Frozen Tropics and DCist reported that MPD made an arrest in the murder of June Lim. Housing Complex took a look back at the changes that have happened in Near Southeast in the last many years, including the removal of the Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg housing project. JDLand announced that the owners of Zest will be opening [...]
On Monday July 23, an employee of Congressional Cemetery returned from lunch at around 1:45, locked up her bike, and headed to the gate house. As she did, a young shirtless man, approximately 25 years old, came up to her and made some sexually suggestive remarks. The employee ignored him as best as she could [...]
This is a short one this week and focuses (mostly) on posts from our local ANC commissioners’ blogs. –The Washington Post wrote about the neighbors’ opposition to the CSX project. –ANC Commissioner Brian Flahaven expressed his frustrations after the ANC 6B Transportation Committee meeting on the status of the Capitol Hill Transportation Study. –ANC Commissioner [...]
Tags: ANC·CSX·frustration·Hill Buzz·Hine·Reservation 13
Did you hear that? That was the collective sigh of the Hill East neighborhood upon hearing news that the Redskins will move to Richmond instead of Reservation 13 (the former site of the D.C. General Hospital). On Wednesday, news broke that the team had been lured to Virginia for development of a new practice facility. [...]
ANC Commissioner Brian Flahaven is reporting that Victor Hoskins, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, will attend tonight’s ANC 6B Special Call Meeting on Reservation 13/Hill East Waterfront. “The Deputy Mayor and his staff are expected to outline next steps for development on parcels F1 and G1 and will hear commission and community feedback. [...]
Tags: New Hill East·Reservation 13
By Michael Hoffman A neighborhood waited. In fact, it has waited ten years since it started a Master Plan to develop what’s called Reservation 13, the site that sits next to RFK stadium on the banks of the Anacostia River. Neighborhood leaders finally had their moment in the spotlight. The mayor was coming to a [...]
Take one part concerned Hill East residents, add a roomful of ANC members, reporters and D.C. council members, then top it off with Mayor Vince Gray, and what do you get? Something out of an episode of Parks and Recreation. Last night, community members attended a hearing with Mayor Gray to discuss the future of [...]
Tags: ANC·Community·Mayor Gray·meeting·redskins·Reservation 13
In the “any day now” category of DC government workings, Reservation 13 (the former site of DC General Hospital) was approved for a new master plan over ten years ago by the DC Council. The plan, narrowed down from a number of submissions from developers, called for a mixed-use approach that promised new jobs, new [...]
By Michael Hoffman Walking through the National Building Museum’s latest exhibit, Unbuilt Washington, it’s hard not to consider the debate about whether the city should allow the Washington Redskins to build their new headquarters and training facility in Capitol Hill East next to RFK stadium. Sketches hang on the walls of canals running through what [...]
Tags: Reservation 13·RFK
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