We are lucky to have a friend as well as a Councilmember in Charles Allen. He and his team periodically send a Ward 6 update. We are sharing the latest one, in case you missed it. Does it feel a bit like summer is winding down? Schools are getting back in session and Labor Day is […]
This weekend, I was pointed to a post by Architect of the Capital (not to be confused with the Architect of the Capitol) about a trove of Soviet-era maps, the men who have made a study of them – and the map of Washington, D.C. that was created at a time when it might have […]
I’m on vacation, so let’s make this quick. Summer is ticking away for DCPS kids who go back to school on Monday –which is just way too early IMHO. Live it up, kids! Make these final moments last. Sigh. The living it up? How shall we do it? Tonight learn to pair Spanish wines and cheeses […]
The following email and attached ANC 6C03 comments regarding the project were shared by ANC 6C03 commissioner Scott Price the day after the August 10, 2016, meeting about the Maryland Avenue Project. This multi-year effort has had as its ongoing aim to reduce the speed and volume of traffic along the Maryland Avenue, NE, corridor […]
by Quentin Wodon More than 17,000 young adults ages 18-24 in the Washington Metropolitan Area are considered as disconnected from work and school. Quite a few of them live in or near Capitol Hill. These youth are often from low-income families. They are not in school and out of work. They typically face multiple challenges, […]