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, […]
Young & Hungry shared that Navy Yard Oyster Company may not be coming to the neighborhood after all. DCist reported that DC has issued more than $100K in fines for blocking the streetcar. Come on, folks. Is it really that hard to park inside the white lines? Greater Greater Washington examined how the revitalization of Near […]
When we last looked at the Water Witch, she had been sent off to the Gulf of Mexico. For about a year, she served honorably in that theater, but by November of 1848, she was in need of repairs, which were done in Pensacola, before being returned to Norfolk, and thence to the Washington Navy […]
We’ve all been watching the demolition and it’s finally time for the official ground breaking. Today, at 11am, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser will join Anthony Lanier, president of Eastbanc, and other city officials and neighborhood leaders for remarks and a ceremonial groundbreaking. According to the initial timeline released in February, excavation will start soon and continue into the fall, […]
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced today that it is holding 10 public events spanning all eight wards to kick-off public engagement for Vision Zero, an initiative to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries to users of the District’s transportation system by 2024. The city plans to accomplish this through the use of data, enforcement, […]