City Desk provided a recap of last week’s community meeting on the CSV Virginia Avenue Tunnel Project. and JDLand shared a video from DDOT and FHWA showing the expected progression for the tunnel’s construction. ANC 6B Commissioner Kirsten Oldenburg also provided her comments for the portion of time she sat through the meeting. Housing Complex […]
We continue to look at the runup to the attack on Washington D.C. on July 11, 1864 today. As the week leading up to the Battle of Fort Stevens progressed, the news became more and more unclear. Some of this was due to the lack of solid information, but it was partly also due to […]
In less than a week, one of the more important D.C.-related Civil War sesquicentennial anniversaries (the 150th) is coming up: The Battle of Fort Stevens, fought on July 11th and 12th in 1864. The story of the battle has been described in many books and articles over the years, but I was intrigued with how the citizens […]
Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appears on her blog Real Estate On (and off!) the Hill. Surprisingly, there are 25 open houses happening this Sunday in the greater Capitol Hill area… not bad for a holiday weekend ! […]
This is one of my very favorite holidays to spend in the neighborhood. Not only are we walking distance to the biggest fireworks show in town, there are tons of ways to celebrate right in the neighborhood. My favorite way to kick off the holiday takes place today. I like to sit on the Capitol […]