The canal that once connected the Eastern Branch with the Potomac is indeed no more. But, as of about noon last Friday, after 13 plus years of work, it has been replaced by something far, far better: Canal Park. On a bright fall day, numerous D.C. luminaries came together to open a new, state-of-the-art park. […]
Last month, we shared a rumor from JDLand that one of the developers in Near Southeast was interested in bringing a movie theater to the neighborhood. Plans are still far from formalized but ANC Commissioner David Garber has set up a public meeting for this Thursday for neighbors to learn more from the developers, Forest […]
The proposal for the streetcar car barn is getting lots of reaction: Greater Greater Washington, DCist, Curbed DC Housing Complex posted a sneak peek of Canal Park, which will have its grand opening this weekend. Frozen Tropics shared the details of a pop-up restaurant planned for Sova on November 18th. Young & Hungry shared some updates […]
I have frequently gotten emails asking about some Capitol Hill location or other, and some of my most interesting columns have stemmed from user questions. But this is a first: A question via Twitter. Actually aimed at my colleague, Tim Krepp. He passed it on to me. And, what do you know, a little research later, […]
Along with the long lines at the polls on Tuesday, there were apparently a number of glitches facing voters. On Twitter, user @dinhzarr arrived at her polling location only to find no ballots with her ANC. Across the Hill and later in the day, Matt Ashburn Tweeted his issues, which included bad organization issues, a broken […]