Waaaay back in 2009, there were a series of community meetings to discuss plans to redesign the public space on Pennsylvania Avenue, SE between 7th and 9th Streets. Original plans entailed rerouting Pennsylvania Avenue around a large square or circle, which received mixed reaction — to put it mildly. While the project has been delayed, […]
EatMore DrinkMore reviewed Rose’s Luxury, agreeing it’s worth the attention it’s getting. Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema reviewed the new Osteria Morini. Housing Complex and Urban Turf checked out the new Walmart on H Street. Urban Turf showcased a renovated Capitol Hill store that was transformed into a modern home. JDLand shared some neighborhood tidbits. Think Progress recapped the […]
A while back, I wrote about the Washington Brewery Company, and mentioned that it grew out of the Humphreys and Juenemann operation from the late 1850s. At the time, however, the archives of the Washington Evening Star were not yet online, which meant that data from the pre-Civil War era was hard to find. With […]
Washington Business Journal reported that Events DC is starting to study various options for what to do with RFK Stadium, and Curbed DC ran a poll to see what readers think the city should do. JDLand recapped news that the Nationals asked the city to pay $300 million to put a roof on the ballpark, and […]
Next year marks the 200th anniversary when Washington burned in the War of 1812. It also marks the 150th anniversary when Confederate forces attacked Fort Stevens, a Civil War outpost located near Missouri and Georgia Avenue, NW. I will return to these two important moments in history many times in the next months and year, but first I want […]