Just when we were all bemoaning the poor quality of criminal enterprises on the Hill, two gentlemen proved us wrong this morning. It appears that we have stepped it up, crime wise. This morning at 9:21, an armed guard and his assistant were restocking an ATM with cash at the CVS on the corner of […]
Discipline, focus, perseverance and an entrepreneurial mindset transformed Wisdom owner Erik Holzherr into a small business owner, real estate owner, building renovator (only the tile floor survived the space’s makeover), employer (many employees come from the neighborhood), and multiple award winning mixologist. All of those outcomes may have been expected, but Holzherr probably didn’t anticipate […]
Have you driven on Potomac Avenue SE between Pennsylvania Avenue and 16th Street recently? The eastbound lane is like an old-time washboard, and you practically have to have a 4-wheel drive vehicle to off-road through this stretch of asphalt. Eastbound cars often swerve into the oncoming lane to avoid the hazard, combining with the potholes […]
A beloved home at the intersection of Independence Avenue SE and 13th Street/Kentucky Avenue SE has suffered the brunt of an extensive graffiti episode on a large swathe of its upper side wall, in full public display of a busy and well-tended intersection. The gold and yellow markings and juvenile scrawl degrade the property of […]
The Washington Brewery Company existed from 1890 until 1917 on the Square bounded by 4th, 5th, E, and F Streets NE. During that time, it supplied DC with beer in bottles graced with George Washington’s picture. After it was torn down in the 1920’s, it was replaced with Stuart Junior High School, today Stuart-Hobson Middle […]