Following on last week’s miserable combination of high temperatures and power outages, Councilmember Wells is hosting a community meeting with Pepco. The meeting will take place tonight, July 14th, from 6-7:30PM at the Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H St, NE). Conveniently located for residents in the surrounding blocks who suffered days without power or […]
Summer heat waves bring all sorts of creative solutions for staying cool. We are fortunate on the Hill to have some public pools to enjoy, but as many of us know our energy bills and water use often increase dramatically in the summer. Of course, energy rates go up in the summer (thank you, Pepco) […]
I’ve got a packed list of links for you this morning! I always expect things to quiet down in the summer but am pleasantly surprised when my Google Reader keeps filling up faster than I can read it. Shocker: We, The Pizza was a hot topic last week since Spike had his private opening party. […]
On the evening of Thursday July 8th, my usually quiet block of 10th Street NE (between Constitution and C) was the site of a very out-of-character-for-the-block police raid. Several police cars, the SWAT van, EMS equipment and a police helicopter were deployed to serve a warrant at 216 10th Street NE. A friend at 15th […]
Good Morning! If you have just returned from vacation I hope reading this will help ease the transition back into reality. If you have yet to go this can help you keep track of the days/weeks until you take off and if you have no real vacation plans to speak of…well then read on about […]