How do we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend? Well, we serve and parade and march in protest of the status quo, of course. Alas, the right to peacefully assemble brings some traffic snarls, so be advised and perhaps ditch the car this weekend. Plan accordingly, astrology fans: One event is during Capricorn season (#goals), […]
Hello neighbors! Most people would agree that a high of 53 degrees is a little warm for winter, but hey! After hitting 70 this past weekend, 53 is feeling downright glacial. What’s going on? Chef Khepra held his last day at Hempburger on Saturday, January 11. He will be operating out of Tastemakers, an incubator […]
Gordon Chaffin is a freelance journalist who focuses on infrastructure and traffic news and insights for Street Justice. You can support independent journalism by subscribing to Gordon’s newsletter. He’s offering a 20% discount to THIH readers. –Maria Helena Carey DC Council Begins Annual Oversight Hearings This week, DC Council begins its annual oversight hearings in preparation for the next annual budget. It takes around 10 weeks to get through all the public agencies, commissions, and offices. […]
We all get the reminders that construction is happening near our homes, etc. — or do we? It’s not until you can’t walk down your sidewalk that you realize that things are happening. Here is an official run-down from the District Department of Transportation on which sidewalks to need to look out for in the […]
I mentioned last week that I had looked through the books at Hathitrust.org for those that had gone out of copyright at the beginning of the year. While the reminiscences of the Civil War on Capitol Hill was obviously the more striking, there was another book that caught my eye: Rider’s Washington: A Guide Book […]