In preparation for my talk next month about the history of Eastern Market, I was reading through the building’s National Registry of Historic Places nomination form from 1968. In it, I stumbled across this sentence: “It is said that during the Spanish-American War, the basement was used as a rifle range.” Obviously, this needed more […]
Arrests and other crime information in the area, directly from MPD. If you have a tip, you can always call 202-727-9099. You can also send info anonymously to the TEXT TIP LINE by texting 50411. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment […]
Tomorrow (February 11) the Friends of Southeast Library (FOSEL) will have their book sale. As usual, there are lots of books, and most are priced a dollar – it’s the best book deal in town. The sale begins at 10 a.m. and continues until 3 p.m. More importantly right now is that the renovation and […]
Another weekend is upon us, and as many of these things go, when you have time to enjoy freakishly warm temperatures, the mercury drops low. Still, February in the 40s is not bad at all. Start your weekend off with an early Mardi Gras celebration. Whether you’re eating all the good things before you launch […]
Happy Wednesday! The Capitol fence, which was erected temporarily for the State of the Union Address last night, is still up but wide open. What else is lingering longer than you’d like in your neck of the woods? Before we go to this week’s highlights, we are still processing the terrible incident at Potomac Avenue […]