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 […]
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.