I’ve heard rumor that one of my neighbors has a bat house. I think it’s a good idea. They dine on mosquitoes and thanks to the standing water around my alley, my back yard seems a haven for the pesky bugs for most of the summer. I’ve thought of making my yard hospitable for them, […]
Yesterday morning council member Tommy Wells and staff took the office to the coffee house, specifically SOVA on H Street, NE. That’s web 2.0 at a local grassroots level — meet the constituents where they are. Even better if they’re caffeinated. Wells’ Director of Constituent Services Tawanna Shuford says this kind of outreach to the […]
Mayor Adrian Fenty is a frequent visitor to Port City Java. He came in this morning after a swim at the Aquatic Center. Fenty and PCJ owner Abe (pronounced Ab-eh) have something in common – running. Ever observant of growing his political base, the mayor mentioned he spotted Abe running around town and invited him […]
DCMud reports that the city is moving forward in it’s plan to redevelop the property where the Hine Junior High sits on 7th and Pennsylvania Ave., SE. District administrators will be hosting a community showcase of all six proposals on June 10th at Tyler Elementary School at 1001 G Street, SE. The meeting will begin […]
On the Hill East list serve, the issue of lead in the soil came up. With more and more residents digging into urban gardening, some research might be helpful. Tom said, “A few weeks back there were posts about lead in local soil and the effect on plants and vegetables. Last week’s NYTimes has this […]