Friendship House. The Maples. Duncanson House. Whatever name you use to refer to the mansion on the 600 block of South Carolina, you know that George Washington referred to it as “a fine house in the woods.” After all, it says so on the sign out front, the American Institute of Architects has been saying […]
While I was not able to attend Wednesday night’s Ward 6 City Council Candidate’s Forum, one of the organizing groups — Defeat Poverty DC — put together the following summary and posted clips from the evening on their YouTube channel. If you’re one of the unlucky ones still at the office today (then again, that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]