In researching the history of the Navy Yard, I really wanted to find a connection between it and the oldest and arguably most famous ship in the Navy: Old Ironsides, the USS Constitution. While several other ships of the Constitution’s vintage were parked at the Navy Yard for a number of years in the early […]
Lt. Kevin McRae, a 24-year veteran firefighter, died in the line of duty last Wednesday May 6. He completed a rescue during a two-alarm fire at 1330 7th Street NW in the Shaw neighborhood. He then collapsed right afterward, as reported by NBC-4. Lt. McRae was the officer in charge of Engine Company 6, also […]
Update: A memorial service for Maria Calomiris will take place Monday, May 18 2015 at Saint Sophia Cathedral, 2815 36th St NW, starting at 10:30 am. If you never had the pleasure of being helped by Maria Calomiris, the cheerful matriarch of Eastern Market produce stand Calomiris and Sons, I’m sorry. For those of us […]
As part of the Virginia Avenue Project, CSX will have to close off a large portion of the Virginia Avenue Park while they relocate utilities and expand the train tunnel that runs underneath Virginia Avenue. The community garden was spared, but the large fenced in area that has been used by local dog owners will […]
UrbanTurf reported that demolition of the Hine school is scheduled to start in June. The Washington Post noted that the Committee of 100 Committee of 100 has filed an appeal of the recent ruling denying its injunction motion. JDLand shared pictures and updates of the start of the utility relocation work for the CSX Virginia Avenue […]