01 Sep 2010

Things We Take For Granted: The Bike Valet at Nats Park

Whenever I go home to New Jersey I regularly see bikes left unlocked outside of homes and even busy stores. I’m jealous and also inclined to steal these bikes just to teach the owners a lesson. See, I’ve had some bad luck with bikes in the District (and I know I’m not the only one). […]


01 Sep 2010

Ward 6 City Council Candidates Forum Tonight

Early voting may have started, but the Democratic primary is still two weeks away.  So it’s time to ask the candidates questions about what matters to you most in our neighborhood.  You have your next chance tonight at7:30 pm at Christ Our Shepherd Church, 801 North Carolina Avenue, SE. All three candidates — Tommy Wells […]


31 Aug 2010

Editorials:

Off The Grid – Would You Survive?

Do you check your email from the bathroom? What about while dining at fancy restaurants? If you answered yes, you’re not alone. Three years ago, an AOL survey found that Washington DC is the most email-addicted city in the country. About three in four Washingtonians admitted to checking their email from a restaurant. A full […]


31 Aug 2010

Have You Seen This Urn?

Your typical good Samaritan may pick up an abandoned purse or wallet tossed after a mugging or even a child’s sippy cup or toy that’s been catapulted from a stroller, in hope of returning them, but it really takes an upstanding citizen to haul home a hundred pound urn and locate its proper owner years […]


31 Aug 2010

Reader Poll: The Great Hall Debate

The Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) has proposed plans to cut a large hole in the center of Union Station’s Great Hall for a redesign project that will add two large spiral staircases and elevators, which will open the main hall up to the food court below. Something similar was attempted in the 70s, but […]


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