02 Sep 2010

Potomac Potholes Persevere

So how many bureaucrats does it take to fix a pothole? Sadly, there’s no punch line to this joke, and the actual tally keeps climbing.  Over a month ago THIH reported how dangerous the driving conditions are on a short stretch of Potomac Avenue SE. After engaging the mayor’s citywide call center twice, I forwarded […]


02 Sep 2010

Robinson Clarifies Position on Same-Sex Marriage

At last week’s candidates forum at the Southeast Library, a few questions drew a bit more reaction with the audience than others, one of which was regarding whether or not Kelvin Robinson would have supported the same-sex marriage bill had he been a Councilmember at the time it was voted on.  There was a spirited […]


01 Sep 2010

Ward 6 City Council Candidates Forum Tonight

Early voting may have started, but the Democratic primary is still two weeks away.  So it’s time to ask the candidates questions about what matters to you most in our neighborhood.  You have your next chance tonight at7:30 pm at Christ Our Shepherd Church, 801 North Carolina Avenue, SE. All three candidates — Tommy Wells […]


31 Aug 2010

Editorials:

Off The Grid – Would You Survive?

Do you check your email from the bathroom? What about while dining at fancy restaurants? If you answered yes, you’re not alone. Three years ago, an AOL survey found that Washington DC is the most email-addicted city in the country. About three in four Washingtonians admitted to checking their email from a restaurant. A full […]


31 Aug 2010

Reader Poll: The Great Hall Debate

The Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) has proposed plans to cut a large hole in the center of Union Station’s Great Hall for a redesign project that will add two large spiral staircases and elevators, which will open the main hall up to the food court below. Something similar was attempted in the 70s, but […]


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