Over the last few weeks, I looked at Michael Shiner and his time during the Burning of Washington. Today, I want to look at another important moment in his life: The outbreak if the Civil War. By 1860, Shiner had been a free man for many years. He lived on Pennsylvania Avenue with his wife […]
It’s the final To Do of the year and the decade…wow. You likely have lots going on, I mean the music possibilities alone…. so let’s just get to it. Tonight, enjoy some a cappella from EightFold. This 8 person group performs Perfect Octave: Holiday Concert which is an ambitious seasonal program centered around Francis Poulenc’s […]
Happy Tuesday, Capitol Hill and Ward 6… and parts of Wards 5 and 7, and okay, hello all of DC too. Do you want all our neighbors to have lovely presents under the tree this holiday season? Then go eat a brg today or tomorrow!!! eat brgz, the oddly delicious burgers with the toppings IN […]
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 CM Todd Moved Bikeshare, Hid from Neighborhood Commission Last Wednesday’s Street Justice showed that DC Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd intervened to stop a Capital Bikeshare station installation for months. Todd and DDOT Director Jeff Marootian met […]
Although it seems like it’s been a long time coming, the next phase of the Maryland Avenue Project is starting this Wednesday, December 18. Spoiler alert: It’s going to be a bit of a mess and it’s going to last a month. The lanes closer to the median in both directions will close from 9 […]