A beloved home at the intersection of Independence Avenue SE and 13th Street/Kentucky Avenue SE has suffered the brunt of an extensive graffiti episode on a large swathe of its upper side wall, in full public display of a busy and well-tended intersection. The gold and yellow markings and juvenile scrawl degrade the property of […]
BoycottBP has more than 800,000 members on Facebook. The opening statement of its mission? “Boycott BP stations.” Unless the group’s goal is to bankrupt small business owners, this is a terrible idea. Virtually every BP gas station –- including the one on Capitol Hill, at 823 Pennsylvania Ave SE –- is independently owned and operated. […]
Following on last week’s miserable combination of high temperatures and power outages, Councilmember Wells is hosting a community meeting with Pepco. The meeting will take place tonight, July 14th, from 6-7:30PM at the Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H St, NE). Conveniently located for residents in the surrounding blocks who suffered days without power or […]
I’ve got a packed list of links for you this morning! I always expect things to quiet down in the summer but am pleasantly surprised when my Google Reader keeps filling up faster than I can read it. Shocker: We, The Pizza was a hot topic last week since Spike had his private opening party. […]
On the evening of Thursday July 8th, my usually quiet block of 10th Street NE (between Constitution and C) was the site of a very out-of-character-for-the-block police raid. Several police cars, the SWAT van, EMS equipment and a police helicopter were deployed to serve a warrant at 216 10th Street NE. A friend at 15th […]