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The District’s now in Phase 2 of reopening, which means lots of changes to operations at businesses and institutions including libraries… and museums. The Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens reopened its gardens on June 2nd. The Phase 2 guidance allows the museum to invite visitors indoors, as long as it takes precautions including capacity limits […]
Friday is Juneteenth, the 155th anniversary of the day word of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people in Texas. And because of the ongoing protests of police brutality and racial injustice, participation in the 2020 commemorations could be like none other in living memory. At this writing we know of only one organized gathering […]
A June 15th end date that appeared on the District’s coronavirus testing information site last week indicated that the Covid-19 tests performed at Engine Company 31 on Thursday, June 11th were the last. That is no longer the case. And the District has expanded free testing at the firehouse at 4930 Connecticut Avenue from one […]
Covid-19 has prevented Rock Creek Park from inviting us over for Civil War history hikes, bird watching expeditions, milling demonstrations at Peirce Mill and other events. But it’s not stopping us from visiting and taking in the park’s history and natural beauty, and drawing creative inspiration from it. Friends of Peirce Mill, the National Park […]
Update: At some point after we published this and our other article about firehouse testing in the District, DC’s Covid-19 testing website put a June 15th end date on the program. That means Fire Company 31 performed its first and last test on June 11th. We are checking with the offices of Mayor Bowser and […]
Update: At some point after we published this and an update on about firehouse testing in the District, DC’s Covid-19 testing website put a June 15th end date on the program. That means Fire Company 31 performed its first and last test on June 11th. We are checking with the offices of Mayor Bowser and […]
Some neighbors are lighting candles at 8:30 each night. Some are marching this weekend. And we’re all invited to join them. The candlelight vigils may have started locally this week with middle schoolers in Chevy Chase DC. Just a few kids and their families, the email we received said, “Putting out candles to show, in […]
The Hillwood Museum gardens have begun opening up. Hillwood is admitting only members for now, and that welcome will be extended, for free, to frontline workers from Tuesday, June 9th through the end of the summer. “Throughout this crisis, people are searching for spaces to find respite, rejuvenation, and diversion,” Hillwood Executive Director Kate Markert […]
Right on schedule on Wednesday morning, representatives of Department of Public Works, the Metropolitan Police Department and Department of Human Services arrived at 4250 Connecticut Avenue to remove the homeless encampment there. Caseworkers helped the homeless resident move the belongings they could. One of the longtime residents, named Stan, and his Miriam’s Kitchen caseworker moved […]
by Ann Kessler On the Flagship Car Wash at 4432 Connecticut Avenue there’s a sign that says “Since 1941.” It’s off by a decade. The car wash was built in 1931. What else was on this block south of Albemarle Street in the 1930s? 4434 Connecticut The current home of Bread Furst, a one-story brick […]
