If there’s one thing missing on Capitol Hill, it’s a movie theater. It would be wonderful to be able to walk to see a movie, instead of having to take the metro or, worse, drive. With the Union Station closed, the closest theaters are at Gallery Place and on E Street NW. This was not […]
On Tuesday, The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA) became DC Water as part of a rebranding campaign after 14 years as DC WASA. “It’s time to re-introduce ourselves to our customers,” said DC Water General Manager George S. Hawkins. “We’re rolling out new and exciting initiatives to provide excellent drinking water, […]
When Garret Hargrave (he of Walter Street Chili Cookoff fame) emailed me to several months ago to tell me about his latest unemployment hobby, www.neyber.com, I thought, “Huh. That’s neat,” and then went back to my facebooking and tweeting and foursquaring and promptly forgot about our own local online social network.
When redevelopment plans for H Street Connection are discussed in grand terms, I don’t think 7-Eleven is part of the vision. However, that is exactly what’s happening — now and in the new development (assuming it is finished in the next 10 years). Rappaport Companies, the manager of H Street Connection, has signed a multi-year […]
The Hill Center, which broke ground at a ceremony on Sunday, June 13, and is scheduled to open in July 2011 at the site of the Old Naval Hospital at 9th Street and Pennsylvania Ave SE, will be home to a campus-like facility that will offer residents “lifelong learning and cultural enrichment” opportunities, thus giving […]