Having now spent two weeks finding the good in Schott’s Alley, it’s time to go back to my real love: scandals. And Schott’s Alley had its share. In 1911, not only did a gang of purse snatchers make their home there, but it harbored an honest-to-god murderer. But first, the purse snatchers. On January 8, […]
Happy DCPS Spring Break, DC! Hope you’re getting to relax as your kiddos whine about the plans you made! What’s been going on? An excellent Washington Post article about neighborhood schools, what integration truly looks like, and about former Ward 6 representative to the DC State Board of Education and his daughter, Malia. It’s a […]
We are happy to welcome great content from Gordon Chaffin, a freelance journalist in DC. Here is his intro. Look for his column on Sundays or Mondays from now on. –Maria Helena Carey I’m Gordon Chaffin, a journalist in Washington DC. I cover transportation & urban planning in DC, Maryland, & Virginia for Street Justice. […]
Hey Capitol Hill! Sorry about the April Fool yesterday, but we hope at least some of you out there laughed! What’s going on around the Hill? DDOT is proposing to change direction in the 700 block of D Street SE. Last night, the ANC unanimously voted for this not to happen. You can read more […]
Ever wonder how some of the trickier intersections in the city, a.k.a., traffic circles and parks like Stanton Park, Logan Circle or even Potomac and Pennsylvania Avenues at 14th Street, evolved into their present iterations? Capitol Hill resident, ANC commissioner and history buff Mark Eckenwiler (whom you should also be following on Twitter, especially if you […]