18 Aug 2015

Editorials:

DDOT: Bureaucracy Instead of Solutions

By K. Denise Rucker Krepp, ANC6B10 Commissioner For the past several months, I’ve been lobbying DDOT to return the crosswalks they removed at the corner of 19th and A Streets, SE earlier this summer. First, they ignored me. Then they sent a bureaucrat to talk with me. I met with him today and he told me to […]


18 Aug 2015

News:

Hill Buzz

City Desk profiled several of the goats that have been visiting Congressional Cemetery. Eater DC summed up the early reviews of Garrison, the newest restaurant on Barracks Row. Capitol Hill Corner reported that the city is taking over the weekend flea market so that both outdoor markets are under the same management. CHC also shared […]


17 Aug 2015

Events:

ICYMI: Stevie Wonder at the DC Armory this Morning

Yep: Stevie Wonder has been popping up in a lot of places. Today, with little prior announcement other than an early tweet from EventsDC (the organizer behind most RFK/Armory events), the concert was announced for 10 a.m. According to the Washington Post and WTOP, about 500 people enjoyed the show and the free doughnuts. The show […]


17 Aug 2015

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: The USS Brandywine

Another week, another famous ship being built at the Washington Navy Yard. This one is best known for its very first voyage, when it carried a famous Revolutionary War hero back to his home in France. The 1820s were a quiet time for the armed forces of the United States, and especially its Navy. Nonetheless, […]


13 Aug 2015

Events:

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Summer Swimming Edition

Editor’s Note: This is the last Round Up until September 3.  Thursday, August 13 Anacostia Community Museum – 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ACM’s award winning photographer, Susana Raab, discusses her research documenting east of the river communities and how those communities have changed over time. For more details, click here. Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum […]


Social Media Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com
Add to Flipboard Magazine.