On Tuesday the Washington Business Journal reported the District has applied for a demolition permit to knock down a 165,000 square-foot building on Reservation 13, also know as Hill East. The building being torn down was once the DC General Hospital pediatrics building, and is located behind the St. Coletta School. The demolition will include […]
Have you driven on Potomac Avenue SE between Pennsylvania Avenue and 16th Street recently? The eastbound lane is like an old-time washboard, and you practically have to have a 4-wheel drive vehicle to off-road through this stretch of asphalt. Eastbound cars often swerve into the oncoming lane to avoid the hazard, combining with the potholes […]
From fireworks run afoul to foul behavior run amok, concerns of PSA 107 residents will now be addressed not only through calls, the MPD-1D listserv and over back fences, but through the new “walks and Talks” program created by Lieutenant Michael Thornton of PSA 107. The first is this week, so get your orange (or […]
This week’s cocktail comes from the master mixologists at Wisdom. And it just happens to be the perfect pick because nothing says “I’m leaving work early” like a margarita. Since it’s from our friends at Wisdom, it has an extra dose of awesome. So, here it is, from the head bartender, the Porque Hola! (aka, […]
In searching for topics to write about, I have tried to keep up a mix of topics, both obvious and obscure, feel-good and…well, today’s topic. The DC Jail was a blot on Capitol Hill from shortly after it opened in 1875 until it was finally torn down in the late 70s/early 80s. But what really […]