I don’t know about you but I was really not expecting winter to get here so suddenly! I was enjoying our lovely fall weather so much, but then again the people-watching is amusing when the winter gear comes out. The styles of Ugg and Ugg-knock off boots have certainly taken some amusing twists, particularly when […]
An abundance of trash on your street? Cars driving too fast in your neighborhood? Looking for a way to get more involved in the community? Your Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner is here to help (and yes, he/she ran for the position knowing it was unpaid!) This week, I sat down with Commissioner Kirsten Oldenburg (ANC 6B […]
This weekend felt so…bustley didn’t it? Like in a city sidewalks, busy sidewalks kind of way. It could have been holiday-induced bustling or perhaps people were moving quickly to get to their destination because it was just so cold. Winter arrived and the boots, coats and mittens came with it. Hanukkah started last week so this […]
First up on this month’s community meetings — ANC6B Retail Mix Task Force is hosting a panel discussion on liquor license moratoriums. ABRA Director Fred Moosally will join ANC Commissioners from Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle and Glover Park (neighborhoods that have experimented with moratoriums over the years) to discuss “the good, the bad, and the […]
On the property on which the Folger Shakespeare Library sits, there once stood a row of grand houses known as Grant’s Row, after the architect and builder who created them. The buildings were the grandest on the Hill when they were built, in 1871, and would have probably still be considered such if they had […]