If you’re like me, you’ve wondered what the International Graduate University which is on the 400 block of 13th St SE is all about. Or, more accurately, was about, as the university’s board recently voted to close it. Fear not, however, the old Buchanan School building will soon have a new tenant, if the two […]
The future of Friendship House still remains uncertain, as financing issues have erupted in a family’s bid to buy the property, renovate it, and install a daycare, medical offices and residences there, jeopardizing the family’s winning bid. Sonja Sweek and her family were the successful bidders on the historic property, which has a long and […]
While we may be used to hearing about sex scandals around the Capitol and its adjoining office buildings, it doesn’t seem like such a regular occurrence to hear about it in the actual neighborhood around the Capitol. But sure enough, posted to the MPD-1D listserve (First District), there was a bust this week on one […]
HOPEFULLY we’ll get to put the wellies back in the closet by Sunday and a walk around the neighborhood will be a pleasure, not a slippery, sloggy mess like it is now. We’ve got our fingers crossed that the sun peaks through tomorrow for the Renovator’s House Tour. If the tour whets your appetite for […]
A spate of carjackings in the area has caused some alarm among residents. They are occurring between 1 and 4 p.m., according to Renato Caldwell, a lieutenant for the First District. Last Saturday, October 10, two subjects approached a car parked in the 200 block of 12th Street NE between 3 and 4 p.m., and […]