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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…
The Sherman Avenue streetscape improvements, which include pedestrian and traffic safety improvements, improved sidewalks, more street trees and better street lighting, are moving along. From the Columbia Heights Yahoo listserve:The barriers in the middle of Sherman Avenue from Fairmont Street to Barry Place are Step 1 in Phase 1 of the Maintenance of Traffic plan. Essentially, the contractor is preparing…