The good news reported by the Argonaut: the fire was mostly contained to their kitchen, which was separated from the rest of the building by a thick brick wall, saving the rest of the establishment from more severe damage. The bad news: smoke damage was bad and they will need time for repairs before opening […]
How is this second official day of summer treating you, dear readers? The thing I have the hardest time with when the temperatures spike into the 90s is that my office cranks up the A/C so much I want to pull out my winter sweaters and gloves. But if I dress to stay warm at […]
PEnnsylvania 6-5000. ENterprise 4-3200. KLondike 5-1212. LIncoln 7-2321. You may remember some of these from a time long ago: This was how phone numbers were communicated in the days before the telephone company thought you could remember 7 – or even 10 – numbers. The last is of interest here, because it was the exchange […]
A hard drug ring with possible gang affiliations operating in the Potomac Gardens Housing Complex on G and 12/13th Streets SE off of Pennsylvania Avenue SE , as well as other area neighborhoods in D.C. was broken, or at least severely interrupted. Fifteen individuals were arrested, according to a joint press release issued in conjunction […]
At around 6 this morning, an electrical fire broke out at the Argonaut. Apparently it’s not as bad as it first seemed. The fire damage is mostly confined to the kitchen and bar area downstairs, however there’s a great deal of smoke damage and all of the windows were shattered in the process of fighting […]