The saga of “What to do with RFK?” should be a straightforward one: get input from neighbors first, and then from the city at large to insure that those who will benefit or be most affected by what is likely to be years of construction and inconvenience to the neighborhood’s easternmost boundaries have been heard. […]
It can often seem that news about DC General focuses on the many problems with the site and the city’s plan to close the homeless shelter. But this won’t happen for years. Until then, it will remain home to hundreds of families. Many of those residents include children and teens who, like any child or teen, […]
UPDATE: Thanks to a combination of social media and quick action and coordination between Kingsman Academy PCS and Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen, the students have been identified and MPD is working on the case. A 14th Street NE neighbor uploaded a video from their porch surveillance camera, where you can clearly see a young person taking […]
As the old RFK Stadium crumbles to dust, we have an incredible opportunity to grow our city in innovative ways. The RFK complex occupies something on the order of 190 acres on the Anacostia river, easily accessible to transit, and is a tabula rasa for the entire city. There’s so much we could do with it. […]
Tonight, join neighbors and community leaders in discussing the future of RFK Memorial Stadium. The meeting takes place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center West Salon (Street Level), 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW. The community is welcome to attend, but the organizers ask that you please RSVP following the following link: http://rfkcommunity2.splashthat.com If you would like to learn […]