According to Barracks Row Main Street, two community meetings will take place this week that focus on 8th Street, SE and the surrounding area. Tomorrow is the final meeting for the Lower 8th Street Visioning Exercise, which seeks to create a comprehensive vision for this area connecting Barracks Row Main Street with the Capitol Riverfront […]
JDLand, The Washington Post, and now Tommy Wells are reporting that CSX did not receive the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant funds necessary to begin work on the Virginia Avenue Tunnel project. While the Virginia Avenue project does not have immediate funding, CSX spokesperson Steve Flippin shared the company’s continued commitment to “find […]
This is a cross-posting with my other blog, brunch and the city. When news came out last spring that DC was getting its first truly authentic diner, my ears immediately perked up. If there is one thing this city’s food scene does not offer it’s a good selection of diner food. We have a few […]
You know you’ve lived somewhere for a long time when you relate to things in terms of what they “used to be”. You know … like that spot that used to be a seedy liquor store with drunk people sitting outside sipping from their 40’s but is now fancy condos? Well I remember when the house pictured […]
Beginning Monday, DC Parks and Recreation is hosting a four course series on Urban Beekeeping at Sherwood Recreation Center, 640 10th Street, NE. (Pre-registration required. Contact Kelly.Melsted [at] dc.gov to reserve your space.) The classes, on February 22nd, March 1st, 8th and 15th, from 6:30-9 PM, will be taught by local beekeeper Toni Burnham. Uncertain […]