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• 16th & U Robbery Suspect Was Free Pending Carjacking Trial

  
  Borderstan — Authority: 521
  Around 1 p.m. on Saturday two men robbed a woman at 16th and U NW. In fact, the address on the crime report is 1612 U Street NW, which is the address for Results Gym and Bang Salon. The police caught two suspects shortly afterward. (Full details follow.) According to MPD, one of the two [...]
  6 days ago

• PoP Profile: Ward 4 Council Member, Muriel Bowser

  
  Prince Of Petworth — Authority: 591
  CM Bowser second from left It was pointed out that it had been a while since I interviewed anyone from the Council. Last PoP Profile was At large Member Phil Mendelson back in Feb. Over the past month I have been in the works of setting up this interview and our schedules finally aligned late last week. I ...
  6 days ago

• More New Lamp Posts Going in Around Town

  
  Prince Of Petworth — Authority: 591
  I’m really digging these new lamp posts. I know it’s a small thing but I think they look terrific. This one is from 11th and N Streets, NW.
  6 days ago

• Poll: The 15th Street Bike Lane

  
  Borderstan — Authority: 521
  The 15th Street NW bike lane has been operational for a couple of weeks. What’s your opinion of it and its effect on this stretch of 15th Street? The bike lane is a pilot program, and the city says it will review the street’s new configuration after one year to see how it is working [...]
  1 week ago

• Q&A on 17th Streetscape Project; Community Meeting Tonight

  
  Borderstan — Authority: 521
  The DC Department of Transportation (DDoT) is hosting a community meeting this evening on the 17th Streetscape project. Time is 6:30 to 8 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 1772 Church Street NW.Following is a quick Q&A with Commissioner Jack Jacobson, ANC 2B04; he is co-chair of the 17th Street working group, ...
  1 week ago

• Keep Your Eye on the Ball: Things You Shouldn’t Miss

  
  Borderstan — Authority: 521
  Hurry up to 14th and U Streets NW before 1 p.m. today—today is the final day of the 2009 season for the 14th and U Farmers Market.Read the transcript of an anonymous 911 call on the morning of October 4 when a man died at “Men’s Parties” at 1618-A 14th Street, courtesy of columnist Amanda [...]
  1 week ago

• Political Poobahs on Bikes: The New Kissing Babies Shtick?

  
  Borderstan — Authority: 521
  Now there is video from NBC-4. Photos of Mayor Adrian Fenty and Councilmember Jack Evans and DDoT Director Gabe Klein taking a ceremonial bike ride in the 15th Street NW bike lane were the subject of numerous bl0g postings and tweets yesterday around town.Being seen on or near a bike or bike lane seems to [...]
  1 week ago

• If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Might as Well Use ‘Em

  
  Prince Of Petworth — Authority: 591
  Back in October we learned that DC was trying to get Clear Channel to voluntarily remove these billboards at the corner of 4th and P Streets, NW . At the time we learned that Clear Channel refused and filed a lawsuit. I noticed that the signs were still up. But what I thought was particularly interesting was that ...
  1 week ago

• Mary Poppins and All the Mayors’ Men

  
  Borderstan — Authority: 521
  Julie Andrews visited Scott Montgomery Elementary School at 5th and P Streets NW on Wednesday for a poetry reading. She is in DC promoting her book, “Julie Andrews’ Collection of Favorite Poems, Songs and Lullabies.” Hope I look that good at 74. Tagged: Julie Andrews, Shaw
  1 week ago

• Examiner Reports on “Transit Stop Safety Zone”

  
  Prince Of Petworth — Authority: 591
  The Examiner’s Michael Neibauer reports, D.C. Council proposes transit stop ’safety zone’ : “Citing rising crime in and around District transit stops, D.C. Council members have proposed a new 50-foot “safety zone” where virtually any crime committed would carry extra jail time and civil penalties. The ...
  1 week ago

