Commander Michael Reese of the First District MPD confirmed that a person was shot several times and seriously injured as the result of being shot as he disembarked a X2 Metrobus near 14th and H Street, NE. The bus driver then drove out of harms way. At last report the victim was transferred to Washington […]
Involvement by residents of a community is essential for its improvement. Grassroots initiatives ensure the businesses and services a neighborhood needs are recognized and determined by its residents. But is there a point where such neighbor-driven initiatives become status quo, and what was once considered activism becomes part of the social fabric of a neighborhoods? […]
Recently, THIH sat down with Tommy Wells, who represents Zone 6 on the DC City Council. The conversation ranged from transportation and development, to crime and schools, and we look forward to continuing the conversation next month. See the posts from earlier in the week to learn more about the how these issues effect Capitol […]
Our final ghost story for this month finds us back on the Capitol grounds, and the Russell Senate Office Building in particular. When it came time to clear the site preparatory to building the first office building for the Senate, a number of old buildings had to be torn down, including the old Casualty Hospital, […]
While we may be used to hearing about sex scandals around the Capitol and its adjoining office buildings, it doesn’t seem like such a regular occurrence to hear about it in the actual neighborhood around the Capitol. But sure enough, posted to the MPD-1D listserve (First District), there was a bust this week on one […]