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| | | Goodbye Trover, Olson | | July 22, 2009 | | | | Chalk up another one for Goliath. The Trover Shop, a Hill institution for more than 50 years, is closing. The Shuman brothers, whose parents Joe and Ann founded the store, penned a heartfelt letter to their customers saying they couldn’t go on due to the economic climate and changes in the industry. What a shame.
In 1994, HillChatter made a cross-country trek from Santa Barbara to D.C. and landed on beautiful Capitol Hill. On one of the first days of learning about the new neighborhood, I found the Trover Shop to supply me with all my reading needs.
Let’s shop local, folks, so we don’t lose any more businesses that have made the Hill what it is today.
Not so serendipitous
Happy trails to Southeast Capitol Hill advisory neighborhood commissioner Julie Olson, who is moving back to her native North Dakota. Olson, who also owns Serendipity Garden Designs, has served on the commission for more than eight years.
Best of luck and safe travels, Julie.
Honors for H Street
Congratulations to Adele and Bruce Robey, owners of the H Street Playhouse and Phoenix Graphics, for their 2009 Best of Washington Award. Their award plaque for achievement comes from the U.S. Commerce Association. Based in Washington, D.C., the organization annually recognizes community businesses and local companies that best enhance the positive image of small business. The association is funded by local businesses that operate in towns, large and small, across America. Its purpose is to promote local business through public relations, marketing and advertising.
If you hoist it, maybe they will come
Ever since HillChatter learned that a trapeze school might move to The Yards in Southeast, we have been singing “The Man on the Flying Trapeze,” which is annoying, and doubly troublesome because we don’t know all the words.
Nonetheless, the Trapeze School of New York’s D.C. branch — currently located on the site of the old convention center — wants to hoist its nets in Southeast, near Nationals Park. We think it would be great to finally get some action going in the stadium district, because we all know it’s not happening on the ballfield.
Mama HillChatter wouldn’t let us go to Clown College, so we wonder how she’d react if we told her we’re enlisting in Trapeze Tech.
Stay tuned.
Screens on greens
We’re excited that the letter-writing campaign to the HBO folks saved our beloved Screen on the Green, which started Monday with “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” Cue the HBO dancers.
But if you don’t fancy a free flick on Mondays, cruise over to the NoMa Summer Screen on Wednesdays. This season’s theme is “Music in Pictures.” Get the schedule at nomasummerscreen.com.
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