Last week, I wrote about the visit of President Fillmore to the Navy Yard, and how he had the opportunity to watch the hull of the ill-fated Water Witch be battered by cannon fire. Continuing my research on this poor vessel, I discovered that such a spectacle was hardly reserved just for Presidential visits, but […]
I’m not entirely sure what makes an enormous machine so exciting and compelling, but I can’t seem to get enough of DC Water’s tunnel boring machines with their delightful names and sassy attitudes. After two years of mining, excavating, and digging a four-mile tunnel to help improve the water quality in the Anacostia River, Lady […]
The Wylie Street Community Garden has been a little haven of peace and greenery right above H Street NE since 2002. Nestled between the eponymous Wylie Street, H Street NE to the south and 13th Street NE to the east, the garden has 17 plot keepers and provides fresh produce for a couple of H Street restaurants. […]
We want to extend our deepest condolences to the AtlasVet family: one of their veterinarians, Dr. Keith de la Cruz, passed away earlier this week. He was a resident of Northern Virginia and the secretary-treasurer of the Northern Virginia Veterinary Medical Association. He was also a beloved vet at the H Street practice for the […]
Tomorrow, July 22, at 10am, ANC Commissioner Brian Flahaven will host a meeting to discuss options for improving the safety of the intersection of 18th Street SE and Potomac Avenue SE, which is the entrance to Congressional Cemetery. In a post on his blog, Flahaven explained, “Numerous vehicle accidents have taken place at 18th and Potomac, […]