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UPDATE: Turns out these are not WMATA’s snow emergency routes. Despite being called the same thing, and getting the link from a few people, WMATA actually has their own snow emergency routes, which I eventually found here. This map could still be used for whether you have to move your car, however — as snow…

The other day I was walking down Kenyon and noticed just how diverse and interesting the housing stock is — there’s all kinds of different rowhouses, really showing the variety of the neighborhood in a small spot. Starting the corner of 13th, the north side of Kenyon features a row of duplex stone houses, which…

Just when you thought we were done with local elections for awhile, there’s more. The at-large council seat, which is currently filled temporarily by Sekou Biddle, will be up for election on April 26. Among others, former Ward 1 council candidate and current ANC commish Bryan Weaver is in the race, as is school board…

Dave Eggers by kittell This happened a couple of weeks ago, but I just saw it: author Dave Eggers was in the neighborhood a couple of weeks ago. Eggers wrote A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, among other things, and he was visiting 826DC, the non-profit tutoring spot on the Civic Plaza. He founded the…

A few months ago I wrote about a pet store, Mr. Larry’s, which is coming to 11th and Lamont. From his emails and comments, he seems like a really nice guy who is dedicated to pets. The other day I spotted a new sign and some lights in the windows, so it looks like things…

About a week ago I wrote about the broken bike rack and handrail on Park Road near the Sticky Fingers, where a car ran off the road and broke them. They had sat broken for a few months. It looks like the bike rack may actually be getting fixed soon, though the handrail is on…