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Click the maps for a bigger versionThe other day, DCRA (via their Twitter) clued me into to some cool old maps they have on their Flickr page that show the intersection of 14th and Irving (then called Kennesaw Avenue) in 1868, 1869 and 1887. The area is called John Sherman’s Subdivision, as he owned the land.…
Click for a bigger version Want to buy fireworks? You’re in luck. There are 2 legal fireworks stands in the neighborhood, at Georgia and Kenyon and at 14th and Newton. The city has a map with the other locations, there are a few more north of Spring Road, and they have maps of all the…
BloomBars on 11th Street (just north of Wonderland) is screening a documentary tonight at 7 pm called FRESH about America’s food system. Here’s their press release and the trailer: FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into…
Well, this is lovely. Last Saturday I spotted this pile of dog poop on Irving near the Metro, which somebody put a piece of glass over and smushed down. Bizarre. Maybe somebody was trying to make a point about letting your dog poop on the street, in which case, I’m glad. Don’t let your dog…