If you lived in DC before the advent of Uber and Lyft, you may remember when it was hard to impossible to get a taxi to drop you off past 14th Street, especially if you are a minority group. WUSA-9 investigative reporter Russ Ptacek did an exposé a couple years ago on taxi riders who […]
Update 7/08/15: The Washington Post reports that José Andrés and ThinkFood Group have backed away from the Trump hotel! I emigrated from Colombia when I was 14 years old. My mother, through persistence and hard work, moved our family so that I would not come of age in what was, at the time, one of […]
Half-Smoke lovers, rejoice! The H Street NE location of Ben’s Chili Bowl is opening tomorrow, Wednesday, July 8. According to WJLA, “The restaurant had a soft opening Monday evening in preparation for a big opening at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, for a ribbon cutting ceremony.” The ribbon cutting ceremony will include a performance by […]
JDLand reported that the Marines have settled on which site they want to use as their new barracks location. PoPville checked out Romeo & Juliet, which just opened up on Massachusetts Avenue, NE. District Source noted that Douglas Development received approval for a new mixed-use project at 501 H Street NE.
The Washington Navy Yard has not only produced a multitude of ships during its life, but has also hosted many, many more. Often, expermimental boats would be brought here, to be shown off to the powers that be at the Navy Department. One such boat – with what would today be a rather disturbing name […]