Purim, celebrated this year from March 23rd to the 25th, is a spring festival; a noisy and joyful celebration in the Jewish community. For local businesses, it’s also an opportunity […]
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How Cleveland Dennard built a school – and changed Van Ness
The 2022-2023 school year began this week at the University of the District of Columbia, so we thought this was a good time to rerun this 2016 article on the […]
Opinion: The racist roots of DC’s limited voting rights
We published this op-ed in May 2017. by David Jonas Bardin Outright bigotry and minority voter suppression have undermined efforts to restore precious political rights of Americans in Washington, DC. […]
Updated Soapstone sewer rehab roundup: ANC 3F’s final resolution, Rock Creek Conservancy’s endorsement, and news links so far
(Updated 8/4/2019 with ANC 3F’s final resolution and a link to DC Water’s 2011 report) We have done a lot lately with the Soapstone sewer project and realize it could […]
Soapstone Valley sewer update: DC Water posts 2011 report
The 2011 DC Water report referenced in David Jonas Bardin’s July 22nd piece (Opinion: I’ve seen a rich, thoughtful analysis of the Soapstone sewers. The 2019 EA isn’t it.) is […]
Opinion: I’ve seen a rich, thoughtful analysis of the Soapstone sewers. The 2019 EA isn’t it.
by David Jonas Bardin Ten years ago, when I served on its board of directors, DC Water started focusing on aging, gravity-flow sanitary sewers laid in beds of creeks. DC […]
DC Water and NPS weeks from revealing plans for 110-year-old Soapstone sewers
by David Jonas Bardin DC Water came to Tuesday night’s ANC 3F meeting to let us know they’re getting closer to revealing the latest plan to address Soapstone Valley’s 110-year-old […]
Opinion: We the People versus Congress
by David Jonas Bardin We often hear complaints about Congressional meddling in local, District of Columbia issues. But almost nobody knows that our ninth President, William Henry Harrison, deemed such […]
An update on DC Water’s plans for Soapstone Valley’s century-old sewer pipes
It’s been three years since the last community meeting on plans to either rehabilitate or move century-old sewer pipes in Soapstone Valley. ANC 3F remains on top of this, and […]
Decoding your DC Water bill – and what it pays for
by Marlene Berlin To understand our water bill, we need to understand what DC Water does. The monthly bills would be a lot simpler if all DC Water did was […]
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