On Monday Forrest City Washington announced seven restaurants and a Harris Teeter supermarket are anticipated to take space in The Yards development at the southeast waterfront, near Nationals Ballpark. The tenants are expected to open starting in the spring of 2012 and are spread among three reused buildings on the site. In the Foundry Lofts […]
I live near the ballpark; not as close as some folks, as I am just north of the highway, but I’m a very short walk and certainly within earshot of the fireworks at Nationals Ballpark. Well, at least when there were fireworks. This season, the Nationals have switched to a horn… Why did I love […]
DC does the Fourth of July very well. And our little neighborhood does it even better. We have some of the best views of the fireworks, we’re a close and easy walk to most the big festivities, we have our own neighborhood parade…the list goes on. And this year, we also get a two-day festival […]
Morning! You can’t really argue with a weekend like that. Not too hot and there were no freak storms storms to wreck the fun. Mostly I’d say it was a relaxing weekend. Folks seem to be saving it up for next week’s 3-day birthday party. Saturday was Ward 6 Family Day at Yards Park, anyone […]
Ah, Father’s Day – yet another holiday made up by greeting card companies. Actually, the U.S. government does recognize Dad’s Day as an official holiday thanks to President Johnson in 1966. It was anchored to the third Sunday in June in 1972. A true holiday for dad would provide for a 3-day weekend, but we […]