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Dec 26, 2019

Ten Facts You May Not Know About Hillcrest

The local community association boasts that it is “Washington D.C.’s best-kept secret.”

Jul 30, 2018

Hillcrest Has Long Been A Haven For D.C.’s Black Middle Class. Will It Stay That Way?

A look at the history of the neighborhood often called the “Silver Coast.”

Jun 05, 2017

Hillcrest Residents Hold Vigil After Yet Another Noose Was Found In D.C.

It was the third noose found hanging in the District within a week.

Feb 19, 2013

Marion Barry’s Mayoral House Available for $469K

The house where Marion Barry lived during his first three terms as mayor is on the market.

Jul 02, 2012

Police Seek Five Suspects in Theft of Computers from New D.C. Public Library

D.C. police are looking for five men who broke into the Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library last week and made off with six computer monitors.

Nov 18, 2009

Vince Gray Has Had Better Days

Photo by KCIvey Tom already told you about Tim Craig’s story in today’s Washington Post, which outlines how D.C. Council Chair Vincent Gray used council stationery to solicit a $20,000 contribution from Comcast to help pay for Democratic Party activities at last year’s national convention. But potentially even worse news for Gray also came today in the form of this story by Washington Times reporter Jeffrey Anderson, which alleges that some questionable work was…

 
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