There will be a community meeting with Phil Mendelson tonight at 6:30 pm at St. Coletta’s School, located at 1901 Independence Avenue SE. As Commissioner Brian Flahaven explained, “this is our last chance for a community discussion with redistricting subcommittee member Phil Mendelson before the hearing and Council vote. Make sure your voice is heard! […]
Good Morning! Welcome to Summer. Well, sure, technically summer is a few weeks off and the kids are still in school a bit longer but the pools are open and backyard/side porch/balcony grills are fired up. The high temps came on hard this weekend but it didn’t deter any of us from taking part in […]
We’ve now had our first 100-degree heat index and it’s not even June. Is anyone else a bit worried about what kind of summer we’re about to experience? My new running routine will need to move to the treadmill if things don’t improve out there soon! …that, and I will need to find a friend […]
With all the discussion about redistricting, and how the boundaries are not being drawn to keep neighborhoods together but rather for other political considerations, it brings to mind the good old American tradition of gerrymandering, a tradition almost as old as the United States – and one that has, of course, a Capitol Hill connection.
Ahh … long weekend ahead. If, in the midst of those backyard barbeques, you’ve also purged your closets and plan on giving your castoffs a new life with a yard sale, then tell us about it. Click on Comments and give us all the pertinent details: where, when and what goodies we can expect. Maybe […]