The first day on the job for each position I’ve had has been a blur. Diana Ingraham, the newly named executive director of the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, doesn’t have that luxury. There’s money to be raised; major renovations to be finished; a full roster of programs and events to plan; a […]
Anyone even remotely familiar with the H Street NE development is aware that rails are being laid for the what is likely to be DC’s first streetcar line in half a century. But this is just the first leg in a system that may someday span the District, connecting areas currently difficult to reach by […]
At a well-attended meeting dense with Ward 6 ANC members, bloggers, city council members past and present, community activists and Hine site neighbors, the architect of the proposed development for Stanton-Eastbanc revealed some alterations to the original plan amid fascinating old, archived photos of the area, and a super-sized discussion on transportation issues. So, as […]
If you’ve spent January in a funk, wondering how best to start the year’s remaining eleven months, look no farther than the Folger Theatre: you can laugh, laugh some more, and perhaps even shed a small tear with their current production of A Comedy of Errors, through March 6th. Perhaps you consider Shakespeare too lofty […]
America’s favorite groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, didn’t see his shadow which means spring will be early. Woo-hoo! I’m sure my friends in the Midwest and upper Northeast want to punch that little guy in the nose, but I’d like to give him a high five. Thank goodness we don’t rely on when our weekends are going […]