Despite the still treacherous streets and sidewalks, roughly 75 people showed up last night at Options Public Charter School to hear more about the city’s response to the recent spate of carjackings on Capitol Hill, with a focus on those in PSA 103. Councilmember Wells, ANC Commissioner 6A05 Mary Beatty, Chief Lanier, and other police […]
Last night the place to be on the Hill was Councilmember Tommy Well’s Third Annual Livable, Walkable Community Awards. The awards, heavy bricks with plaques also known as the “Brickys,” were given out in the North Hall of Eastern Market. Crowds snacked on treats from area restaurants like Taylor Gourmet, Sova Espresso and Wine, Cava, […]
In the heart of our livable, walkable village there is a gaping inconsistency. It’s like a game of “One of these things is not like the others.” Capitol Hill’s mostly quiet grid opens up at C Street, NE, starting around 15th Street, like a large gash on its way to RFK stadium and dumps a […]
For those of you who subscribe to the Police Department’s First District listserv, you may already know that two juveniles were arrested last Friday in at least some degree of connection with the rock throwing incident that I first wrote about two weeks ago. I’m personally grateful to the timely intervention of two MPD officers, […]
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? […]