The Ward 6 Redistricting Task Force meets Thursday, July 21st, 6:30pm at Miner Elementary School (601 15th Street, NE). This is the task force’s third meeting, billed as a 6A community listening meeting. The task force’s first meeting was a briefing with the Board of Elections and Ethics and Office of Planning and its second was […]
Last week, Councilmember Tommy Wells announced that $723,000 would be made available to H Street, NE, businesses affected by the recently completed streetscape project. In a press release, CM Wells said, “Businesses like George’s Place and Mason’s Barber Shop are long‐time businesses on H Street NE and institutions on this corridor. There’s no doubt the […]
Happy Tuesday, dear readers! I hope you have some good air conditioning where you are, or access to a swimming pool because it will be a scorcher. Whatever you are doing to keep cool during the heat, please remember to check in on any elderly neighbors, and to leave out extra water for your pets […]
His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, surprised sunbathers, dog walkers and picnickers Saturday afternoon with a visit to Yards Park on the Capitol Riverfront. The Dalai Lama led an outdoor ritual, which included a prayer service on the Riverfront’s boardwalk, followed by a water pouring ceremony. The event marked the end of a 10-day teaching and […]
Ask any Capitol Hill resident as to the major changes that have occurred in this part of town, and they will tell you of the great upheavals that shook the neighborhood in the 50s and 60s, and of the large number of people that moved either to NW DC or to the suburbs, and that […]