Holy moly is it ever hard to get back into the swing of things after a week away. Minimal email and internet and no Facebook or Twitter for 8 days. I think we all need to unplug more often! It’s amazing how wonderful the beach is when you’re not scrolling through emails on your blackberry. […]
Neighbors around the intersection of 8th Street and Maryland Avenue NE say they are being forced inside this summer because of a rat problem that appears to stem from unsanitary practices at the 7-Eleven on that corner. David Holmes, Chairman of ANC 6A, contacted me to let me know how out of control the problem […]
Two weeks ago, we looked at the old Washington Canal and its short and unhappy life, by the end of which it was an open sewer. Today, we will look at its life after death, how the land on which it was originally built was used since.
I spent my Fourth of July mostly at home, barbecuing with my neighbors and relaxing. As darkness fell, some friends came over and we wandered down East Capitol to about 6th Street, where a group of about 30 neighbors – kids and dogs in tow – had gathered in the middle of the street to […]
If there are neighborhood residents who have hoped and prayed for a movie theater to open on Capitol Hill – your prayers may soon be answered. That’s because an interdenominational church based on Capitol Hill is moving forward with plans to restore and operate the historic Meader’s Theater on Barracks Row.