to the Capitol Hill BID entitling Greaves a “true hero on Barracks Row.”
“Not many people would do what he did - it is a very cool thing, and he is even going back next year to do root canals.” Smith said.
Greaves relayed that it was a “great experience, very gratifying” adding that he couldn’t wait to go back next year. Ingrid Brown reports in “Clarendon Resident Get Free Dental Care”(linked) that “On the first day they set up operation in the dental clinic at the Chapleton Hospital, Oonagh [Greaves’ wife] said the three dentists saw over 60 patients.” Brown interviewed Dr. Mitchell Nedab, one Greaves’ fellow dentists, who said “it was rather fulfilling to be giving his service to help those who would normally not be able to afford quality private dental care. He expressed satisfaction at how appreciative the patients he had seen were.”
Today Dr. Aston Greaves and his staff can be found at The Washington Dental Health Care Clinic, 729 8th Street SE, or reached at (202) 546-2202.
Click here to read about the Clinic's beginnings in this 1986 Hilltonian article.
October 30, 2009
Happy Hill-O-Ween!!
TONIGHT!! October 30 5:30-7:30 pm
All you ghouls and ghosts are in for a treat tonight, it's time for the annual Hill-O-Ween celebration at Eastern Market!
Hay rides, balloons, a moon bounce, carousel rides, face painting and lots of candy! Treat bags plus kiddie keyboards to the first 1000 Hill-o-ween-ers!
Hill-O-Ween is sponsored by the Von Schlegel Realty Team, Tunnicliff's Tavern, and the Hill Rag. Volunteers are still needed. Contact Mike Holt or call (202) 355-5158.
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Tricky-Treats
Peregrine Espresso at 660 Pennsylvania Avenue will have some special Halloween cupcakes from Buzz both Friday and Saturday as well as dog biscuits for the furry trick-or-treaters.
Dress to impress: Customers who strut their stuff in costume and win the hearts of the staff will walk away with free Peregrine t-shirts. Babies and Toddlers will obviously have the upper hand in this contest.
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Chateau-Animaux is sponsoring the annual Canine Costume Party in Lincoln Park, 12th and East Capitol Streets, SE Saturday, October 31 at 2pm.
Dog-testants will compete in these 5 categories:
- Funniest
- Scariest
- Best Disguise
- Best Dressed
- Best in Show
This year's celebrity judges will include Patty Brosmer, president, Capitol Hill BID; James Dalpee, executive director, Barracks Row Main Street; and Grace Steckler, president, Saving Grace Services, Inc.
No entry fee or pre-registration required. Free treat bags for all canine participants!
image by Christopher Tomlinson/AP
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Still Need a Costume?
Never fear... Backstage is here!
Backstage is Capitol Hill's Halloween Headquarters.
If you need to look your scariest but don't know where to start -- they can help.
Halloween Hours: Monday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Phone #:544-5744
Located at: 545 8th St SE
October 6, 2009
Barracks Row is a "Great Green Place"
Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells spoke with Urban Land Institutes Uwe Brandes about what makes Barracks Row a sustainable neighborhood. "It's a concept I would call 5 minute living, from here you can get to fresh food at Eastern Market, great restaurants along Barracks Row, I can also get on the Metro here...With the Metro, biking, walking, and the Circulator bus, this is probably one of the more multi modal neighborhoods in the country."
Great Green Places: Barracks Row from National Building Museum on Vimeo.
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