By Brian Flahaven, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner 6B09 Some new information on the old KFC building at 1442 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE: Douglas Development plans to begin demolition of the building on Tuesday, September 25th and start construction on a new building in the next two to three months. Instead of the four-story mixed-use retail and residential […]
Did you hear that? That was the collective sigh of the Hill East neighborhood upon hearing news that the Redskins will move to Richmond instead of Reservation 13 (the former site of the D.C. General Hospital). On Wednesday, news broke that the team had been lured to Virginia for development of a new practice facility. […]
ANC Commissioner Brian Flahaven is reporting that Victor Hoskins, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, will attend tonight’s ANC 6B Special Call Meeting on Reservation 13/Hill East Waterfront. “The Deputy Mayor and his staff are expected to outline next steps for development on parcels F1 and G1 and will hear commission and community feedback. […]
This past Saturday I took one of the guided tours offered by Brian Flahaven and the Ward 6 staff of the Eastern Branch Boys & Girls Club Building. The four-story structure was built in 1937 and sits on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and 17th Street SE. Sadly, it sits vacant and has not been […]
My first bites of a baked good from The Pretzel Bakery proved quite elusive. Opening weekend they ran out of pretzels. Three times. Perhaps that’s a testament both to the spirit of the neighborhood in welcoming a new business and the simple goodness of a well-baked pretzel. I was able to score a three-pack on […]