Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Can you believe it’s almost mid-October? Bananas. What’s going on around the Hill? Here in the blog, we celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day with a big shoutout to reader and friend Armand Lione and his research on the Anacostan tribe –the original native peoples of our area. Armand strongly believes that Garfield Park […]
Good sweaty afternoon, neighbors! Like the old axiom says, “it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” At least we are not having to choose how much we keep our air conditioning on. Our hearts are with the people all across the West Coast, who are having a tough time in their latest heat wave and […]
Can you believe it’s mid-June already? Me either. We turn toward summer with hope and welcoming everyone with open arms… although if I’m being honest, I’m not super excited to welcome allllllll the visitors. I know, I know: The Nation’s Capital ought to be a beacon of hospitality to the rest of the country and […]
Gordon Chaffin is a freelance journalist who focuses on infrastructure and traffic news and insights for Street Justice. You can support independent journalism by subscribing to Gordon’s newsletter. He’s offering a 20% discount to THIH readers. –Maria Helena Carey Vision Zero In the Suburbs Last month, Washington Post reporter Katherine Shaffer wrote a high-quality story covering the challenges of DC-area suburbs attempting to successfully implement Vision Zero. The goal is challenging because its success is predicated […]
Hope you remembered your umbrella and your rubber boots this morning, everyone! Grab yourself a cup of something nice and warm and let’s spend some quality time reading, shall we? First things first, the Brickie Awards are happening on Thursday, December 5 at the new DC Water headquarters, so mark that on your calendar and […]