It’s always great when someone gets recognized for doing something good. It’s even better when it’s someone, something, or someplace in our neighborhood. And, that’s exactly what happened on Tuesday: St. Peter School was recognized as a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the awards via […]
The review process is well underway for the CSX project to increase the Virginia Avenue Tunnel’s single track tunnel to a vertical height that will allow the company to operate double-stack intermodal container freight trains. The construction in the 4,000 feet tunnel, estimated to last 3 to 5 years, will enable the railroad to expand its […]
Editor’s note: Originally Rose’s Luxury said they would be open for business on Tuesday, Oct. 1st, but the opening date is now pushed back to Wednesday, Oct. 2nd. There has been a lot of build-up and taste-testing for Aaron Silverman’s new restaurant, Rose’s Luxury. And now, the wait is finally over. The Barracks Row restaurant […]
Frozen Tropics and Young & Hungry reported that the Grace Deli space will become a new sandwich shop named Heaven & H, intended to be a nod towards June Lim. Frozen Tropics posted details of a carjacking that occurred on the 700 block of 13th Street, NE last Wednesday. Meanwhile, NBC4 reported on a separate carjacking and […]
It’s hard to believe that it has been a week since the Navy Yard shooting. The feelings are still fresh for many of us, and this city is still struggling to come to terms with how violence can erupt in such a seemingly safe place. Today, take a moment and channel good thoughts and prayers […]