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 […]


31 Aug 2010

Hill Buzz

I updated our elections page yesterday and counted nine races with three candidates and eight races with two.  This should certainly lead to some interesting neighborhood politics in the coming months, and you know we’ll be happy to cover it all.  If you live in the boundaries of ANC 6C03, that SMD needs a candidate!  […]


30 Aug 2010

Lost Capitol Hill: Street Railways

Public transportation on the Hill has been a work in progress since day 1, so the changes in progress today are hardly anything new. The addition of the Circulator and the exciting promise of the street cars are adding great new options for getting around our neighborhood. I have in the past mentioned the Herdic […]


27 Aug 2010

DDOT Historic Photos of the 3rd Street Tunnel

In this latest selection of photos from DDOT’s historic photos of DC streets on its Flickr page, we take a look at the 3rd Street Tunnel.  I think these are some of my favorites, with the Botanic Gardens in the background.


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