It’s that time of year, parents of pre-schoolers: open house time. This is your chance to tour your neighborhood school and apply to DCPS’s Out-of-Boundary/Pre-S & Pre-K Lottery (which runs from January 28-February 25). One of the best ways to get to know a school is by visiting an Open House: that way, you get […]
Have you ever wanted to tell city staff what you think is important when it comes to modes of transportation? Do you feel like more bike lanes would make commutes easier? Are there tweaks to a bus route you think would be more logical than it currently is? Is a crosswalk signal a few seconds […]
Returning to the subject of Prohibition that I broached last week, today, we will look at how some Hill residents responded to the banning of alcohol by simply making their own. Since the ingredients are quite simple, it is unsurprising that enterprising members of society circumvented the law in this manner.
In light of a number of recent crimes that have the community concerned, Councilmember Wells has scheduled a community public safety meeting with MPD Chief Lanier and 1st District Commander Hickson for Wednesday, January 16, 7:30 pm at Maury Elementary. According to Wells, “the focus of the meeting will be to have Chief Lanier update the community […]
Are you, dear reader, blessed with good health at the moment? Be thankful you aren’t among the many many, yours truly included, stricken with flu, crud or contagion. The doctor I saw yesterday says he is seeing way more cases of flu than is typical for this time of year. So my plans for the […]