Neighbors around the intersection of 8th Street and Maryland Avenue NE say they are being forced inside this summer because of a rat problem that appears to stem from unsanitary practices at the 7-Eleven on that corner. David Holmes, Chairman of ANC 6A, contacted me to let me know how out of control the problem […]
Guest contributor Jessica Wilkie is a Hill resident and Realtor with DCRealEstate.com. In Trinidad, NE, they do. Trinidad real estate has picked up lately as investors buy run-down properties for cash, fix them up, and turn them over for profit. This year,* average second quarter “sold” prices are already well above 2010 and 2009, when […]
Cross-posted from What the Hill. Calling all knitters and yarn enthusiasts! Jimmy Valentine’s Lonely Hearts Club will be participating CHAMPS’ next ARTventures on H (6/30) in quite a unique way. They’re letting us YARN BOMB them! Now, this is no small feat, so we need your help! In order for us to seriously bomb the […]
On Tuesday at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, a group of students made history for their school. The senior class donned their caps and gowns to receive the first diplomas awarded by Options Public Charter School. Mayor Gray marked the occasion as keynote speaker, joined by Board of Trustees President (and Vice President of WUSA-9), […]
At its May meeting, ANC 6A in Northeast Capitol Hill voted to take a position on redistricting, with rumors abounding as to the possible loss of communities on its eastern edge to Ward 7. In a letter to Councilmembers Brown, Evans and Mendelson – members of the Special Committee on Redistricting – the ANC not […]