Honoring the active neighbors of Wylie Street, this week’s happy hour drink is the Wylie Street Garden. This light, fruity concoction comes to us from our friends at SOVA: apricot liquor, pear liquor and creme de violette, topped off with a measure of gin. Sounds like the perfect way to cap off a week of […]
It has been a streetcar lovefest this week in the Council, but concerns remain with a power substation proposed for 1215 Wylie Street, NE, a District-owned property in the middle of a residential block. At a community meeting April 20th, those impacted raised questions regarding safety, home values, aesthetics, maintenance, and alternate locations. On June […]
This afternoon, the DC Council unanimously approved emergency legislation to allow streetcars on H Street and Benning Road NE and to move forward with an overhead wire power source. A vote on a permanent version of the legislation will occur on July 13, 2010. The full press release from Tommy Wells office can be found […]
Hoping to cool down a bit this weekend, my family and I made the short trip up to H Street NE for a visit to the new Rita’s for some frozen treats. I was a Rita’s newbie as well as a big fan of dessert, so I was curious. Rita’s opened its H Street location […]
The wait is finally over. H Street Great Street is reporting that the Rita’s at 1014 H Street, NE, opens tomorrow at noon. Stop in for opening weekend specials. Hours are daily, noon to 10PM. Oh, sweet Blendini relief from the miserable heat …