September 2022 update: Early block-by-block concept plans for the Connecticut Avenue safety project include a HAWK signal at Connecticut Avenue and Chesapeake Street NW. Also, DDOT has lowered the speed […]
Photos: More work on Linnean and Broad Branch streams project
by Marlene Berlin The restoration work on the Linnean and Broad Branch streams is complete but for a few finishing touches. Some of that work happened last weekend. After finding […]
How Politics and Prose and Busboys and Poets will work for each other
by Susan Krause Bell In an era when bookstores large and small have struggled to compete with internet sellers and e-readers, Politics and Prose has thrived. It has managed to […]
The Obamas shop (again) at Politics and Prose
Politics and Prose is a well-loved spot in our neighborhood to buy gifts and a little something for ourselves. The First Family seems to think so, too. The bookstore at […]
History: The schools for boys at Connecticut and Upton, part 2
by Ann Kessler Four different schools have occupied at the corner of Connecticut Avenue and and Upton Street NW since 1906. The first was the Army and Navy Preparatory School. […]