I know this feature is usually called “5 Questions” but I couldn’t choose one to cut out. On Monday evening, John Klenert was arrested with 40 others (including Mayor Vincent Gray and Ward 6 councilmember Tommy Wells) for protesting on Constitution Avenue in response to the Congressional Budget Compromise. John is a long time activist […]
As you may or may not have heard, our councilmember, Mayor and several others were arrested yesterday for civil disobedience during a protest over a federal spending plan. The issue: the Federal Government can basically override any decision DC makes about how to spend its own money. We could argue over abortion and school vouchers, […]
Spring finally seems to be creeping in, ever so slowly… tulips and other spring flowers have popped up, dotting the neighborhood with color; yard sales have begun again (be sure to add yours to our open thread posts on Fridays!); and street festivals and neighborhood events like the Capitol Hill Classic are upon us. It’s […]
In addition to the regularly scheduled PSA and ANC meetings this month, please also mark your calendar for an update on the Streetcar project. On Wednesday, April 20, the DDOT will hold the first of a series of quarterly public meetings for the H Street/Benning Road DC Streetcar Project, which will be held at the […]
As the work on the Old Naval Hospital reaches fever pitch – and it looks as if they will, indeed, make their Summer 2011 deadline – a remarkable change has come over the outside: a new coat of paint. For those of us who have learned that houses on the Hill should generally be left […]