One of the things that struck me during the last election is the fact that many District residents are not aware of the smallest unit of government in town: the Advisory Neighborhood Commission, also known as ANC. The ANC is a volunteer position, filled by a corps of neighbor volunteers. Every ward in the District […]
It’s a beautiful morning and we have a big speech happening tonight. Are you going to watch the State of the Union address or do you have pressing business to do… at 9 p.m. on a Tuesday? Let’s move on to the links, shall we? Happy New Year of the Earth Pig! Washington City Paper focuses […]
Do you feel that sparkle in the air? It’s the magic of an open government and people going to work! If we all lived in a musical, we’d be dancing down the streets and doing high kicks down the escalators. What a time to be alive! We will summarily dismiss the deep irony of having […]
Have you ever seen a parked car on your block with a bunch of tickets on the windshield and wondered how much money was owed and why the car wasn’t getting towed? Or perhaps you’ve seen a serial red-light runner terrorizing your part of the neighborhood and wondered if this person has ever been ticketed […]
It’s pretty exciting watching the final stages of construction along I-395/295 along I Street SE. The price of progress is a few (more) pain points. Next week, Tuesday and Wednesday, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily close single lanes roadways for bridge and tunnel inspections. DDOT will temporarily close single lanes on the […]