When we last looked at Charles C. Meads last week, he had just built three houses on North Carolina Avenue. The year was 1885, and Meads was just getting started. By this time he had moved from his Garrison Street house to the corner of 4th and A Streets, southeast. The reason for this became […]
For the main part, when the District plants a tree on one of the tree boxes around town, it’s a happy occasion. It’s also a big responsibility, knowing that you have to keep it watered so that it can one day contribute to the healthy tree canopy of the District. This was not the case […]
Oh, hey y’all. Another weekend is almost here. How are we going to spend our precious time? Tonight, Councilmember Charles Allen (my boss) sits down with reporters Tom Sherwood and Mark Seagraves for All Politics is Local at the Hill Center. The two veteran reporters will engage the councilmember on a variety of policy and […]
This is a message from our friend Josh Burch over at Neighbors United for DC Statehood, regarding the hearing that will take place September 19. If you want to volunteer, distribute flyers or help in other capacity, email unitedforstatehood@gmail.com —Maria Helena Carey Let’s Get 218+ VOTING Cosponsors This Week!!! There will be a hearing on the […]
Another great week dawns in the Nation’s Capital. What’s cookin’, good lookin’? Unless you were living under a rock (hey, it happens), you may know that RFK is going to get razed (Washington Post). Our collective memory will have a small chunk missing by 2021. You can read an interesting take on RFK conundrum over […]