by David Jonas Bardin A major landmark in our neighborhood is the University of the District of Columbia’s main campus. But UDC’s roots were spread throughout the city, and sprouted before the Civil War. In 1975, a brand new DC Council compelled three rival and independent-minded public institutions to join together under one governing UDC […]
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A Biblical history, and a Purim story for our time
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 to sell Hamantaschen. Receiving Call Your Mother’s annual “Hamantaschen Time” notice sparked memories of when I, as a child, starred in a synagogue play as […]
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 origins of this historically Black university, which is also DC’s sole public university, and the only urban land-grant university in the United States. The comments […]
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. At a recent symposium hosted by the University of the District of Columbia Law Review, Wade Henderson, the president and CEO of The Leadership Conference […]
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 be difficult to keep track of it all. So we thought it might be helpful to have the latest information and opinion in one place. […]
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 now available for download at DCWater.com. From David: In 2013, DC Water dialogued with a group of us about sewers in Soapstone Valley. We used […]
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 Water gave sewers in Soapstone Creek a high priority. To inspect those sewers and assess their condition, DC Water turned to a pair of engineering […]
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 sanitary sewer system. The environmental assessment is to be issued in the next month or so for public comments. DC Water engineer Louis Arguello spoke […]
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 meddling unconstitutional. It turns on what “We the People” means. Take abortion as one example. Every year a deluded Congress passes legislation prohibiting use of […]
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 has this update. by Naomi Rutenberg ANC 3F03 Commissioner Erosion by stormwater in Soapstone Valley has exposed sewer pipes and manholes originally buried under stones […]
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