Councilman Tommy Wells tweeted today to expect a 30-45 day time frame for a selection for the Hine site developer once best and final offers from the bidding developers are processed. Wells’s estimates are based on his conversation with the Deputy Mayor’s staff, who ultimately control the clock and the timing of the final decision. […]
Courtesy of our fellow neighborhood non-profit census firm Social Compact I was able to get my hands on a ‘drill down’ report for the neighborhood surrounding Eastern Market. The report delivers some very interesting facts about the population in a one mile radius around Eastern Market (H Street to the Anacostia River, the Capitol to […]
More than 12,000 people visited Eastern Market Saturday, according to volunteers working the event, partaking in activities from facepainting and hula hoop contests, to dancing, zydeco and listening to R&B – and of course, shopping. Lots of shopping. Shoppers were out in force both Saturday and Sunday, many using the celebratory bags distributed by Eastern Market Community […]
Longtime Hill resident and historian Robert Pohl shared these photos of today’s activities. Pohl remarked he was “extremely pleased” with the results of the renovation. “After the ribbon-cutting, done by some of the many kids who were present, we were invited inside. They have truly made a place that is a jewel for the […]
Today at 11:10 a.m. Mayor Adrian Fenty, together with city and neighborhood officials, cut the ribbon on the newly reopened Eastern Market. A crowd of more than 300 people waited in the heat as Fenty, Council Member Tommy Wells, Council Chair Vincent Gray, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and other spoke about the history of the […]