The pandemic has not stopped the entrepreneurial spirit in the District as new businesses have opened and thrived. When Summit to Soul’s Kim Wattrick decided to close her store this spring, Barracks Row had one more empty storefront to contend with at 727 8th Street SE– not to mention, a space that had been devoted […]
Update: The official name of the LLC named in the lawsuit is PENNSYLVANIA 319 LLC, not 319 PENN LLC. The attorney representing HANDLE 19, INC has been made aware of this error. You may recall that 319 Pennsylvania Avenue SE has been a lot in the news lately. The space has been home to some […]
Good sweaty afternoon, neighbors! Like the old axiom says, “it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” At least we are not having to choose how much we keep our air conditioning on. Our hearts are with the people all across the West Coast, who are having a tough time in their latest heat wave and […]
When I have nothing better to do, I poke around the Library of Congress pictures collection, looking for images that are new to me. I recently came across one that really surprised me. Drawn in 1839 by Augustus Köllner, it is entitled “Tiber Creek, North east of the Capitol” and shows a train crossing a […]