ANC 3F buzzed with activity at Tuesday night’s meeting at the Methodist Home. The commission voted to support the immediate modernization and renovation of Murch Elementary School, which has been […]
Archives for February 2014
Talks At UDC Law School: Malcolm X And ‘Ag Gags’
UDC’s law school is hosting a couple of interesting talks this week. On Thursday, journalist and author Will Potter talks about moves to impose criminal and civil penalties on animal […]
Perspective: DC Should Enforce Budget Autonomy Law
Last March, DC Vote co-founder and Forest Hills resident Daniel Solomon urged us to vote “to take Congress’ hands out of our pockets.” And we voters overwhelmingly agreed that the […]
Can’t ‘Make It Work’ At Home? Try These Places
by Lee Armfield Cannon Many of us resolve each New Year to make our workouts more productive. So why not resolve to work more productively as well? Whether you work […]
UDC Exhibit Imagines Cities Without Oil
An exhibit and series of workshops and discussion panels at UDC asks the question: How would our cities function without fossil fuels? “Post-Oil City” has been organized by UDC CAUSES […]
Conn. Ave. Crosswalk Safety Meeting March 12th
DDOT has been studying safety and usage at ten marked Connecticut Avenue crosswalks with no traffic signals. You’re invited to hear the results on Wednesday, March 12th, from 6:30 to […]
On March 8, See The Windom Intersection In A New Way
Just added: Registration and location information. Register for the event here. It will be held at the WAMU community room at 4401 Connecticut. Most of us see the Connecticut and […]
Need Your Walk Shoveled?
by Marlene Berlin As I was walking home last night, I saw a group of men with shovels walking up 30th Street – indeed, a rare sight. I hailed them […]
Groups Urge Mayor To Focus On Broken Sidewalks
by Marlene Berlin Complaints from residents didn’t move the city to repair a cracked and dangerous section of sidewalk on 29th Street. But a 2013 storm did. A tree had […]
Deal Student Council Takes On City Hall, And Wins
The student council at Deal Middle School wanted a shelter at one of their Metrobus stops. In the process, they learned valuable lessons on navigating bureaucracy and persuading our elected […]