I’ve lived on the Hill for seven years, and with the notable exception of the Shell gas station that will ultimately be built on Maryland Avenue, I rarely pay attention to what development is taking place before builders break ground and “Now Open” signs are hung on doors. It’s not that I don’t care what […]
I have been tempted for some time to start a pool on when ground will actually be broken on the Hine School. It’s been a long uphill battle for all sides, and tonight brings meeting number 9,876,008,999…or something like that. The short recap for anyone who just moved here: the Hine School was closed in […]
In case you missed last week’s Reservation 13 meeting, Housing Complex posted a recap. Did you know that a tornado hit the 1300 block of A Street, NE in 1927? Prince of Petworth posted the story. Housing Complex, on behalf of all of us who have been following the Near Southeast development for some time […]
A little more than three years ago a bunch of strangers came together at a local coffee shop to talk about starting a neighborhood blog. We met through listservs and mutual friends, and had little idea what we could really do with this site. We hoped people would read what we had to say, but […]
I have written before of the Old Capitol, both here and in my book , particularly its original use as a temporary building for use by Congress while their real building was rebuilt, as well as its use as a prison during the Civil War; but I came across a short article the other day that […]