Karen Ramsey has been a DC area resident off and on since 1994 and is currently a denizen of Trinidad neighborhood. There is now a white painted bicycle at the intersection of H Street and 3rd Street NE. The evening of June 23, 2018, Malik Habib was killed there after a charter bus driver struck […]
In researching these pieces, there are a few sources to which I keep coming back. One of the oldest of these is a map drawn and printed in 1857, almost certainly the oldest of these sources. Today, I will look a little at this map and the man who made it. Albert Boschke (pictured) was […]
Pedestrian and bike casualties have increased in the District over the past two years, according to data in a recent Washington Post article. Incidentally, Vision Zero also started campaigning for safer streets two years ago. It appears that Vision Zero is just not a very successful program, at least in the biker and pedestrian deaths metric. The […]
After cherry blossoms in the spring, there is little in the tree family that reminds me more of summer than crepe myrtles and it’s a joy to walk under them (ok, the taller ones) as they arch over sidewalks. The trees so lovely with their smooth trunks and delicate pink flowers — until they begin […]
Bryce Harper won the Home Run Derby, giving us a good memory for July 16, 2018. Just take deep breaths and pretend nothing else happened yesterday. Washington Post A great article highlighting the work of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in fostering growth and keeping the city vibrant (and clean)… as well as possibly being too […]