The storm that blew through on Sunday, July 25th, took quite a toll with toppled trees, scattered debris, power outages and intersections without street lights for days. It came on so suddenly that Eastern Market merchants were caught unprepared, sustaining significant damage to their displays and inventory. To help these business owners get back on […]
Barracks Row Main Street has received the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s National Main Street Program accreditation for 2010. The program was set up to recognize business groups and local revitalization organizations that have strengthened the neighborhood economy and protected historic buildings. Barracks Row Main Street is evaluated annually by DC Main Streets, an organization […]
Eastern High School is back — and its beautiful. And that’s only the part you see. 1700 East Capitol Street SE is now wired for sound, light and action, with state of the art duct systems, and electronics for its new sound systems, computer compositions, Promethean boards, theater lighting, electronic blinds operated with a remote, […]
How is it August already and I have yet to have a single steamed crab or dipped even a toe into the ocean? I’m thinking it’s about time I put in for some vacation time! Oh right, I blew my vacation savings on a trip at the beginning of the summer. So does anyone need […]
A few weeks ago, I asked for suggestions for some future columns. There was a great response, and so I plucked one out at random (well, more accurately, one that intrigues me, and not just because the victim and I share a birthday) and dug into the tragic tale of Representative William Taulbee, who was […]