If you love the historic character of our neighborhood and want to help preserve it and protect it from getting razed or becoming an ugly pop-up (more on that in an upcoming post), help the DC Preservation League identify vacant and abandoned properties in your neighborhood. Losing a property to “Demolition by Neglect” makes us […]
Highlights from December ANC meetings: ANC 6A: The Department of Heath identified a vacant lot on the 900 block of H Street NE with a “serious” rat infestation that they will be addressing, trees and sidewalks are scheduled to be replaced or repairs, and a new policy under consideration for residential parking permits (RPP) should […]
Every so often, I am scrolling through our archives for something and end up stumbling upon a post that brings back memories development or changes that were so controversial…but seem so insignificant years later. My most recent find was this post from 2009 about the debate over whether or not to reopen 7th Street SE in front of Eastern […]
According to a recent post from PopVille, a Starbucks Coffee and a Petco Unleashed are among the stores that will be coming to the development in the 600 block of H Street NE. This means that, across the street from a shiny new Whole Foods Market (which will probably serve overpriced coffee products itself), we […]
Update: THIH reader and Twitter friend Corey just told us, “Per building permit B160241, it’s going to be an AT&T store.” Thanks, Corey! A few weeks ago, THIH reader James asked, “I went by GameStop at Jenkins Row about an hour ago and they were closed with the metal gates drawn down. Signs in the window […]