• Graham Announces Re-election Campaign

  
  Prince Of Petworth — Authority: 591
  From a press release: “In an email to supporters, D.C. Councilmember Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) formally launched his 2010 re-election campaign. “We should all be proud of the progress we’ve made,” Graham said in the email, “But there is more work to be done addressing the challenges created by these tough ...
  1 week ago

• 15th Street: City Poobahs Speak, Cut Ribbon, Ride Bikes

  
  Borderstan — Authority: 521
  Here is one more story about the 15th Street bike lane. This one started with a flurry of activity outside our house this morning: numerous trucks, mini street sweepers and DDoT workers were cleaning 15th Street. (The sweeping is nice since the city has already stopped with regular sweeping for the winter.)Then, ...
  1 week ago

• Mayor Fenty/CM Bowser Walk-Though on 14th St NW tomorrow

  
  Prince Of Petworth — Authority: 591
  From an email: “Mayor Adrian Fenty will join Councilmember Muriel Bowser and various, city agency department heads for a walk-through tomorrow, Thursday, starting at 9:30 am from 14th Street NW at Spring Road NW. Agencies to be represented by agency directors and other top tier, professional staff include the ...
  1 week ago

• Center for Digital Democracys Jeff Chester Talks About MicroHoo and More!

  
  BoomTown — Authority: 688
  While in Washington, D.C., BoomTown can’t just visit the policy wonks from Internet companies (such as my Facebook how-do-you-do here ), so I hightailed it several hundred feet and directly across Connecticut Avenue NW to visit with Jeff Chester. For those who don’t know him, Chester is the executive director of ...
  1 week ago

• Dear PoP - Fenty is Already Campaigning Door to Door

  
  Prince Of Petworth — Authority: 591
  “Dear PoP, Fenty and his handlers were making their way up Rock Creek Church Rd from NH and GA Aves campaigning for his reelection. I got a knock on my door around 4pm (I work from home) and one of his handlers was there. He introduced himself and asked for my support and then called Fenty over who also asked for ...
  1 week ago

• First DC Street Cars Begin Journey From the Czech Republic

  
  Prince Of Petworth — Authority: 591
  Photo courtesy of DDOTDC DDOTDC sends word via twitter and on Facebook : “The District’s first 3 modern streetcars have left the Czech Republic and begun their journey to DC. These photos show them being loaded onto flatbed trucks in Ostrava and then arriving at the port in Hamburg, Germany. They are expected ...
  1 week ago

• Shopping Bag Warning

  
  NotionsCapital — Authority: 490
  The District of  Columbia Government is starting an awareness campaign to prepare citizens for January 1st, when the new five-cent shopping bag tax goes into effect. The law is meant to discourage use of disposable bags and reduce the amount of trash that clogs storm drains and the Anacostia River. Take-out food ...
  1 week ago

• Kara Visits Facebooks Washington, D.C. Office and Talks Policy!

  
  BoomTown — Authority: 688
  Yesterday, BoomTown paid a visit on the Washington, D.C. office of Facebook to meet its reps in the nation’s capital. Perhaps not surprisingly, the social networking site has a very small–just a trio of on-the-young-side dudes–battening down the hatches from a funky office in a funky section of D.C., in Dupont ...
  1 week ago

• Wrap Up of Sunday’s 17th Street Dog Park “Emergency” Meeting

  
  Borderstan — Authority: 521
  Neighbor Julie—who often attends dog park meetings—made it to Sunday’s “emergency” meeting regarding the 17th Street dog park. Here is her report.Attendees included Mike Silverstein, ANC 2B/Dupont Chair, Bob Meehan, ANC commissioner, board members from Circle Dogs DC, Shaw Dogs Co-Chair Andrea Doughty, Sgt. ...
  1 week ago

• Stuff You Might Have Missed

  
  Borderstan — Authority: 521
  Stuff you might have missed—but shouldn’t have.Pics from last Saturday’s 1st Anniversary celebration of the Shaw Dog Park on 11th Street NW, courtesy of Shaw Dogs. Note: You have to be a member of the Dog Owners of Greater Shaw listserv on Yahoo! Groups.Weekly residential street sweeping in DC is finished for ...
  2 weeks ago

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