Mayor Muriel Bowser will host an open house for the public at the John A. Wilson Building on this afternoon from 4 pm to 6:30 pm. All Executive offices in the Wilson Building will be open to the public so go on in and have a look. RSVP Here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/bowser-administration-open-house-tickets-15501731095
The future of Reservation 13 is far from clear, and it is even uncertain when the future might become clearer. I will stick to discussing its past, as I have done many times already, whether about its jail, crematorium, or almshouse. Long before the site became a dumping ground for any buildings the good citizens of […]
When the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority outlined its new safety measures last week, I shook my head in puzzlement. Number three on the list is to set a schedule for three years for emergency quarterly drills. Drills are important because they help first responders and law enforcement officials identify gaps before an incident occurs. […]
PoPville reported on a petition to save the Wylie Street Garden…again. District Source and Hill Now reported that the Hine Development project can finally move forward after a the D.C. Court of Appeals rejected a request to send development plans for the Hine Junior High School site back to the D.C. Zoning Commission. ANC 6B Commissioner […]
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the first schools in the Navy Yard neighborhood, and how two buildings formerly used for other purposes were repurposed for this new task. Today, I will look at other schools, including some buildings that are still in use, in the neighborhood. In spite of their slipshod nature, the two […]