You may hear items about lead in the local news, such when there were elevated levels of lead at Capitol Hill elementary schools. Perhaps you’re aware that lead pipes may still bring water to your home in the District of Columbia, or that lead soldering to keep pipes together was used in the District as late as […]
While the suggestion to turn over the Quaker Guns to the Washington Navy Yard that I wrote about last week was really a joke, the Navy Yard did have a number of cannons displayed, both as memorials to previous war as well as to see what the current enemy was up to. Today, we will […]
A warning left on a nanny’s car. License plates stolen. And a top Pentagon official in big trouble. (The Washington Post) Matchbox Abandons Plan to Expand on Barracks Row & Closes DC-3 Hot Dogs (Capitol Hill Corner) Updated Renderings Reveal Clearer Picture of Hine School Redevelopment (Urban Turf) Hot Dog Haven DC-3 Closes on Barracks […]
Today’s topic isn’t so much ‘lost’ as ‘no longer easily accessible.’ The collection of cannons collected during wars past still graces the Washington Navy Yard, but access to it has been severely restricted since last year. The first public monument in Washington – and the first at the Washington Navy Yard – was the Tripoli monument, […]
Spring seems to have passed us by and we’re going straight into summer. Maybe you’re like me… I welcomed the summer heat by going straight to a splash park on Saturday with my family to cool off and enjoy. Remember that outdoor pools and splash parks are now open! Also, let’s give Shaw Main Streets […]